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Find your net carb tolerance.
Carb tolerance is the number of net carbs you can eat per meal.
When your 2 hour number is at or below your before eating number
Baby Steps.
When you can control your carbs to this number. Then you are beginning to control your diabetes journey.
Baby Steps.
The next step is to control your before eating numbers and 2 hour numbers to the nondiabetic range of 4.0(72 USA) to 7.8(140 USA).
Baby Steps.
I personally target 7.5(135 USA) as the top of my range to give me a… read more
My net carb number is probably around 6 - 8 per meal. I don't just look at 2 hours, I look for the spike. I limit myself to a 10 point spike per meal. This has worked for me these last 23 years. Most often my meals have zero net carbs. My typical supper is asparagus, butter, and tuna steaks. My typical breakfast is sausage and eggs. I don't eat lunch. I am just not hungry for lunch anymore at my age of 83. I take 2 grams of Metformin ER each day. I feel blessed to not have any complications. My physician says my last 5.2 A1C is on target. I do exercise.
Great answer. Thank you
It is important, because we have a net carbs limit and if we go over that limit our numbers are going to run high. It's not the same with non diabetics. They produce enough insulin to take care of extra carbs
What a wonderfully motivating message from a DiabetesTeam member! The "baby steps" approach to finding your net carb tolerance is a practical and empowering strategy worth sharing.
What Is Net Carb Tolerance
It's the number of carbs you can eat per meal without your 2-hour post-meal blood sugar rising above your pre-meal Show Full Answer
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