How to change macros

72 CARBS A DAY? Fire whoever told you that.

I'm guessing someone's never heard of ketosis / LCHF / diabetes. :huh:

i have diabetes & it had begun to get out oof control & i had gained a lot of weight,,,, my doctor told me to shoot for around 40 carbs per meal & 2 snacks at about 15 each,,,,works out to 150 a day, and if you truly stick to it, you will lose,, i customised my caloriies at 1500 as i'm home bound most of the time & not able to do a lot of exercise (my back won't even let me walk).... i manage to lose 5 or 10 & then it's the weekend, about the only time i get out of the house, and 'treat' myself & gain it back, so i'm playing yoyo & i know i need to stop,,,,

I'd have horrible glycemic control at 150g per day. On really heavy exercise days I might approach that, but normally I'm in the 40-80g per day range.

The amount of carbohydrate each individual diabetic can tolerate depends on a number of factors, and varies among individuals.

but ketoacidosis is a very real, very bad thing, so i'd get a 2nd or 3rd opinion on that 72 a day!

It's actually extremely rare to experience ketoacidosis as a low-carb / high-fat / moderate-protein diabetic. At 72g a day you're likely ketogenic, sure - but you also are very low glycemic. Ketoacidosis requires high levels of circulating glucose - which 72g a day simply won't provide. Ketoacidosis and hypoglycaemia BOTH are more common with MORE carbohydrate in the diet than with LOW levels of carbohydrate.

There's an excellent write-up on Ron Raab's site: http://www.diabetes-low-carb.org/ ... Ron is a Type I diabetic, the Vice-President of the International Diabetes Federation and one of the founding members of the charity "Insulin for Life".