What’s your daily carb intake
Hi
I am really trying to work on the carb intake and see if it makes a
difference in my BS #. Also, what do you eat ???? I am having a
hard time with this, but need some help. Seeing the endo this week
for my bimonthly visit. A1C went from 12.7 - 9.1 and there is still
room to grow, take Byetta 5mg 2x a day and metformin 1000mg x2 and
actos 15mg x2. Like I have said before I am having a hard time
getting this working… No weight loss, I eat very little and having a
tough time exercising, but I am trying more than before.
Numbers were really good in Jan and Feb, but have been creeping up a
little in March…. HELP
Thanks for any ideas on what to eat and how many carbs a day…
Margaret
August 22nd, 2006 at 2:18 am
On 3/26/07, mehighland
<< Thanks for any ideas on what to eat and how many carbs a day… >>
The amount of carbs I eat varies but I only eat complex carbs. I use the
Double Fiber Nature’s Own whole wheat bread (5 g fiber a slice and only 40
calories). I found some great tortillas at HEB that are 12g fiber. I am
able to eat fruit - as long as I eat it with protein (like peanut butter
with an apple or a piece of lo-fat string cheese with a pear…). If you
are not sure about what constitutes a complex carb, you ought to read the
South Beach Diet book as it gives good examples. Basically - zero white
flour, no white potatoes (unless small red ones with the peel), no white
pasta. Enriched wheat flour does not get it - the first ingredient must be
a whole grain like 100% stone ground whole wheat. I am sure others will
have more suggestions.
August 22nd, 2006 at 8:02 am
Hi Margaret,
Probably the best thing to do is to write down everything little thing you
eat. I think most, in the group who have done this, would agree that it is an
eye opener as to what we are all putting in our mouths. Once you know what you
are eating and what the carb content is, you can make cuts to bring it down.
For example, you may be way over what is the daily recommended allowance
(which for someone on a 2000 calorie diet is 300). Typically, as a diabetic,
300 is way to high but that is something for your doctor and you to discuss.
Mine has told me 30 per meal. When you look at what is eaten, that is not much.
Hope it helps.
Melodie
Numbers were really good in Jan and Feb, but have been creeping up a
little in March…. HELP
Thanks for any ideas on what to eat and how many carbs a day…
Margaret
August 22nd, 2006 at 8:34 pm
I found myself eating more carbs once I started the Byetta than after
I was first diagnosed with Diabetes last July because I could "get
away with it" according to my BG readings afterwards. I was eating
10-20g of carbs with my 2 Byetta meals, which kept my numbers good but
gave me little or no weight loss with the Byetta. I’ve been
experimenting with going really low carb the last few weeks (under 10g
a day) and have found a direct correlation in the less carbs I eat the
more weight I lose. However…I previously had no nausea or diarrhea
symptoms on my Byetta/Metformin combo, but when I go very low carb, I
have both. I’m currently trying to find the right combination of
carbs, meds and exercise that will keep the weight coming off and the
icky side affects of the meds at bay. I hope to find the right combo
for me soon!
Stef
August 23rd, 2006 at 2:54 am
Instead of asking how many carbs to eat it always made more sense to ask
how much of what foods can one eat and reach post meal glucose goals.
Using a simple carb number alone does not include so many variables that
can make a difference.
Choose a post meal glucose goal. 140 or 135 2 hours post meal start are
those proposed by american and european endo groups as a max worst case
respectively. Lower is better.
Eat some food and see what effect it has, adjust kind and amount
accordingly. Doing it this way accounts for all the important variables of
individual response that a simple carb number does not predict. Choosing
lower glycenic index foods helps of course and combinations with other
non-carb foods will change the post meal glucose number not reflected in a
simple carb intake number. Knowing the specific number then makes no
difference, only post meal numbers matter.
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