"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> We gave up on the exchange business years ago. It was impossible for my DH
> to comprehend. We went back to Diabetes School and learned "carb counting"
> and it was like a miracle. His weight went down, his A1C went down and he
> started to enjoy his food instead of worrying about what it was doing to
> him.

I don't understand why people think it is difficult. It is really no
different than carb counting except that there is less math to do. They're
really pretty much the same thing. I don't technically do the carb counting
because I don't like to do all that adding. It's just far easier for me to
think in terms of 1, 2 or 3 servings of whatever the carb is. The Exchange
Plan has never caused me to wory.
>
> He was given the numbers of carbs he could have for meals and snacks and
> that was adjusted after he kept a food diary for a month. He now knows how
> much carbohydrates he can handle at what time of the day and is doing
> great.

I know too. Not doing great by any means, but it is not the fault of the
Exchange Plan. It's my body and perhaps some sort of genetic component. I
say this because both brother and father are having similar difficulties.
We all seem to do well with diet and exercise for a while. Things are very
easy to control. Then one day we are out of control and seem to stay there
no matter what.