Question about efficacy of Acarbose (GLUCOBAY) for type 2 diabetes.

[NikosKant]

Hello my Indian friends,

I am a 71 year old male from Greece with type 2 diabetes.

Acarbose (GLUCOBAY) is not sold in Greece but i could order it every 6 months via the Ministry of health with a complicated procedure involving my doctor filling a form etc

So before I go through the above, I would like to ask if anybody with type 2 diabetes has experimented and monitored their blood sugar (using an appropriate meter) after eating certain starchy foods...

for example

Eat 200gr of chapati bread

and 1 hour after eating the sugar is say at 120 while 2 hours after eating the sugar at 150

and then repeated the experiment another day but taking Acarbose (GLUCOBAY) before food

and got probably better results like

Eat 200gr of chapati bread with Acarbose (GLUCOBAY)

and 1 hour after eating the sugar was say at 90 (instead of 120)

while 2 hours after eating the sugar was at 120 (instead of 150)

etc

Thank you in advance,

Nick.

[sandybrown]

Very interesting question!.

How much carbs are you allowed per day?

"So if you get 2,000 calories a day, between 900 and 1,300 calories should be from carbohydrates. That translates to between 225 and 325 grams of carbs a day"

"According to the CDC, people living with diabetes should get about 45% of their total calories each day from carbohydrates. For females, they recommend 3–4 servings of carbohydrates, at 15 grams (g) per serving. For males, they recommend a slightly higher amount of 4–5 servings. This is equivalent to 45–75 g each meal."

Now the question is how much carbs in 200 g of chapati?

In UK, ready made chapati, one chapati has 20 grams of carbohydrate.

For 200 g of chapati total carb is 80 g of carbohydrate.

If you add all the other things you are looking at a total carbohydrate of 100 g, this may be one meal.

Please watch your carbohydrate intake rather them than medication!!!

Medication had side effect.

Now days blood glucose is measured over 90 days average, HbA1C, in please of daily check.

May be go for HbA1C blood check and have a base line to start with.

Food intake control in quantity, watching out for hidden and free sugar in food and drinks and regular exercise can help towards a healthy life.

Take care.

[NikosKant in reply to sandybrown]

Hello sandybrown, thanks for your reply.

The CDC recommendation ' ...According to the CDC, people living with diabetes should get about 45% of their total calories each day from carbohydrates.'

does not apply for type 2 diabetes but only for insulin dependent type 1 diabetes patients.

I can have a very low carb diet with absolutely no problem.

[sandybrown in reply to NikosKant]

Thank you for your response, good luck with your diat plan.