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Any recommendation for the amount of carbs per meal for a Type 1 Diabetic?
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I bought a book by Warshaw "Complete guide to carb counting" I think it will answer all your questions. If not it is a good start. It is published by the American Diabetes Association.
This is a great book. I too recommend having it around.
I'm a strong believer that people suffering from Type 1 should act like any other human being attempting to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. They unfortunately have the added complication that they have to act as their own pancreas and adjust their insulin levels manually.
So, you should feel comfortable eating as many carbs as is normally healthy. But most importantly you should become very good at understanding exactly how many carbs you are eating and what kind of carbs you are eating (whole grains are very different than ice cream).
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Hi my name is Dave and I hae been type 1 fo 37 years and on the pump for 9 years I find that 40 to 50 fifty carbs for my lunch and dinner boluses works fairly well for me I etry to eat 4 to 5 small a day hope this helps.
By far the most popular method of meal planning for those with diabetes is carbohydrate counting.The starting point is to ask how many carbohydrates are in any given food your child might eat. Carbohydrates are measured in grams (g). Virtually all packaged foods carry a nutrition label that will tell you the number of grams of carbohydrates per serving. Be sure to distinguish the difference between a single serving and the entire contents of the container. Package labeling is not typically provided for whole foods, such as fruits and vegetables. These you will have to look up, although they'll likely stick to memory after a while. Adding up the carbohydrates is relatively easy when choosing simple foods.In order for the carbohydrate total to make sense, you must compare it to your child’s meal plan. All children with type 1 diabetes need to have a customized meal plan developed by a registered dietician to establish a target range of carbohydrates. This target range will guide you as to the ideal number of carbohydrates per meal or snack, and also give you a specific total for each day.
Some people find this approach a little cumbersome at first because they must look up the number of carbohydrates in each food. But, once you learn the number of carbs for your favorite foods it becomes less labor-intensive. Many people find the flexibility that carb counting provides is well worth the effort.
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