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Permalink Reply by Cobi Campbell on March 21, 2011 at 6:17pm

We've always been told that, if it has more than 3g of fiber, you deduct the # of grams of fiber per serving from the number of carbs per serving. So, if a piece of bread had 23g carb and 5g fiber, the carbs you would count would be18g instead of 23.

Permalink Reply by jojo on April 12, 2011 at 8:05pm

We were told the same thing

Permalink Reply by aliceclones on March 21, 2011 at 10:07pm

we were told that if it is over 5g, then deduct the whole amount of fiber from the carbs. Has worked pretty well for us. the dietician said that some dieticians only recommend deducting half, but for kids they recommended the full amount.

Permalink Reply by MI_Dad on March 22, 2011 at 7:28am

We also heard the 5g+, deduct the whole amount.

We have seen some packaging that will refer to the NET CARBS, and they seem to follow the 5g "rule".

Wonder Bread has a "SMART WHITE", where 2 slices have 22 carbs and 5g of fiber, for a NET CARB count of 17.

I would think that it is really just like any other food... where you need to monitor and adjust for your kid's metabolism.

If the "5g rule" applies, and using the bread as an example, I would expect that covering for the full 22 carbs would leave your child's bg lower then expected.

What remains a mystery to me is why the 5g is a "hard line". Again, using the bread example, if 2 slices contain 22 carbs and 5 grams of fiber, then the NET CARBS is 17. But, one slice would be 11 carbs, with 3 grams of fiber, so the NET CARBS is 11. For two slices you are covering for 17 carbs, but one slice is 11?

Permalink Reply by Lindzu's Mom on March 22, 2011 at 1:04pm

We were also told that if there is over 5g fiber, divide fiber in half and deduct from carbs. Example 12g fiber and 20 carbs - half of 12 is 6 so 20 carbs-6 fiber= 14 carbs for insulin calculation.

Permalink Reply by k on March 22, 2011 at 1:32pm

i'm always amazed to hear new things. My daughter is 15 now and diagnosed at age 12, and we have never deducted the fiber, nor were we ever told this. Have an appointment in april, I''ll think i'll ask.

Permalink Reply by mojavenation on May 18, 2011 at 12:44pm

My daughter has been diagnosed for 18 months. I haven't heard of a "fiber rule" either. Will be asking when I call in BG.

Permalink Reply by Sophia'smommyLori on May 18, 2011 at 6:27pm

Yes, always lots of different info. We were told "it's up to you if you want to deduct fiber or not. It probably won't make a big difference either way". So, we don't.

Permalink Reply by tiger7lady on March 24, 2011 at 12:02pm

We were told to deduct 1/2 of the fiber from the carbs but not given a line on when to start that. So any time something has fiber 1/2 of it gets deducted in our house.

Permalink Reply by Jan on April 13, 2011 at 11:23am

We were told if over 5 grams of fiber, deduct the whole five grams. If under, deduct nothing.