On 16 Jan 2004 15:49:22 GMT, [email hidden] (JamesterOH)
Quoted message said:I use the carb counting method for my humalog before meal times. I just had an appt with my endro
and forgot to ask him about this.
With this new low carb craze giong on (which I am not a part of) I have found some founds that do
look good anyway that are low carb and figured they may be better for me due to being a diabetic. I
noticied a lot of these foods have the carb grams listed as well as something called "net carbs".
Are you suppose to use the total carb number or the net carb number for your insulin dose for carb
counting?
I have avoided the foods with net carbs listed for now until I am sure how to dose my insluin
I've seen the "carb count" of foods referred to three ways:
+ Total carbs - everything that's not protein, fat, or alcohol
+ Net Carbs - total carbs minus the fiber
+ Effective carbs - total carbs minus the fiber and "other stuff" (such as sugar alcohols) that
may or may not raise your BG. (This is what you seem to be describing as "net" carbs.)
When looking at those "effective carb" labels, the important thing is to know how YOUR body deals
with the "other stuff."
From what I read, some people experience little/no BG rise from the "other stuff," in some people
the effect is delayed, and in some people the "other stuff" might as well be glucose syrup. You will
need to test to find out what the specific "other stuff" does to you.
As far as MY body is concerned, for the most part "effective carbs" = "net carbs." YMMV.
So, the suggestion of this T2 who is not injecting insulin is to find out what the "other stuff"
does to YOUR body - with the same caution you would use for a grain or fruit you hadn't tried before
(for example).
Rose T2
