http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum Discussion on carbohydrates and calories. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:56:08 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/images/styles/takeoutred/misc/rss.jpg http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45926-there-such-thing-carb.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:17 GMT Someone told me today there IS such a thing as a 'Carb Rule' for people with diabetes to use.

So here it is :

Blood sugar to rise 25% of the total carb intake.

Now to me it seems way too much an increase for the amount of carbs.

Your take on this?

Thanks! ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories CarrieOakey http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45926-there-such-thing-carb.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45820-ketones.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:42:27 GMT YIPPEEEEEE!!!!! After 6 weeks of low carbing , ( only carbs from cheese, greek yogourt and vegetables) losing maybe 2 pounds, I FINALLY turned the ketone stick pinkish purple. It was a Great day because I was about ready to give up on this. I managed to lower my meds from 4 Diamicron MR to 2 .... YIPPEEEEEE!!!!! After 6 weeks of low carbing , ( only carbs from cheese, greek yogourt and vegetables) losing maybe 2 pounds, I FINALLY turned the ketone stick pinkish purple. It was a Great day because I was about ready to give up on this. I managed to lower my meds from 4 Diamicron MR to 2 . Went from .7 cc of Levemir to .3 I know I shouldn't lower meds on my own but if I ask endo she'll send me to diabetic nutritionist who advocates the Canada's food guide and that doesn't work for me.My glucose numbers will be too high and I'll gain weight. I hope this ketosis means I will lose more weight. ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories pands45 http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45820-ketones.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45741-any-ideas-convenience-cook.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:34:15 GMT Before the big D dx, I used to always have a frozen veggie lasagna or chicken enchiladas in my freezer, so on the nights I don;t feel like cooking, I had a simple meal ready to pop in the oven. Now that those are no longer options, what do you use that requires little to no prep work. oh & I hate wings :T ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories Moonpie http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45741-any-ideas-convenience-cook.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45686-i-need-ideas-what.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:27:47 GMT Hi all, am trying to find some foods which will not spike me and stick to them. Can you please let me know what your favorite (lowwwwww carbbbbbb) breakfast and lunch? Am going to be writing these down because my A1c was still not where it needed to be and i'm getting desperate to change my ways. My main problem is i snack at night :( Thanks in advance :) ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories pixelgirl http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45686-i-need-ideas-what.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45434-arguing-my-endos-pa.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:04:56 GMT I keep trying to tell my endo's PA that the salads I eat every day for lunch do have a significant amount of carbs in them. And she keeps telling me there's no way any kind of salad has any carbs in it, significant or otherwise.

I eat a salad made with three ounces of mixed baby greens (2g net carbs), a dozen grape tomatoes (6g net carbs), a cup of sliced red onions (13g net carbs), a cup of broccoli florets (4g net carbs) and some Walden Farms dressing (no carbs).

That's a total of 25 grams of net carbs. More than half the net carbs (13g) come from the red onion. Do red onions really have that many carbs? I want to be sure of my facts before I tell the PA to mind her own business! ;) ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories gary.keith http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45434-arguing-my-endos-pa.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45423-how-do-you-take.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:35:16 GMT Since I got diagnosed I have been dropping weight like it's my job, as a result my BS has been much easier to control and I've started to get lows a lot more often. I always use them to eat things I wouldn't normally be able to eat like donuts and milk chocolate. How do you guys take advatage of your lows? ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories Uelrindru http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45423-how-do-you-take.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45387-best-of-trader-vics.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:57 GMT I have seen time and time again people rave about this place Trader Vics. Supposedly ,they have a variety of great low carb/no carb, sugar free products, great ready-made stuff aswell. We do NOT have the stores here in Canada but my friend is going to Florida next week and said she would bring me... I have seen time and time again people rave about this place Trader Vics. Supposedly ,they have a variety of great low carb/no carb, sugar free products, great ready-made stuff aswell. We do NOT have the stores here in Canada but my friend is going to Florida next week and said she would bring me back stuff if I wanted . She is going to be there for only 24 hours and will take a suitcase that she can stuff on my behalf. Any suggestions???? ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories pands45 http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45387-best-of-trader-vics.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45386-walden-farms-products.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:21:22 GMT I just came back from the grocery store and CANNOT find Da Vinci syrups here in Canada. Are Walden Farms the equivalent. Dr. B advocates the Davinci brand and even gives recipes at back of book (with the syrups included in some of them)Walden Farms is the only carb- free salad dressings. jams and... I just came back from the grocery store and CANNOT find Da Vinci syrups here in Canada. Are Walden Farms the equivalent. Dr. B advocates the Davinci brand and even gives recipes at back of book (with the syrups included in some of them)Walden Farms is the only carb- free salad dressings. jams and syrups I could find.Although these products have more chemicals in them than I usually eat, I figured they may take off the edge when I have a bad craving.. and they are sugar-free, carb free, so can still be eaten if I want to lose weight .Unless the marketing is incorrect..not sure??? ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories pands45 http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45386-walden-farms-products.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45374-bummer-jerusalem-artichokes.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:21:01 GMT So today I bought a pile of beautiful Jerusalem artichokes, adorably called topinambours here, and was planning a dish for tonight. I just happened to check their carb level, thinking that they would turn out to be more or less like a radish, negligible in carbs. Holy cr*p, they have 26 gms of... So today I bought a pile of beautiful Jerusalem artichokes, adorably called topinambours here, and was planning a dish for tonight. I just happened to check their carb level, thinking that they would turn out to be more or less like a radish, negligible in carbs.

Holy cr*p, they have 26 gms of carbs per cup! That's only half the carbs of potatoes, true, but 12 times the carbs of cauliflower. I am so bummed! Be warned. ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories Abra http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45374-bummer-jerusalem-artichokes.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45372-nothing-like.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:49:41 GMT ... a good round of carbohydrate detox. ;) ... a good round of carbohydrate detox. ;) ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories EdnBama http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45372-nothing-like.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45319-cannot-lose-weight.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:43:50 GMT I give up!!! I have 25 more pounds to lose and I can NOT lose an ounce!!! Following Dr Bernstein's diet.

Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, 2 pcs bacon, decaf coffee with cream and 1/2 splenda

1 hour spin class at gym
with1 water bottle

Lunch: salad( romaine, baby spinach, shallots, cuccumber), 1 can tunaor 1 chicken breast , olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing or caesar dressing, 1 glass water

mid afternoon: 1/4 c mixed nuts

Dinner:steamed or cooked veg( broccoli, kale, green bean), sometime butter added, chicken fish or beef( about 6 oz)
Diet 7 up ( twice per week)

Before 10 p.m. insulin shot I have a snack.1/2 c nuts, 2 dates in almond milk.

Is there something wrong with me? I thought the high fat high protein, NO carbs would do it for me. I have excellent BS levels but I am NOT losing weight!!!!I think I should give up. It is almost 2 weeks. I thought I would lose at least 1 POUND!!!! ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories pands45 http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45319-cannot-lose-weight.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45287-other-carbs.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:37:22 GMT Alright, I'm quite naive about this, and while I've been doing some reading I consider you guys much more knowledgeable on this than me+book learning will ever be , so forgive the stupid question.

So, total carbs-fiber=amount of carbs something has that will have an effect on my blood sugar, yes? (just making sure I'm not completely wrong on the basics).

Now I love to eat Clif bars, so I've been trying to see how much of them I can eat without spiking too high. One whole bar gets me a little higher than I'd prefer, but half or a fourth a bar at a time is fine. The label goes as follows:



Those "other" carbs, are they subtractable? Seems kind of vague. I doubt they are because of how high it gets me(it wasn't as high as I had feared though), but I wanted to check with you guys. ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories Evie http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45287-other-carbs.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45205-is-it-worth-it.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:13:40 GMT What is your secret craving? You know, the one that you will bolus for when you know that the opportunity to pig out exists? Your favorite buffet, desert, carb? Confess, we all have a weakness.:D What is your secret craving? You know, the one that you will bolus for when you know that the opportunity to pig out exists? Your favorite buffet, desert, carb? Confess, we all have a weakness.:D ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories kamkazmoto http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45205-is-it-worth-it.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45204-need-to-gain-weight.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:09:14 GMT Because of other health issues one of my Doctors said that he wants me to gain weight and is putting me on a weight gain prescription. My other issue is that I have non-alcoholic pancreatitus so I need a relatively low fat diet. My question is what do you eat? My solution has been to add some... Because of other health issues one of my Doctors said that he wants me to gain weight and is putting me on a weight gain prescription. My other issue is that I have non-alcoholic pancreatitus so I need a relatively low fat diet. My question is what do you eat? My solution has been to add some carbs and bolus Humalog. What other options do I have? Thanks. ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories kamkazmoto http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45204-need-to-gain-weight.html http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45149-sugar-alcohols-and-fiber.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:14:27 GMT I try to get as much fiber as I can. Even in large amounts, it doesn't affect my blood sugars. So I subtract all of them from carb total for the net carbs.

I will indulge in sweets with sugar alcohol every now and again. I try to stay away, but when I have the taste for something sweet, it suffices. And they don't affect my blood sugar either.

Fiber and sugar alcohol don't raise my blood sugar, but they do a number on your water bill if you know what I mean.

:toilet: ]]> Carbohydrate and Calories jps http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/45149-sugar-alcohols-and-fiber.html