My sugar is 76. I ate a chocolate donut earlier this morning because it was low. I don't feel good if it's not at least 120. I ate another piece of candy waiting for it to go up. Does detox make you do that?
I can't not get enough of oranges! I eat at least 3-4 bags a week lol just so glad it's not sweets!
We do know that ALL carbohydrates raise Blood Glucose (BG)
let me repeat that
ALL carbs raise BG
rice, pasta, potato, wheat (bread), sugar, honey, most fruit ALL contain significant amounts of carbs and will raise BG.
Get a BG (Blood Glucose) meter. Test before you eat, test 1 hour after you eat. if your BG is too high you eat too many carbs.
Too high is over 140 (US measure) 7.8 every ware else.
Honey bun! Orr a super glazed donut!!!!
Hi ladies... So these past couple days I've been craving donuts, cakes, muffins, cupcakes, ANYTHING that is sweet or pastry.. and carbs --- I'm 7w6d! Before being pregnant, I was cautious of what I ate with eating mostly very healthy. Now, all I want is sweets! Just baked a cake today! Anyone feeling the same? I still manage to workout but these cravings are just so strong. Also, haven't felt this good from dealing with morning sickness for a straight week!
Did this person tell you to cut all carbs, or just simple carbs? Vegetables are carbs. Fruit are carbs. Whole grains are carbs. Beans are a combination of protein and carbs. I think what most would advise is to avoid white flour, bagels, sweets, anything that turns to sugar quickly in your system. That's why you're craving sugar -- carbs are necessary for energy, and sugar is quick energy but also stores as fat if not burned immediately. Same with processed carbs.
The carbs to avoid are simple carbs such as white flour and sugar, but a healthy diet and one that is good for weight is mostly carbs. Veggies are carbs. Beans are part carbs. Whole grains are carbs. But these foods are where health comes from. Maybe time to go back to doing some research. Look at what's been termed the Mediterranean Diet, it's a rubric for what humans seem to do best eating long-term. Nothing fancy, no gimmicks. Just what we were all taught. Peace.
Thanks. How can I tell how much carbs will raise my BG? Trial and error, or is it pretty standard for 4 grams to raise it 20 points??
You need carbs to live. Look up how carbs help you and how they don't. Make sure you are taking prenatals as well!
Carbs raise BG so restricting carbs will help BG.
when you say 6 units I assume you mean 6 exchanges which is 90 gr of carbs. If you take 250 mg at each meal that is 750 mg a day, the limit is 2400mg a day so you have room to go up on the Met.
It can take 6 to 8 weeks for met to become fully effective.
How do you eat less carbs for breakfast? I can't seem to get away from bad carbs at breakfast.
There is NO ideal carb count. Each of us is different. How many carbs you can handle without having your BG go too high (140 in the USA) is different than it is for me (I eat under 50gr a day).
Google "eat to your meter" that will tell you haw many carbs YOU can eat.
Hey there! I don't think you need to limit yourself to a certain amount of carbs per day. I would recommend trying a high protein and high fiber diet. Also try meal planning. Having a plan will ensure that you aren't going overboard on carbs, and knowing how many carbs you'll have for each meal will help you plan your bolus more correctly.
I had a breakdown and ate a Kwik-Trip Glazer donut (roughly 220 calories) that some one offered me since I was so good this passed week. I don't know if that's what caused it, cause all I'd had before was a 90 calorie Yogurt smoothie, a bottle of water and half an apple.
I started having this strange stabbing pain in my upper right side. it was pulsing if I breathed too deep, if I stood up, if I bent over, if I strained... I started getting panicky, which made it worse.
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