Do you count carbs in fruit?

[kel4han]

I have learned not to count the entire carbs in fruit, becuase I get lows if I do, (fiber?) I count the "net" carbs. Is this how you do it? What about veggies? I cant even count on those!

[Funnygrl]

Fruit sends my bs right up, so I bolus for the whole thing.

[Stuboy]

isn't it usually about 15 -20g carbs per peice of fruit? I bolus a unit usually... about the same as a slice of wholemeal bread :)

I was told not to count veg... unless there's an excessive amount

[grace girl]

Definately count fruit...otherwise my bg is horrible! I count veggies if it's alot, or some or the one's that are higher in carbs.

[tanyatype1]

Yes, I count carbs in fruit.

[MJM]

Yes. Different fruits and vegs have different carb counts. Greens tend not to have any or only very little. i.e. Apple 12 carbs per 100g: Orange 8.5 carbs per 100g: Pear 10 carbs per 100g. All that info can be got in books specialising in carb values.

[liz32]

I count everything...except for when I don't care:eek:

[orpy]

Yes, all carbs count...

[JediSkipdogg]

I count carbs in everything and subtract nothing.

[Cyborg]

I always subtract fiber from the carb count of all foods.

[RLK]

I weigh my fruit on a diet scale that calculates both carbs and net carbs. You'd be surprised at how many "servings" one apple or orange can be! More often than not, I use the net carbs figure.

[Dad-of-Elias]

We live by the Calorie King (carb) guide (Shop CalorieKing - Buy online - Health products (http://www.calorieking.com/shop/)) and weigh and count everything. We give full boluses for fruit. It's somewhat tricky when carbs are listed for items "as purchased" (versus "flesh") and only a portion of a fruit is eaten. Still, even with a ratio of 1 unit to 40 carbs, no problems with lows (and our son eats lots of fruit - instead of candy).

[notme]

There are fruits and then there are fruits and it seems that everyone is different.

I don't need to bolus for strawberries or blackberries, but I do need to bolus for melon or apples. It seems that some fruit affect me badly and others have no trouble. I can eat bananas, many can't.

I think fruit is kind of trial and error.

[Linn]

Seems like I always go a little low if I take insulin for apples, while I have to take entire bolus for bananas, go figure..Watermelon sends my numbers through the roof

[Moonlitknight]

Corn has a huge amount of carbs. Some say 30 grams for a large ear.
I can easily eat 3 large cobs, but if I bolus 90 grams i go low,
so I usually cut it down to 65

[Cyborg]

I got some dried fruit for xmas. The pears were my favorite. Surprisingly, they did not affect my bg very much. I thought I'd only eat some when hypo, but found I could eat them with very little or no insulin. I suppose it's time to start experimenting with more fruit.

[tanyatype1]

Off topic, but this X-mas I've been eating a lot of nuts that are in the shell. Fun to crack, and they don't affect my bg's at all either. I always want to snack on something at night, but try to keep it fairly healthy. Every night practically, I've been eating a dozen or so of the mixed nuts without taking any insulin!