Comments on: What Is Carb Counting For Diabetes?

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 04:58:08 +0000

In reply to Dinh.

Hello Dinh,

I have now added a new FDA label and you can now see the new updates. The added sugar as I mentioned before is the sugar additives and sugar alcohol. It is not counted into the total carbs. Not sure if I like this, but it is not my call. Stay away from sugar, added sugar, sugar additives and anything related to sugar. Sugar to me is toxic and adds to insulin resistance. You could have insulin resistance, metabolic issues, and a fatty liver before you have type 2 diabetes. Eat healthy whole natural unprocessed food and you will live a long healthy life. Type 2 diabetes is a slow painful killer. Read my other post entitled “Can too much sugar cause diabetes” there are some great books on the subject of sugar that I highly recommend you read at the bottom of that post. Many thanks for dropping by and following up on your first comment.

By: Dinh

Dinh — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 02:54:24 +0000

In reply to Jimmy. Ah, now I get it. I knew about fiber being subtracted from the total carbs but I was unsure where the sugar can in. Your example now makes sense :)

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:52:00 +0000

In reply to dinh.

Hello Dinh

I thank you for pointing this typo out to me and I will correct it. Not sure what I was thinking, but the total fiber should read 6 grams and I will correct it with a new updated nutrition label.
The corrected label will read 16 grams of carbs minus the 6 grams of fiber will give you a net total of 10 grams. The label will not tell you the total net carbs you will have to figure that out through the math.
The sugar and sugar alcohols will be included under carbs and will not make any difference to the carb content.
Appreciate and thank you for taking the time to read this post.

By: dinh

dinh — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 23:34:25 +0000

I am not understanding the example you gave with the sugar alcohol. Where does the 10 net gram of carbs come from? If the total is 16 grams with fiber is 2 grams and 8 sugar alcohol, how does it end up net 10 grams carbs?

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 07:28:17 +0000

In reply to Anne.

Hello Anne
I am glad your biochemistry is kicking in. People must know that sugar and sugar sweeteners are toxic to anyone and in particular a person with diabetes. I appreciate your comments.
Thanks.
Jimmy.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 06:18:52 +0000

I never thought of the sweeteners as sugar alcohols before but now seeing the -ol endings of the words sorbit-ol, mannit-ol, xylit-ol etc. my biochemistry is kicking in after all these years.
I am skeptical of these artificial sweeteners as well. I am all for whole foods or products manufactured from whole foods. I don’t like the idea of “chemical ” foods more than likely prepared in a lab.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 08:46:44 +0000

In reply to Nico Rocha.

Hello Nico

I am glad that you can pass this over to your friends with diabetes, educated people can make better decisions and control their blood sugar.
Thanks for your comments.

By: Nico Rocha

Nico Rocha — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 07:20:19 +0000

Having friends with diabetes, I believe this post will be beneficial for them, and it has enough information to know what they should eat and what they should do regarding the carb counts limit. Your suggestion in conclusion about consulting doctors before doing any diet changes is a nice touch because some people just follow what they see on the internet and not ask the doctor anymore. Excellent article!