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03-07-2008, 04:29 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon
Posts: 69
| | | A pasta question...
I'm taking my wife out to dinner tonight, to a Mongolian grill place nearby that (among many other things) has pasta. Since I started on a Lantus/Novolog combo, I haven't had any pasta that wasn't easily countable - like out of a box. I'm really unsure how to count for tonight and was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on the finer points of pasta counting. It's a place where you fill up a bowl or two with uncooked food, slather on a few sauces, then hand it over to the cook. Basically, I'm anticipating a normal size dinner plate, piled fairly high with (mostly) pasta, meat, and a few veggies. These egg noodles are about as thick, maybe thicker than spaghetti noodles. Thanks for any help/advice you can offer!
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Diagnosed Type 2: May, 2003
Currently treat with oral med/insulin combo
Meds: Glipizide, Metformin, Simvastatin
Insulin: Lantus, Novolog.
Latest A1c: 6.8% as of 2/18/08, down from 8 last November and 12.9 the previous Spring.
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03-07-2008, 04:45 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern USA
Posts: 1,500
| | | Well, I had to practice at home to get the hang of it, but I've learned to eyeball it based on the fact that 1/2 cup of cooked pasta (any pasta) is 15 carbs.
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Incorrectly dx'ed type 2 7/00 
Correctly dx'ed type 1 5/01
MDI
Lantus 2x daily & Humalog
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03-07-2008, 06:35 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucks County, PA, USA
Posts: 981
| | | The usual portion works out to about 120 grams of CHO. You learn to eyeball it after a while. Sometimes I play a game where I guess and then weigh something. I'm pretty good at it.
Don't forget to add in other carbs, like bread.
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03-08-2008, 02:08 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: in the irish sea!
Posts: 371
| | | i'm quite often seen clenching fists over my meals when i eat out. for me a clenched fist is about the same size as a cup so it kinda works out when trying to calculate unkown carbs...of course i do get caught out with mystery meals..... like soup!...and french fries!
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03-08-2008, 03:09 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
Posts: 2,905
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Originally Posted by grace girl  Well, I had to practice at home to get the hang of it, but I've learned to eyeball it based on the fact that 1/2 cup of cooked pasta (any pasta) is 15 carbs. | Hey Grace, 15 carbs is going to last you a looong time.... Dual bolus time  |
03-08-2008, 05:10 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth UK
Posts: 1,608
| | | OOo pasta, i love pasta.
The pasta i have is a fairly standard pasta, and by the packet, 75g (1portion) is 54gCHO when cooked.
75g of pasta is not enough for me, not if it's a meal on it's own, so i usually double it. 150g = 108g CHO.
The thing with pasta, for me at least, is that it hits you twice. it hits your BS as soon as you start eating it and then again about 2 hours after. So I find that if i split my dose (usually 7 units) into 2, i take 4u before i start eating, then 3u 2 hour after i finish. I find this keep me in target after a nice bowl of pasta.
Dont forget to count for any source you have with it.
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Type 1 Since - 24/7/2006 HbA1c
13/10/2006 - 7.2%  | 15/12/2006 - 6.0% | 29/06/2007 - 7.1% | 02/11/2007 - 7.8% | 29/02/2008 - 6.5% | 07/08/2008 - 6.8
Insulin - Levemir and NovoRapid | Meter - LifeScan OneTouch Ultra smart  Pasta is a gift that just keeps giving... |
03-09-2008, 10:38 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,583
| | | I've asked the chef to measure out the pasta serving. I sometimes ask for only 1/2 cup...or 1 cup...that makes it much easier to bolus and for my calorie counting.
An old weight watcher trick is to use a coffee cup as a measuring cup. I know the hand/fist technique, but have found it difficult. |
03-09-2008, 12:03 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern USA
Posts: 1,500
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Originally Posted by ant hill Hey Grace, 15 carbs is going to last you a looong time.... Dual bolus time | I'm one of the weirdo's who have no problems with pasta...which is probably a good thing...my husband is Italian and we eat it ALOT!
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Incorrectly dx'ed type 2 7/00
Correctly dx'ed type 1 5/01
MDI
Lantus 2x daily & Humalog
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03-09-2008, 03:08 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
Posts: 2,905
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Originally Posted by grace girl I'm one of the weirdo's who have no problems with pasta...which is probably a good thing...my husband is Italian and we eat it ALOT! | Aww Holly , Can I come for dinner.  |
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