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From: Susan on 6 Aug 2008 18:55 x-no-archive: yes Barbara H wrote: > I know, I know. The peach was small ... 10 carbs and the toast was high > fiber whole wheat at 9. Yes, I am having more carbs at breakfast and my bg > has not been higher than 99 after eating. So, even with good bg reading I > should reduce my carbs even more to lower trigs? Yes, and calories, too, which the Byetta may help with. Thing is, you may be able to eat a small peach or a low carb piece of bread, but both? And at breakfast? Just not the wisest way to go about it. Your liver is going to convert excess carbs and calories to TGLs. I can do that, I think. > My noon and evening meal are seldom over 30-35. 30-35 is still really rather high for most type 2s at one sitting. Other than my fasting all > of my bg readings have been between 90 and 102 for 5 days now. I'm doing > about 80 to 85 carbs per day. Yesterday was 77 total. Not doing any > between meal snacks either. All this "reform" since going on Byetta. > > Is there an easy way to calculate the number of carbs one should consume? > Other than testing? Be nice if there was a formula. You might start at a number like 100 per day (less is great, too) and then divide it into 3 meals and two small snacks, so you're not eating such high amounts at once. Susan
From: Barbara H on 6 Aug 2008 19:14 "Susan" <nevermind(a)nomail.com> wrote in message news:6fuoeiFddvgcU1(a)mid.individual.net... > x-no-archive: yes > > Barbara H wrote: > >> I know, I know. The peach was small ... 10 carbs and the toast was high >> fiber whole wheat at 9. Yes, I am having more carbs at breakfast and my >> bg >> has not been higher than 99 after eating. So, even with good bg reading >> I >> should reduce my carbs even more to lower trigs? > > Yes, and calories, too, which the Byetta may help with. Thing is, you may > be able to eat a small peach or a low carb piece of bread, but both? > And at breakfast? Just not the wisest way to go about it. Your liver is > going to convert excess carbs and calories to TGLs. > > I can do that, I think. >> My noon and evening meal are seldom over 30-35. > > 30-35 is still really rather high for most type 2s at one sitting. > > Other than my fasting all >> of my bg readings have been between 90 and 102 for 5 days now. I'm >> doing >> about 80 to 85 carbs per day. Yesterday was 77 total. Not doing any >> between meal snacks either. All this "reform" since going on Byetta. >> >> Is there an easy way to calculate the number of carbs one should consume? >> Other than testing? Be nice if there was a formula. > > You might start at a number like 100 per day (less is great, too) and then > divide it into 3 meals and two small snacks, so you're not eating such > high amounts at once. > > Susan Thanks Susan. I don't think I'm accomplished enough to snip and post across the replies. Anyway I'll definitely take a different approach. I didn't think about spreading the total day carbs across more "eating events" With Byetta I've not had an appetite so I thought skipping snacks would be a good thing. However, your point is well taken and makes sense. You know, I don't even know what triglycerides are other than something to do with fat. I always think that the good and bad cholesterol are what the doc focuses on but reading posts here I think I need to learn a little more about all of these numbers. Guess I'll do some google work soon. I know my LDL probably came down as a result of my exercise. Just gotta do a bit more. Thanks again - I appreciate the point of view that is very prevalent here. It's pretty hard line - not like any of the other forums I've read. I like it. It feels right. Barbara H T2, dx 7/06, metformin 1500, Byetta 5x2, Current A1c 6.4 (and going down)
From: Susan on 6 Aug 2008 19:23 x-no-archive: yes Barbara H wrote: > Thanks Susan. I don't think I'm accomplished enough to snip and post across > the replies. Anyway I'll definitely take a different approach. I didn't > think about spreading the total day carbs across more "eating events" With > Byetta I've not had an appetite so I thought skipping snacks would be a good > thing. However, your point is well taken and makes sense. I think it's a pretty standard recommended approach, to avoid spikes and troughs in bg by spreading the carbs thinner. > > You know, I don't even know what triglycerides are other than something to > do with fat. I always think that the good and bad cholesterol are what the > doc focuses on but reading posts here I think I need to learn a little more > about all of these numbers. Guess I'll do some google work soon. I know my > LDL probably came down as a result of my exercise. Just gotta do a bit > more. Yeah, because those good and bad cholesterol statements are all wrong. LDL is WONDERFUL because all of our adrenal steroids are made from it. You never want to be low in it, but you don't want it to be VLDL, the small, dense atherogenic LDL. HDL is "good" in that if it's high it's a marker for the good kind of LDL, the large, fluffy, undamaging stuff you want plenty of. TGLs are fatty acids your liver stores extra carbs and calories as. And they are the single most accurate predictor of heart disease, so you want them low, closer to 100, and HDL high, because low TGLs and high HDL as a pattern indicate that you're making the good LDL, not VLDL. > > Thanks again - I appreciate the point of view that is very prevalent here. > It's pretty hard line - not like any of the other forums I've read. I like > it. It feels right. Hope it works for you. Adjustments in thinking and habits take time. Susan
From: Alan S on 6 Aug 2008 20:09 On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:19:17 -0500, "Barbara H" <bhenderson26(a)cox.net> wrote: >Trygly... 136 181 What did you eat for breakfast today? Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal)
From: Alan S on 6 Aug 2008 20:10
On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:33:31 -0500, "Barbara H" <bhenderson26(a)cox.net> wrote: >Is there an easy way to calculate the number of carbs one should consume? >Other than testing? No - testing is the only way to be sure. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal) |