How many carbs?...X-post

I just found out I have Type 2 Diabetes. My classes are scheduled for next week but until then I don't have too much to go by. Can someone tell me about how many carbs I can have a day? I don't think I'm getting enough. From what I've read white breads, rice and pasta are a big no no.  We generally eat wheat bread and only for sandwiches, I like a sandwich for lunch a couple times a week. And I think I understand about fruits. When I look at the Nut. facts, I don't know if 25, or even 12, carbs are too much per food item.

So can someone give me an idea of how many 'good' carbs I can have in a day?

Eons ago, when I first got trained in diabetes management, I was put on a 120 gram per day limit. It sucked and I was never able to stick to it :-\.

Have you done any reading on the glycemic index yet? You'll be wanting to choose low glycemic index carbs, which means most fruits and a number of other things are out, like cooked carrots, turnips and (worst of all in terms of absorption) parsnips. (Though how many people actually EAT those suckers, I don't know. Blech.)

Raw carrots, on the other hand, have a much lower glycemic index.

I think this link is still valid: www.glycemicindex.com .

No I haven't, it hasn't been mentioned in the research I've done so far. Thanks so much for the link.  I knew about carrots but not that cooked were worse than raw. My main snack was raw carrots, maybe I can still have a few! And I will miss fruit, not being a sugary sweet eater fruits were my sweets.

Thanks so much, this gives me a very good starting point!

Raw carrots shouldn't be an issue, and fruit consumed in extreme moderation can work, too. Unfortunately, from a glucose managment point of view, fruit isn't much different from candy or cookies.

I'm sorry to hear that, the mini tangerines are in season!   I guess it's a small thing to give up after all, things could be so much worse!

You'll just need to plan that carb intake into your day is all. You can still have some. A lot of people who are new to managing diabetes don't understand that "natural" sugars are still sugars and have the same effects on blood sugars that "junky" carbs do. Cooked parsnips, for example, absorb  almost as fast as straight glucose! Not that many people are going to go hog wild on cooked parsnips--seems almost a waste to me to mention them. But by golly, there they are right at the top of the glycemic index. Pretty weird, huh?

Never fear...I'm safe on the parsnips.

LOL I'm relieved to hear that :-p. Hey, is that a chihuahua in your avvie?

Yeah...that's my girlfriend Sophie Grace! LOL! 3# of snuggly sugar. We never told her she was a yappy, obnoxious chihuahua, she thinks she a little kid!

That sounds about typical for little dogs LOL :-p. They rarely know they're actually little bitty creatures!