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Siobhan Perricone
 
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Default Carbohydrate Choices???????

On 11 Nov 2003 02:45:57 GMT, erospam (Wmkcross) wrote:

>>When I was first dxed a "carb choice" was explained to me to be 15 grams
>>carb. Therefore if I was to have 3 "carb choices" for dinner then it would
>>be 45 grams carb.

>
>15g = 1 carb choice.This much I understand. What I don't understand is how many
>carb choices am I allowed each day?


Why do the math? Why not just count the carbs and figure out how many carbs
at which meals do what to your BG?

For instance, if I went by the generalized ADA recommended "you should have
three to four choices/exchanges of carbs per meal" my BG would SKYROCKET at
breakfast. No way I can afford 45 to 60 carbs for breakfast. I have to
eat under 10 grams of carbs most mornings if I'm not going to get a good
chance to walk briskly after breakfast. Even so, I can eat more carbs of
nuts in the morning than I can of cottage cheese.

However, I can do 60 carbs for dinner no problem.

This is TRULY a your mileage may vary thing. You really need to just do
your own testing and see how things impact you personally.

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