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04-08-2008, 08:46 AM
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| | | Mcdonald carbs
Hi! Im new here, so as i was able to see thers no subjeckt like this! So, i have diabetes for 6 months now and im in remision, age 20! I calculate carbs every day and eat about 150-200g for glucose lvl about 6.5 (120 on american). I saw that mcdonnalds food have pretty much carbs especially frise! Anybody have experiance to share with mcdonald food?! (Thanks, and sorry for my bad english...) |
04-08-2008, 08:50 AM
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McDonalds is not food. It is food-like, but I don't consider any of it food. There's nothing healthy about it.
The carbs included are like pure sugar. They will spike your BGs; however, the high fat will slow this down and lead you to believe things are fine.
Seriously. Avoid all fast food chains as much as you can.
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04-08-2008, 09:00 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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| | +1 on avoiding fast food as a general rule... maybe OK as an occasional "treat" but once you get used to "real" healthy food, fast food will not taste so good anyway 
If you must go there is nutrition info available here: McDonald's :: Our Food :: Nutritionally Calculator
Same as most of these places you can get fairly healthy if you are careful... they do have salads if you avoid the dressings, baco-bits etc... trouble is they use that nutritional empty iceburg lettuce 
I especially love the way they now pretend to cater for the health conscious and offer choices for children like apple slices... with caramel dip!
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04-08-2008, 09:01 AM
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| | If I eat at McDonald's, i'll usually get 6 piece chicken nuggets (no dipping sauce) and side salad.
There are 47 carbs in a Big Mac, 18 gms carbs in chicken nuggets, 72 carbs in Fish-Filet, 68 carbs in large fry, 28 carbs in the grilled chicken wrap. So..if you ate a big mac and fries...you'd have tons of carbs. McDonald's French Fries - Large French Fries nutrition information - Food Labels - DietFacts.com
dietfacts.com is a website that lists different foods by brand name and common restaurants and lists nutritional information.
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04-08-2008, 09:34 AM
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| | I was thinking like eating double cheeseburger and fries! Its about 65 carbs for meal, witch i can "survive" if GI(glycemic index) is not too high! I know its very unhealthy food but i ws thinkin like going once every month or 2, couse i loved it, and now i realy miss it  |
04-08-2008, 09:41 AM
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| | Diabetes doesn't mean that there are foods you can never have again Of course you can fit an occasional Big Mac in with an otherwise healthy diet... same as you can have chocolate, ice cream etc... it's just that you have to be aware of what you are eating and how it affects your blood glucose; which you can only find out by testing 
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04-08-2008, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by princesslinda  There are 47 carbs in a Big Mac, 18 gms carbs in chicken nuggets, 72 carbs in Fish-Filet, 68 carbs in large fry, 28 carbs in the grilled chicken wrap. | Holy Moly, I haven't had a McDonalds in years but can't believe that there are so many carbs in the fish, I was right real meat is the only way to go!
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04-08-2008, 10:47 AM
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| | | Double cheese burger and small fries is about 67 carbs. You are absolutely right about that. However, these foods are very high on the glycemic index and they are full of fat. When you combine the high glycemic foods with fat, you will get a blood sugar rebound. You may test at two hours and your blood sugar will be good, then three hours later you will be high. Make sure to test after the two hour mark and see what your blood sugar is doing. If you are type one and on insulin, you can then make a correction.
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04-08-2008, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Sic I was thinking like eating double cheeseburger and fries! Its about 65 carbs for meal, witch i can "survive" if GI(glycemic index) is not too high! I know its very unhealthy food but i ws thinkin like going once every month or 2, couse i loved it, and now i realy miss it | Stay away from all fast foods for three months, stick to a healthy diet, then report back with your experiences when you return.
I used to love them too; now I can't stand them. I had a McMuffin for breakfast on the road recently. I used to love their BFs. I felt like puking the rest of the trip 
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04-08-2008, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by xMenace Stay away from all fast foods for three months, stick to a healthy diet, then report back with your experiences when you return.
I used to love them too; now I can't stand them. I had a McMuffin for breakfast on the road recently. I used to love their BFs. I felt like puking the rest of the trip |
EXACTLY!!! I don't eat fast food as it makes me feel so sick. The last time I ate FF was when I was on the road (horrible highway 5) with no other place to get food. I felt sick for two days after eating it.
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04-08-2008, 11:11 AM
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| | I have sworn off McDonalds or any other hamburger joint! I used to be a frequent drive-thru customer but now I don't miss them at all and actually the thought of them turns my stomach! My advice would be to wean yourself off of them as well! 
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04-08-2008, 01:16 PM
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| | | A single hamburger (no cheese) is not a terrible "fast meal" if you are in a pinch..or if you just love McD's. It's about 30 g carb or two carb servings.
The Big Mac is about 45 g carb but with a lot of sodium.
I have ordered their Asian Grilled Chicken Salad (vs the fried chicken) and they are pretty good. Watch out for the dressing...it's pretty high in carbs. You can pretty much have a Big Mac for the amount of carbs that dressing adds...
They provide nutritional info on the back of some of the "tray covers"...or just ask at the counter. |
04-08-2008, 01:40 PM
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| | | I use to eat McDonald's at least 2-3 times a week (either breakfast, lunch, or dinner) and it never caused havoc with my BGs. I actually had it under great control. The problem is it caused my cholestrol to go up and by cutting it out it's dropped about 20. I will say I miss the taste though and hate spending twice as much to eat healthy now.
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04-08-2008, 02:19 PM
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| | omg @ nutritional calculator, my "meal" that I might have had:
1% Partly Skimmed Chocolate Milk - 200 ml
French Fries - Large
Bacon Cheeseburger
1050 calories and 138g of carbs my mum would only allow me to eat at mcdonalds as a "treat" as a kid and now I wouldn't even touch one with a barge pole. Even chocolate would be better for you and won't make you feel like c**p after woulds
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04-09-2008, 06:28 AM
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| | | I very rarely eat at any fast food restaurants, but when I do, I usually order a 4-pc chicken nugget with NO sauce. If I'm not mistaken, the nutritional info listed on the McD's box is 10g of carbs. I do, however, have to bolus for 15g because of the fat in the nuggets.
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