gd: can someone explain the whole 'net carb' idea

thehimwithher

alot of products marketed as 'low carb' use this term.  does it really only impact you sugar the amt of 'net carbs' or do you find you should factor the whole carb count in, kwim. 

i get the whole subtract fiber idea but i just dont see it really working as far as my sensitive blood glucose levels.

dafodils_lament

my dietician said to factor in all of the carbs.

Some high fiber counts may slow the absorption but you need to keep in mind all of the carb in your food.

Sept17.05Bride

I have type 1 diabetes, so I don't know if it is the same as with GD, but I was taught to subtract fiber if it was 5g or greater.

kristy_lynn_is_fun

I always subtract the fiber because it is undigestable by your body regardless of whether it is 1g or 7g.

The rest of the ones that they subtract are usually sugar alcohols and they seem to have a lesser effect on blood sugar immediately and the affect they do have is spread out over a longer period of time. I usually just keep in mind that it won't affect me quite as much. 

ShannonLK

When I went for my diabetic counseling class I was told that if the fiber is above 5 g then you can take 1/2 of that and subtract it from the carbs.  Most of the time though I don't even think about checking that and just count whatever the package says for carbs.