I try to stay below 45 grams a meal. But it also depends on if there is any fatty foods I am eating since the body tends to absorb those over longer time period. If I were you I would add more free food choices like vegetables and drinking more water.

Have you discussed insulin with your doctor? There comes a point for many T2 diabetics when the beta cells of the pancreas burnout and no longer secrete insulin making managing BG with oral meds ineffective

For me that point came 22 years ago and since I started insulin my A1C has been in the 5.7-6.0 range ever since. I take long acting insulin twice a day and short acting with meals based on the quantity of carbs consumed. On a day with normal activity I eat 150-200 gms of carbs
on days with heavy endurance exercise I might eat up to 400

judyvalentine512 wrote: »

I have been trying to get a 1200 calories diet, with 35% of those calories from carbs, which comes to 105 a day. Because of a surgical error, I have only 50% of my pancreas left, so I also have to really watch my fat intake.

KenSmith108 wrote: »

Less than 20g carbs a day.

Ken, what do you eat to only have 20g crabs a day? Maybe it would help me with my diet plan?

My diary is open for the world to see.
Low Carb, Moderate Protein, High Fat

I am maintaining now and I eat 40g carbs at each of the 6 meals/snacks I consume. 20 comes from fruit 4 servings a day and 20 comes from starchy like bread or cereal and that is 5 of the meals. It's combined in every single meal with either protein from typical sourced (20g) or dairy 10g protein and the usual ton of veggies. If you can eat 24 almonds that is about 1 oz and keeps you wonderfully full and doesn't alter your blood sugar.
I got a specific plan from a dietician and eating often (every 3 hours) works for me. I am never hungry. Some diabetics can't tolerate this amount of carbs but you could reduce it as I did before I lost all my weight. In addition to that many carbs the dietician said pick the highest fibre items I can. I eat around 50g fibre a day all from my food. No supplements. I thought for sure the fruit would put me through the roof and still I rarely eat bananas and never white bread. My blood sugar is good with this format but it's very individual...you might be best to see a dietician.

aquamomma wrote: »

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm trying to stay off insulin, so my doctor is giving me a chance to try and get it down, but I already have some minor kidney/neuropathy issues so I have to be extremely careful.

@aquamomma - That is a great goal!

The low-carb route has worked well for me, and was after years of unsuccessfully following a low-fat diet that I finally decided to give it a try. (Better late than never, it turns out.....)

Of course, everyone's different, and what's good for the goose may not flatter the gander....

But if you're curious, the low-carbers group here has a "LaunchPad" item that's a good collection of resources folks have compiled over the years:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10103966/start-here-the-lcd-launch-pad

There is a wide variety of T2Ds like you and I who participate in the group, and they offer all sorts of interesting insights. The best part - there are many success stories!

Good luck!

I aim for no more than 40g net carbs per day.

Best bet - keep your BG meter handy and test compulsively, as if you were working on a science fair project with yourself as the subject!