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How many carbs depends on how much carbs your body can handle and you can cover properly with insulin. Many people with diabetes find that a low carb diet (est. 100 g/day) or even a very low carb diet (est 40 - 60g)/day works for them. The carbs come mainly from non-starchy vegetables.
You will have to work out by trial and error (using your meter) what works for you. Also you will need to check out how to properly dose both basal and bolus insulin.
Look up dr. Richard Bernstein.
Diabetes means your Body can not control the rise of BG. What causes BG to rise... Carbohydrates Carbs raise BG ALL carbs Whole wheat, brown rice, most fruits, potato... all carbs raise BG
Steak has very few carbs so it wont effect your BG much, however the mashed potatoes will send BG through the roof.
Google "low carb hi fat diet" (LCHF) LOTS of diabetics can control there BG by eating LCHF diet without meds.
Unfortunately there is no perfect diet and there no perfect diet for diabetes. But avoiding simple carbs is good for everyone.
A BG meter is a good tool to use. Check out everything. Even beans. Yes some people have a very large and long lasting spike on beans, even though books suggest it as a good choice.
Supplements can help some people. If you want to go in that direction consider things like chromium, they help some people control BG.
What should you eat to control type 2 Diabetes? What are "bad carbs" and what are "good carbs"? Thank you.
Carbs raise BG so restricting carbs will help BG.
when you say 6 units I assume you mean 6 exchanges which is 90 gr of carbs. If you take 250 mg at each meal that is 750 mg a day, the limit is 2400mg a day so you have room to go up on the Met.
It can take 6 to 8 weeks for met to become fully effective.
my mom 78yo was dx with diabetes last wk (bld sugar 257)only symptom was tired and dry mouth..she prob had it for a while.she would eat candy and her diet was sporadic, apetitie down,,,.her dr wants her to try diet first...her sugars this past week, fasting, run about 180-240...she has stopped all sugars, is eating better, 3 meals a day, wheat breads, salad/vegs/fruit uses sugar free sodas and occass has had sugar free cookies....todays fbs was 288..I'm not sure what caused it...
I have read online that cutting out carbs is important for diabetes prevention, but carbs are a large part of my diet and I am pretty skinny already, so whenever I try to cut out carbs or cut down on carbs, I end up getting sick. Maybe it is coincidence, but I feel like it significantly impacts my immune system when I don't eat carbs. What should I do?
I do with this pregnancy. Mine is diet controlled. Most likely it will go away after delivery.
If you would like to follow me I eat low carb I eat 30 carbs a day bc I had JD and my dad died at 53 from complication to diabetes so if I eat 30 or less carbs a day my A1C is 5.3 when I eat carbs it's about a 8 so that's my happy number.
Snacks should be about 15-30 carbs, breakfast 30 carbs, lunch 30-45 carbs and dinner 45 carbs. I have been managing it pretty well by not eating a lot of carbs. Stay away from refined sugars. Dont eat cold cereal because thats processed and it turns straight to sugar. A dietician will give you more info.
Give it a few days on the diet they gave you. You'll do fine. And just remember gd goes away after baby comes!
I still have known people managing in a very effective way even as they depend on Very low calorie diet (carbs may be entirely absent, or substituted for a portion of the protein; this choice has important metabolic effects) keeping good GI,BMI by resistance training through traditional life style(key for controlling DM),rather than depending only on insulin which may lead to insulin resistance (common complication of DM).
The best way to handle diabetes is with diet (cutting carbs really helps because carbs raise blood sugars, reducing carbs then helps), and medications. In long standing diabetes insulin is typically used. However, it has to be used carefully and with knowledge to minimize highs and lows.
Some diabetes complications can be reversed or stabilized with normalization of blood sugars. We do not know if this is the case for your father.
Hello! I too had gestational diabetes with my first and was able to control it with diet and exercise until around 36 weeks. I found that pairing any protein with what starch I did eat tended to keep my levels down. More significantly, not staying still after a meal. If I went for a brief walk or did the dishes and cleaned up, my levels always stayed under or close to my limits. I saw a dietician and nutritionist once I was diagnosed as well who was very helpful.
Do 45 grams of carbs three times a day and 15 grams twice. Veg u don't have to count and stuff like cheese u don't have too count, fruits are high in sugar.
During those 2 weeks I had to eat a certain diet which consisted of 3 carbs for breakfast, 1 carb for an A.M snack, 4 carbs for lunch, 1 carb for P.M snack, 4 carbs for dinner and 2 carbs for evening snack...of course i also had to eat proteins and veggies as well included with the carbs.....
It was actually alot of food too eat and didn't get everything in everyday. I also had to test my blood 4 times a day and check my keytones, which is the peeing on a stick thing.
I have been diagnosed met with a nutritionist so I can control it through diet. If you aren't on meds then you have to watch the carbs you eat per meal. My diet plan consists of 30 g of carbs per meal. Special k exceeds that in 1 serving. You should try to avoid breads, pastas, and watch your carb intake. Veggies and protein is alright and no limit on it. Try googling a diet to follow online and good luck.
Eating a low glycemic diet (foods that do not spike the blood sugar, in turn spiking insulin levels), getting adequate exercise and losing weight (if overweight) will often/usually turn pre-diabetes around.
Low glycemic foods are complex carbs that take longer for the stomach to digest; they include non starchy vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, low/now fat dairy, nuts, seeds, etc.
Everyone's situation will be different, especially if you are on insulin or other medications vs being diet controlled. I'm diet controlled (for 2 years) so I have to be very mindful of what I eat and I had to learn what foods made my sugar spike. I NEVER recommend trying to eat a certain amount of carbs, I believe we should limit them as much as possible unless your sugar dips too low. Focus on eating as many leafy green veggies as possible. Drink lots of water.
In diabetes, carbs are no longer able to processed properly, so eating a diet lower in carbs will help with control.
Lower carb foods will include meat, non-sweetened dairy (cheese, yoghurt, butter, cream), eggs, nuts, and non-starchy vegetables. Unfortuantely fruits and grains are very high in carbs, and may need to be limited by many.
Hope this helps you. Please ask more questions if you need.
I forgot about carbs to !
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