Any carb counters? Diabetic query...

I am new to Carb counting. Just trying to lose weight. I try for under 100. Hope it will work.

I'm just wondering how many carbs people aim to eat? I'm trying out a new regime with my diabetes but still wanting to lose weight. I'm averaging 200 a day the last couple of days since I started this plan but my sugar levels have stablised nicely.

less than half that.

200g of carbs is 800 calories so probably 40% or more of your daily intake.

My goal is 25% carbs, which at 1500 calories works out to be 94g. You really should aim for whatever works for you. If I ate 200g carbs per day, my blood sugar would be too high most of the time, but others might be able to get away with it.

I'm diabetic, and last year before I got pregnant, I was averaging 25g-50g per day and I was drug free (no insulin or metformin). When I got pregnant, I stayed at 50g until I was put on insulin in 2nd trimester. When baby was born I went to 100g for breastfeeding. When she weans, I'll pop back down to 50g-75g

I am new to Carb counting. Just trying to lose weight. I try for under 100.

I'm not diabetic and I've been doing the same. Some days 50g, some days 90g. (some days are right out).

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Just trying to lose weight, I eat as few carb as I can.

Carbs help fat to store in your body.

I aim to keep my carbs at 25% of my total daily intake. Most days I'm pretty close. Exercise actually has a bigger impact on my glucose than my carb consumption though. I can definitely tell the days I exercise vs. the ones I don't by my glucose levels. That cannot always be said for my carb consumption. However, I feel best when my carbs are around 25% AND I exercise.

It depends on whether or not you're Type I or Type 2, and where along in the disease you are.

I'm diagnosed T2, was given metformin, still had pretty high A1c, so I started to control it by diet. I personally try to eat less than 25g net carb per day, and am currently looking at dropping that even a little lower (around the 10g-15g mark).

Doing this for a sustained period will put your body in a state of nutritional ketosis -- note, that this is different than diabetic ketoacidosis (though if you are insulin dependent, you should presumably consult a doctor before doing it). It's a metabolic state where your body switches over to burning ketones (a byproduct of fat metabolism) as its primary fuel, instead of glucose.

So, dietarily, I tend to eat a diet around 65/30/5 fat to protein to carbohydrate. I'm considering bumping it up to around 80/18/2, but we'll see how it goes.

But, to answer your question, yes, I'm pretty strict about counting carbs.

I try to keep my carbs between 75 & 120 grams per day. Just remember that your body changes your carb to sugar for fuel for your body. So you need to track both your carb & sugar intake.

I have PCOS and severe insulin resistance. What works best for me is to keep my carbs around 25-30g/day (net) - and my macros are set at 5% carbs, 20% protein, 75% fat.

You'll hear different from everyone, so why not try adjusting your macros and see how your body reacts?

My mom is a diabetic and controls it with diet. Every morning she has an english muffin with cheese for breakfast. Mixing your proteins and carbs will make a difference. Also, when she adds a new meal to their diet, she'll check her sugar about an hour after to see if it's a keeper or not. She still enjoys pasta's and breads. It's just how she mixes them with other foods that makes a difference.

This is what works for me! I get 100 carbs a day mixed proportionately (spread over 5 meals) with 35 fat, and 135 protein to manage insulin. I try to never have more than 30grams of carbs in one sitting.

When I was pregnant with my third baby I was borderline gestational and when I was in the hospital they put me on a diabetic diet, I wasn't eating more than 75 per day and in 2 days I lost 2 pounds. My blood sugar is normal again but I was trying to find info on a proper diabetic diet, I know this may sound crazy, but I want to do it. I felt so much better and it helped lose weight. And, diabetes runs in my family and if I can ward it off before it even has a chance to set in, I'm all for it. If anyone can help point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.

I try to keep mine under 60 per day but sometimes I get crazy and eat around 120. I don't do that often though and most of the time there are a lot of veggies in that count if it's that high.

I'm trying to keep my NET carbs under 100g a day.

Question for everyone... what do you meals typically look like? I'm trying to figure out how people can keep their carbs so low (under 50g).

My diary is open. I've eliminated grains and restrict fruits and legumes to 1/4-1/2 servings. High fat, moderate protein. Lots of leafy and cruciferous vegetables - no starchy vegetables. No sugary yogurt or milk - my dairy is in the form of cheese or plain Greek yogurt.