Jennifer wrote on 07 Jun 2006 in alt.food.diabetic

> It wasn't a diet... it was what his doctor told him.
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> I was just going by what he wrote.
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> Jennifer
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> Julie Bove wrote:
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> > "Jennifer" > wrote in message
> > nk.net...
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> >>It seemed pretty clear to me.
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> >>
> >>He said: "I am allowed 15 units per day. 1 unit equals 5 carbs or
> >>less."
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> >
> > I know what he said. But what kind of diet considers a unit of
> > carbs to be 5 g or less? This is what doesn't make sense.
> >
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Example if the food works out to say 15 carbs it is 3 units (15/5 =
3)...If it works out to 17 (17/5 = 3.4) carbs it is 4 units...There are
no fractional parts. He always rounds up to the nearest whole number.

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-Alan