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[FortCluck]

I'm not sure how many carbs someone would type 1 diabetes should eat. My grandfather was type 1 and I know that he had to eat a lot of low-carb stuff like meat and cheese. He was rarely allowed to have any sweets. His diabetes was out of control.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Does this look correct?
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-many-carbs-per-day-to-lose-weight

Yes and no. Normal (non diabetic) people can handle higher carbs than the 50-150 a day range. Non diabetic people could go HYPOGLYCEMIC by suddenly dropping from the 300 grams to 50 grams.
Personal opinion and zero medical back up to prove it.....taper off don't slam your body into neutral.
My hubs is also diabetic. He was instructed to hit around 60 grams per meal. I can only handle 10 to 20.
Each person is unique. Carbs, vitamins, medications all affect us each differently.

See I have to disagree with something like this because I have had huge success on a vegan diet which is very high carbs. I guess maybe because the carbs that I'm consuming are vegetables and fruits that maybe it might be a little bit different because I'm not eating bread all day long or something like that.

There is that unique individual thing right there. Yes not eating breads helps BUT carbs from fruits are "fast" carbs. They hit all at once and quickly when consumed then drop quickly too.
Fiber and protein consumed at the same time as the fast sugars will slow the rate some.

 

[FortCluck]

Yes and no. Normal (non diabetic) people can handle higher carbs than the 50-150 a day range. Non diabetic people could go HYPOGLYCEMIC by suddenly dropping from the 300 grams to 50 grams.
Personal opinion and zero medical back up to prove it.....taper off don't slam your body into neutral.
My hubs is also diabetic. He was instructed to hit around 60 grams per meal. I can only handle 10 to 20.
Each person is unique. Carbs, vitamins, medications all affect us each differently.



There is that unique individual thing right there. Yes not eating breads helps BUT carbs from fruits are "fast" carbs. They hit all at once and quickly when consumed then drop quickly too.
Fiber and protein consumed at the same time as the fast sugars will slow the rate some.

I honestly don't eat a lot of fruits, the most fruit I eat is probably a handful of grapes and that's not an everyday thing. Believe it or not I'm really not a fruit person. There are probably only about four fruits that I like.

Most of my meals are primarily vegetables and most of them are green vegetables or potatoes. The thing is when I have potatoes I don't load them with anything It's just straight potatoes so they are not fattening because there's nothing added.

I am pretty much high carb low fat plant based

 

[21hens-incharge]

My advice for anyone thinking of going low carb like the Keto diet.....
Get bloodwork done first.
Know your A1C and cholesterol levels as well as thyroid and liver function. It doesn't hurt to have a urine protein test run too.

Just sayin....if your A1C is normal low carb/no carb may not be for you.

Regular exercise really really helps lower blood sugar too.

 

[CindyinSD]

I haven't had to do that yet. I think you don't after a certain age. My Dr will tell me when it's time. I'd probably get insanely nervous because I hate waiting for results.

I still have to do mammograms and I'm closing in on 61. Your doctor will not necessarily tell you. IME, most of them don't. Even the internists don't necessarily bring it up, but as they're supposedly overseeing your over-all care, they should talk to you about it. They should make sure you're seeing a dermatologist too, and any other routine care they don't personally provide as well as some they do provide. But they often don't. You have to be your own advocate. Just the way it is, unfortunately.

With your specialists who know you well, you're likely getting better oversight than most, but you still can't take it as a given that the docs are covering all the bases. Voice of experience here...

 

[CindyinSD]

Squishing done.
Wasn't bad at all.

I even asked to take pictures.
Soooo neat.

You crack me up.

 

[Kiki]

I think they are supposed to limit carbs and sugars and stuff. I know I was prediabetic a while ago and they said to cut white bread and sugar and stuff like that and that simple carbs turn into sugar.

Jesus Christ you are too young for this crap.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I'm not sure how many carbs someone would type 1 diabetes should eat. My grandfather was type 1 and I know that he had to eat a lot of low-carb stuff like meat and cheese. He was rarely allowed to have any sweets. His diabetes was out of control.

Type 1 is a whole different animal. Type 1 folks don't/cannot produce their own insulin. They have to know how many carbs they ate so they know how much insulin to inject.
Insulin is super expensive so less carbs means less needed and that is a good thing.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I think they are supposed to limit carbs and sugars and stuff. I know I was prediabetic a while ago and they said to cut white bread and sugar and stuff like that and that simple carbs turn into sugar.

OH NO!!!! Get a test kit for finger poke testing, limit those carbs by eliminating candy, chips and soda then get to limiting pasta, rice, and bread at the very least.
STAY ACTIVE! Get up get moving. Use a step counter or whatever gets you motivated to move those big muscle groups.

A test meter, strips, lancing device and lancettes at Walmart will run only about $20.

Did they advise diet and exercise? Monitoring?

 

[Kiki]

Yes and no. Normal (non diabetic) people can handle higher carbs than the 50-150 a day range. Non diabetic people could go HYPOGLYCEMIC by suddenly dropping from the 300 grams to 50 grams.
Personal opinion and zero medical back up to prove it.....taper off don't slam your body into neutral.
My hubs is also diabetic. He was instructed to hit around 60 grams per meal. I can only handle 10 to 20.
Each person is unique. Carbs, vitamins, medications all affect us each differently.



There is that unique individual thing right there. Yes not eating breads helps BUT carbs from fruits are "fast" carbs. They hit all at once and quickly when consumed then drop quickly too.
Fiber and protein consumed at the same time as the fast sugars will slow the rate some.

Shizzles sticks. This is so confusing.
I think If I had to learn this for myself it would be easier to learn.

I'm probably wasting my time anyways because it's not like you know who's going to listen to what I have to say about what he should and shouldn't eat.