"Todd" > wrote in message
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> On 02/17/2013 02:09 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Here are links to show that you should do this. If you live in the US
>> anyway. Not sure how Canada does food labels in regard to fiber but most
>> other countries have already done the math for ya. So this wouldn't
>> apply
>> to you if you live in one of those other countries.
>>
>> http://www.ehow.com/about_5040411_fo...ing-carbs.html
>>
>> http://www.livestrong.com/article/51...m-total-carbs/
>>
>> And this one said that even Atkins eventually said that you should. Note
>> that I have not kept up on Atkins. Have never done that plan and never
>> would. And the last time I read one of his books was at least 10 years
>> ago.
>> And only then because my husband thought he wanted to go on it. But
>> there
>> is no way he could have stuck to it being the fruit lover that he is.
>>
>> http://www.expertfoods.com/FAQ/fiberbasics.php
>>
>> So, if you are not subtracting your carbs, you could get a nasty hypo,
>> particularly if you are taking insulin!
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am remembering why my GP told me to just count the carbs.
> He said that fiber just slowed the absorption. Fiber does not
> block the absorption. And, he wanted me off high amounts
> of carbs, period.
>
I never said that it did block the absorption!

> Over on the ADA's forum, they call the delayed absorption
> effect the "pizza effect". Essentially, the Pizza Effect
> is the gift that keeps on giving. The high fats in Pizza
> slow the absorption of the carbs. But you still absorb
> them. Your BG go up slowly, but it stays up for hours
> and hours.

That's not the same thing at all and I think everyone here knows about the
pizza effect. In my case my BG doesn't go up slowly at all. I have a hypo
because those carbs didn't get into my system. Then they come slamming into
it along with the carbs that I ate for the hypo. And then I have high BG.
It does not stay high for hours and hours though.
>
> I think my GP has a point. He is a smart guy.

And that point is?
>
> And, you could always test over several hours to see
> what the damage is. I believe the number of 140 is
> where BG starts becoming really unhealthy.

You can't really test to see if there is damage. You can test your BG
though.