Re: Starting Glucophage

On Jun 10, 9:16 pm, "Willy" <w...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Susan" <neverm...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Willy wrote:
"Michelle C" <bookbug...@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.

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As you bring your BGs down to within normal limits, you may find you
can increase carbs at lunch or dinner. Even after a year since Dx, I
cannot tolerate carbs for breakfast. Dinner, I can usually eat more
carbs, say 35-45 without going over 120 at 1 or 2 hours.

John C.
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