{"id":37452,"date":"2015-02-01T10:29:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T15:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=tips&#038;p=37452"},"modified":"2015-12-29T01:30:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T06:30:58","slug":"refresh-your-mental-carb-counting-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=37452","title":{"rendered":"Refresh Your Mental Carb Counting Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Carb-Counting-Nutritional-Information.jpeg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37540 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Carb-Counting-Nutritional-Information.jpeg\" alt=\"Refresh Your Mental Carb Counting Tools \" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Carb-Counting-Nutritional-Information.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Carb-Counting-Nutritional-Information-300x199.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whether you follow an unrestricted-carbohydrate, low-carbohydrate, or some-but-barely-any-carbohydrate diet, counting those carbohydrates is key to managing your blood sugar. And unless you\u2019re committed to carrying a set of measuring cups and a scale with you, it can be tough to stick to hard numbers and tight control. It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve had diabetes for two months or two decades \u2013 a carb counting refresher course can always be helpful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Remember which foods contain carbohydrates. <\/strong>Peas are so tiny and vetegable-y, but they have carbs, too! Catch up with otherwise healthy, plant-based foods that may have an unexpected carb content, including lentils, plantains, black beans and corn. Good news: lettuce is still safe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Measure it. <\/strong>Once every few months, bust out the measuring cups and remind yourself just how much frozen yogurt fits in a half-cup. Compare that with your nutrition labels, and track the difference it makes in your insulin doses and your post-meal blood sugar levels. It can be refreshing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Total your total carbohydrates. <\/strong>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/food-and-fitness\/food\/what-can-i-eat\/understanding-carbohydrates\/carbohydrate-counting.html\" target=\"_blank\">American Diabetes Association<\/a>, the total carbohydrate count includes sugar, starch and fiber \u2013 so look at the full number when you dose for your meal or snack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Play favorites. <\/strong>It\u2019s likely that you\u2019ll eat the foods you like more often, so pay particular attention to mastering the carbohydrates in those. Write down your carbohydrate counts and insulin doses for those foods, and reference them as you go along.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Use your fist. <\/strong>When you need a hand estimating carbs, remember this: your fist is about the same as a cup-sized serving, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lillydiabetes.com\/Pages\/counting-carbohydrates.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Lilly Diabetes<\/a>. The technique works especially well with stuff like rice, pasta, and other foods that can conform to the shape of a fist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Spread the word. <\/strong>Anyone with any sort of diabetes can benefit from a little bit of carbohydrate counting. If your calculations aren\u2019t perfect, don&#8217;t fret \u2013 we all get better with practice, and tracking the foods you eat and the medication you take can only help you reach your goals in the long term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you follow an unrestricted-carbohydrate, low-carbohydrate, or some-but-barely-any-carbohydrate diet, counting those carbohydrates is key to managing your blood sugar. 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