Wagamama: It’s a yes from me!

Wagamama: It’s a yes from me!

As a person with T1D super powers, I carefully count any carbs I consume so that I can calculate the appropriate dose of insulin to give myself. When I’m at home this is usually straightforward. My wonderful wife, Claire, enjoys cooking and prepares delicious meals from scratch. Claire tells me the ingredients, I input these into my carb counting app, Nutracheck Calorie Counter, and hey presto, I know exactly the number of carbs I’m about to eat so I can accurately calculate the amount of insulin to give myself.

On the rare occasion that we eat out, however, carb counting can often be problematic. I sometimes get excited when I find the dish I’m about to eat listed on Nutracheck – only to find that the number of calories is listed, but the carb field is blank. Whilst many restaurants have nutritional information on their website (or the Glass Onion app), this tends to be very limited and generally they do not list the carb content. I find this absolutely infuriating.

Yesterday, Claire and I went out for dinner to Wagamama in Colchester. I was absolutely delighted to discover that the menu pages of their website have the full nutritional information of all of their dishes – including the carb content! This enabled me to plan my insulin dose and manage my blood glucose levels efficiently. Add to this that my favourite Yaki Udon has only 59g of carbs, and Wagamama is a win, win as far as I’m concerned.

It really does make the life of a T1D so much easier when the carb content of food is readily available in restaurants. With the number of people with Type 1 Diabetes increasing, this information is going to become increasingly relevant in the future. I wonder if I should start a campaign to encourage restaurants to publish this information?

For now, though, if you are blessed with the T1D super power, I highly recommend choosing Wagamama the next time you’re looking for somewhere to eat out!