Re: Starting Glucophage

"Susan" <nevermind@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6b7i87F3apk74U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Willy wrote:
"Michelle C" <bookbug_35@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

You guys are sounding more and more like you're on the Adkins plan of eating!!! LOL

My Dr. suggested that I KEEP carbs in my diet including breads etc... but you guys almost universally are telling me to drop them to minimal levels. My literature says a male should consume on average 30-45G of carbs PER MEAL (if desired)... and never more than 75g. Yet I'm hearing most of you that are trying to stay in the 10-15g range.

That's because eating more than 10-15 per meal spikes bg. I eat a lot of healthy carbs from veggies, no starch. My bg barely moves up at all after a meal. If I eat any bread or other starch, it shoots up.


If you refer to the American Diabetes Assoc literature they too suggest a male have up to 45g of carbs in a meal.

That's what happens when all your funding comes from cereal, soda, candy and drug manufacturers.


Here's the question. Is 45g of carbs something you feel would be 'ok' AFTER you get within range, or do most of you find you can never eat that quantity of carbs in a given setting?

Never, not as a diabetic.

Use your meter one hour after meals to find your personal carb tolerance.

Susan


One hour eh? I'll do it, in fact I plan to do a test at 30 minute intervals up to 3 hours after a meal to see what really is happening with my glucose, and then do it again with a meal that's heavy in carbs, say 45g's and see the results.

But of course, I want to wait until I'm within a safe range before I venture into a heavy carb meal.

Willy

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