If you are going to go low carb don't play the half measures game !

All the diabetics I know, or know of with the best blood glucose numbers and control are all low carbers. I'm talking around 30 grams of carb a day here. Others including myself, hold non diabetic numbers with minimal or no medication (type two's only) on around 50 grams of carb per day. Others hold good numbers on a higher amount of carbs, I have seen people holding good numbers and quoting 150 even 200 grams per day. You may be thinking that's cool and they are the lucky ones. The problem is this situation does not last long for most. The already damaged pancreas is being put under a greater load than necessary, for many the often required weight loss will not happen on that sort of carb level, for others the carb addiction goes on. I have seen so many people who are trying to juggle high carb amounts and stay safe, these people are very often talking about falling off the waggon and weight loss stalls etc. 

Using 30 to 50 grams per day of carb gives a huge range of foods available to the low carber, as we have proved on this blog with the many recipes and food ideas. Why eat more carbs than necessary, why take more medication than necessary. One other point, many diabetics will suffer further beta cell destruction over time, and insulin will become essential, as we know, the more carbs, the more insulin, the more insulin, the greater the damage and lack of predictability. Get on the case now, not next week or next month or next year.

Even the ADA are talking of low carb levels being beneficial that would have been unheard of a short time a go, as the article below illustrates.

From the Low Carb Dietitian my bold.

"When I initially read this document, I was disappointed by the statement, “Evidence is inconclusive for an ideal amount of carbohydrate intake for people with diabetes. Therefore, collaborative goals should be developed with the individual with diabetes.”  It was hard to reconcile that first sentence with my knowledge of carb restriction’s dramatic effect on blood glucose response. However, upon further reflection, I now view the statements made in this paper as being far more permissive of low carb than in the past. The ADA no longer says that a minimum of 130 grams of carbohydrate daily are required to meet the brain’s energy demands; in fact, they seem to accept the possibility of even very-low-carbohydrate intake, as evidenced by the sentence, “Some published studies comparing lower levels of carbohydrate intake (ranging from 21 grams daily up to 40% of daily energy intake) to higher carbohydrate intake levels indicated improved markers of glycemic control and insulin sensitivity with lower carbohydrate intakes.” So while the ADA also approves vegan, Mediterranean, and low-fat diets for diabetes management, carbohydrate restriction is now considered just as valid an option, which is very encouraging for the doctors, dietitians, and other healthcare providers who take this approach."

Eddie

Full article here.