For dietician...Does anyone know how many carbs raise the blood sugar ? points i!


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For dietician...Does anyone know how many carbs raise the blood sugar ? points in a diabetic?

I am of average activity level and am diabetic. I like low-carb diets. I am just curious whether or not anyone truly has information as to how many carbs it takes to raise a diabetic's blood sugar level by, say, 20 points or such? In other words...If my blood sugar was 135, and I eat something with, say 6 carbs (1/2 cup green beans or such), how much would be blood sugar go up without meds? Does this make any sense to anyone? Does anyone have an answer for me? There must be some sort of medical formula. I am thinking along the lines of heat raised in the body to burn calories or something.


Answers:

it is different in each person and it takes much testing to determine.

For my insulin pump I take 1 unit of insulin for every 3.5 grams of carbs I eat.

When I take 1 unit of insulin my blood sugar drops 25mg/dL.

So, technically, my blood sugar goes up 25 points for every 3.5g of carbs I eat.

In addition to being a type 1 diabetic, I also am very insulin resistant. Many type 1 diabetics would take much less insulin than I would.




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