[Diabetes-talk] another possibly stupid question!!!

[Mike Freeman]

Paul:

According to http://www.carbs-information.com, 4 saltine crackers have 8.6 
grams of carbohydrate of which 0.3 grams are fiber.  You'd probably do 
better with rye crackers or whole wheat crackers.  On the other hand, if you 
don't scarf down on them and didn't eat many more than four last evening, I 
doubt that would have been responsible for raising your blood glucose.  In 
fact, if you were at 171 2 hours after a meal, that's not really so far out 
of line unless you are trying to achieve fairly strict control.  Not long 
ago, the American Diabetes ASsociation said one could be up to 180 mg/dl 2 
hours after a meal; the American ASssociation of Clinical Endocrinologists 
wants the bg level to be no more than 140 mg/dl 2 hours after a meal.  Real 
fanatics want it no more than 120 2 hours after a meal but I consider that a 
bit overboard although it will certainly cut down on your risk of diabetic 
complications.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 11:42 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] another possibly stupid question!!!


> Hi, does anyone have any idea how high regular plain old saltine crackers
> are in carbs, or where I can find that stuff.
>
> I was running a little low on things to eat around here for lunch 
> yesterday,
> so I retrieved about half a dozen crackers as a filler.  Last night, about 
> 2
> hours after my evening meal, I tested my glucose level, and was at 171
> milligrams per decilieder.  I guess you could say that I'm searching for 
> the
> reason for being so high.
>
>
>
> At any rate, thanks for being around, and listening.
>
>
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> P.s.  Mike, can you contact me off list some time to discuss DAN issues.
> Thanks again.
>
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