[Diabetes-talk] Understanding product nutritional information

[Mike Freeman]

To know how much carbohydrate you should count in determining what affects your blood glucose, you also need to know the fiber content of the item. As with "total carbohydrate", this is given in grams per serving. If this number is greater than 3 or 5 grams (depending upon which guru you're reading), subtract this from the total carbohydrate to yield the amount of carbohydrate that will affect you. Of course, it goes without saying that if you eat *two* servings, you double these amounts) (grin)

Just to complicate things, if the carbohydrate is in the form of a sugar alcohol, it's generally accepted to count *half* of it as affecting your blood glucose.

Mike

On Jun 17, 2011, at 8:03, "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net> wrote:

> Okay, everyone, I am feeling dense this morning. I tried to read up on total
> carbs in various inds of yogurt. If a serving has 19 total carbs, how do I
> fit that into my overall eating plan? If I am asking such a seemingly basic
> question, should I be considering further diabetic education?
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> "Grace is getting a high five from God even when you know yourself to be a
> sinner." Smuts Van Rooyen 
> Seventh-day Adventist Kansas/Nebraska camp meeting
> Psalms 33:3 Psalms 150:5
> 
> 
> Alan Wheeler 
> Lincoln, Nebraska 
> awheeler65 at windstream.net 
> 
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