sugar alc upets your tummy! i normally don’t eat that stuff, but if i did i would still count as a carb…good question
Yeah I mean that I eat balanced diet. I just portion everything out and try to include as many food groups as I can in one meal, a little protein, lots of veggies, maybe a little fruit, a serving of whole grain, and a source of calcium.
If you do eat sugar alcohols count them as carbs. I agree tho they upset the tummy. Good luck in nursing school I love it.
Watch what you eat – yes, and no! It’s much more complicated than what your educator suggested. First of all “create your own new pancreas with insulin”??? Injected insulin is a poor substitute for a working pancreas. You have to match the food with the Duration of Action of your particular insulin. And that can be tricky. Basically, what we are forced to do (my niece has Type 1) is test BG before eating, limit carbs to 70 grams, no more, usually less, test BG two hours after eating and correct, either with insulin or watching insulin on board versus food. In other words, if she is 125 two hours after eating and has four units on board, we are going to have to feed her something. Certain foods can spike your blood sugars high, no matter what. Such as cereal. Pizza and Chinese are known to be tricky, (you go low, then high hours later) as are all high fat meals. I would get a book on the Glycemic Index of food that might be of some help. But you do not have to eat or limit carbs the way a Type 2 would. I think I would say you are mindfully eating complex carbs, not too many at a time, healthy meals, with treats used judiciously. Spacing meals out so you don’t stack the insulin. You can eat sugary treats, just best not to eat the sugary treat alone, and limit the amount. In other words, no, not a good idea to have 9 cookies, eat three with milk. You can eat a good, healthy diet and you do not have to rule out any food, just learn how to dose for it. And you cannot overeat or eat unlimited junk without consequence.
Sugar alchohols DO get subtracted from carbs. They are indigestible & why they can cause bloating, gas & diarrhea in people who are sensitive.
I do count sugar alchols as carbs but only for half the total amount and subtract it from the carb count. For example, if something has 20g of sugar alcohol and 30g of total carb then I would bolus for 20g of carb not 30g (30 - (20/2)). You will quickly figure out how much sugar alcohol your body can handle and how sensitive you are to them 