What is your carb profile?
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My goal for carbs is 22 per day. Sometimes it gets to 30. I have 7 at breakfast, but I generally don't eat lunch. I snack on pork rinds or sunflower seeds or peanuts. I get carbs and protein and fat frm them. Then, dinner is some kind of meat(usually no carbs) veggie(carbs) and I make sure to get in plenty of fat.0
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I've been avoiding responding to this as I wasn't sure what my profile was yet.
It is currently as follows:
20/20/60
120g Carbs per day
120g Protein per day
160g Fat per day
I mostly focus on the carbs. To that end:
30g for Breakfast
30g for Lunch
30g for Dinner
15g for a snack 2x per day
So far this seems to be working. I'm keeping my fasting morning readings at or less than 100 for the most part. I take a 500mg Metformin both morning and night and 1 glyburide both morning and night. My current goal is to at least rid myself of the glyburide as soon as possbile. Hoping my next Dr. appt at end of July will net a reduction in my A1C (end of April it was 9.4).0 -
I've been avoiding responding to this as I wasn't sure what my profile was yet.
It is currently as follows:
20/20/60
120g Carbs per day
120g Protein per day
160g Fat per day
I mostly focus on the carbs. To that end:
30g for Breakfast
30g for Lunch
30g for Dinner
15g for a snack 2x per day
So far this seems to be working. I'm keeping my fasting morning readings at or less than 100 for the most part. I take a 500mg Metformin both morning and night and 1 glyburide both morning and night. My current goal is to at least rid myself of the glyburide as soon as possbile. Hoping my next Dr. appt at end of July will net a reduction in my A1C (end of April it was 9.4).0 -
Good for you!! I know that would be way too many carbs for me. I didn't start having success with my blood sugar till I went on LCHF/KetoI've been avoiding responding to this as I wasn't sure what my profile was yet.
It is currently as follows:
20/20/60
120g Carbs per day
120g Protein per day
160g Fat per day
I mostly focus on the carbs. To that end:
30g for Breakfast
30g for Lunch
30g for Dinner
15g for a snack 2x per day
So far this seems to be working. I'm keeping my fasting morning readings at or less than 100 for the most part. I take a 500mg Metformin both morning and night and 1 glyburide both morning and night. My current goal is to at least rid myself of the glyburide as soon as possbile. Hoping my next Dr. appt at end of July will net a reduction in my A1C (end of April it was 9.4).0 -
I'm also in the LCHF/Keto group. I aim for less than 25g net carbs/day, I don't really worry about per meal amounts, as long as the total for the day remains that low. My blood sugar stays between 80-95 nearly 100% of the time. I started lifting weights last week after being sedentary other than the occasional walk for a very long time, and I spiked up to about 120 after my first workout.
I was doing well in terms of managing my blood sugar before the switch to low carb, I had a full year of A1C's between 5.2-5.5, but it was very, very difficult to maintain. After the switch to keto my A1C's have dropped into the 4.x range and it has been much easier to maintain those numbers.0 -
I'm in the 120-150 g carbs a day group. Some mornings it's a struggle to get a full serving of carbs as I'm eating a cheese omelet with coffee. Other days it's oatmeal or oat groats with coffee and I look to supplement with protein.
I was advised to have at least a serving (15g) of carbs at breakfast as I also am taking Metformin.
Lunch and supper are around 30-45 (sometimes up to 60) each. Whether snacks are carb (fruit) or not (summer sausage or cheese) depends on the rest of that days profile.
I'm wondering about those of you who are in the low carb camp - are you managing by diet alone or do any of you take metformin. I don't know other meds, but apparently it's recommended to take 15-30 g carbs with metformin.0 -
After the switch to keto my A1C's have dropped into the 4.x range and it has been much easier to maintain those numbers.
That's awesome. I have to go in for my next round of testing. I was at 6.1 a year ago and hoping to be into the 5's. I can't imagine being in the 4's.0 -
Found this article interesting & thought I'd share...
here's an interesting excerpt:
High or Low Carb?
The new guidelines note that there’s no conclusive evidence regarding an ideal amount of carbohydrate intake for people with diabetes. “We still have a lot to learn about carbohydrates and how different carbohydrates may affect blood glucose levels and glycemic control,” Urbanski says, adding that “many of the studies about carbohydrate are small, have low retention rates, and/or were of short duration.”
The 2008 guidelines recommended a minimum carbohydrate intake of 130 g/day, which was based on providing enough glucose to fuel the central nervous system without relying on glucose production from ingested protein or fat. The new guidelines don’t have this recommendation.
Read full article here:
http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/020314p10.shtml0 -
I'm wondering about those of you who are in the low carb camp - are you managing by diet alone or do any of you take metformin. I don't know other meds, but apparently it's recommended to take 15-30 g carbs with metformin.
I was already off metformin before I made the switch to low carb. I didn't plan it that way, it just happened with the progression of changes I made once I was diagnosed.0 -
I'm in the 120-150 g carbs a day group. Some mornings it's a struggle to get a full serving of carbs as I'm eating a cheese omelet with coffee. Other days it's oatmeal or oat groats with coffee and I look to supplement with protein.
I was advised to have at least a serving (15g) of carbs at breakfast as I also am taking Metformin.
Lunch and supper are around 30-45 (sometimes up to 60) each. Whether snacks are carb (fruit) or not (summer sausage or cheese) depends on the rest of that days profile.
I'm wondering about those of you who are in the low carb camp - are you managing by diet alone or do any of you take metformin. I don't know other meds, but apparently it's recommended to take 15-30 g carbs with metformin.
I take 500mg of Metformin three times a day. If I go less than 30 g per meal would be way too low. My next doctor visit I'm going to ask the doctor to lower my dose of Metformin. I'm relying way too much on it and eating a lot of junk and still staying in normal blood ranges. I'm also wondering the same question.0
