tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post113987467039498380..comments2024-03-11T05:40:04.695-06:00Comments on Scott's Diabetes Blog: To the 5? To the 10? Exact?Scott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1140747023661783092006-02-23T20:10:00.000-06:002006-02-23T20:10:00.000-06:00I count by fives. Left over habit from the old day...I count by fives. Left over habit from the old days of shots pre-pump when you can't shoot up all that accurately to the carb.<BR/><BR/>I add up every element of a meal to the carb and then round the total up or down to the nearest 5.<BR/><BR/>At home I do weigh/measure everything.<BR/><BR/>When eating out...well that's always a problem, isn't it? I SWAG a lot when I'm out and about. <BR/><BR/>Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15197026386308369016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1140481933766421922006-02-20T18:32:00.000-06:002006-02-20T18:32:00.000-06:00At home we try to be precise. We weigh and measur...At home we try to be precise. We weigh and measure food and use the Calorie King book to find out the carbs.<BR/><BR/>If it's packaged, I typically weigh the portion. On cereal they give the measured amount and the weight (1 cup and 40 grams for instance). But I found that 1 cup of cereal weighs a lot less than 40 grams weight wise. So I chose to weigh things like that.<BR/><BR/>We don't Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082031887238694358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1140386838059742362006-02-19T16:07:00.000-06:002006-02-19T16:07:00.000-06:00Counting carbs is not an exact science. I don't a...Counting carbs is not an exact science. I don't always find the carbs listed on a package to be all that helpful. For example, if I have a veggie patty (6g) with 2 bread (36g) that equals 42g. I would round up to 45g and should take 3 units of humalog. However, from experience I know that I actually need 4 units of humalog for this meal. If I ate that for breakfast I would need 7 units of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1140384285904101862006-02-19T15:24:00.000-06:002006-02-19T15:24:00.000-06:00Scott, really. Isn't this whole thing a matter of...Scott, really. Isn't this whole thing a matter of estimating?<BR/><BR/>Unless, you are doing the strictly pre-packaged or are weighing & measuring everything (i measure volume at home but not weight unless pre-packaged), you are not always going to be EXACTLY on the mark.<BR/><BR/>That said, I think about my SWAGs generally in 5g increments...at least I think I think I do...hmmmmJohnboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616286847335034637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1140381723779161332006-02-19T14:42:00.000-06:002006-02-19T14:42:00.000-06:00Hmmm... you've got me thinking!I generally count c...Hmmm... you've got me thinking!<BR/><BR/>I generally count carbs to the nearest 5g, unless it is something that I really know a value for, like a certain brand of choc chip cookies, say, but for those I usually just know a value in insulin units, and don't use the CarbSmart feature on my pump.<BR/><BR/>The question is, how accurate is is possible to be when counting carbs? Even if the package Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com