Why we need carbs.

Im outie.... no sense in wasting my time!!!

Sorry to break it to you but you don't owe this website. Can't tell me where to post and not to post.

I'm just going to ignore you. So, you can quote me all you want. I will not respond to you.

I'm not here to debate the high- carb/ low carb battle.

Personally, I think everyone has their own "thing" that works for them. My roommate's theory is "calories in, calories out". Another friend watches her calories. One lady does HCG. I personally have done the Atkins and loved it! It worked FOR ME... not for any of them.

We are all different, so why shouldn't our life style choice be?

From someone being a T2 Diabetic since 2003 - I can tell you first hand that Doctors, Endocrinologists, Diabetic Nutrtionists and Dieticians DO NOT say to eat 45 grams of carbs per meal and 15 grams of carbs per snack - unless you want to keep giving yourself a shot everyday.

This is WAY too many carbs for someone that is Diabetic.

Please share with me, the amount of carbohydrates your diabetic nutritionists told you to eat per meal and per snack.

It was recommended to me similar to the article to keep between 20-30 grams of carbs per day, higher fat and moderate protein until I was off the Diabetes medications for at least 6 months to ensure stabilization of my blood sugar numbers and my A1C.

Then as the Atkins book mentions to start climbing the carb ladder and adding in the foods as it is recommended in the book.

When diagnosed in 2003, my Endocrinologist handed me the Atkins book and told me to read it and get started while writing prescriptions for the medications. I went every 2 weeks until I was weaned off the medication while doing Atkins and have only had to go back on medication 1 time in the past 8 years and that was due to an car accident in which I didn't have control of what I was eating.

And, the research is showing that a VERY low carb diet will in fact reverse T2 Diabetes. So it is just silly to say we should be consuming that many carbs - that is 1980's mentatlity that led my grandmother to having both of her legs amputated up to the hip and then the start of having one arm amputated. I am not going to live like that.

How many carbs should a person, diabetic and non diabetic should be eating?

The number of carbs should always be controlled for a diabetic and as we are finding is best to keep them controlled as non-diabetics also. However the number for each person is going to vary, whether they are Diabetic or not.

There are a number of factors that go into the carb threshold for each person. Nothing is a one size fits all, however the 20 grams of carbs is used to help the body detox from the sugar and carb addiction utilizing fat, protein and carbs in the form of green, leafy vegetables for the first 2 weeks. In the case of most diabetics, the 20 grams of carbs is maintained until the blood sugars are stabilized with no medications. Then you will start adding in more vegetables, next is fruits, then nuts, dairy, alcohol, legumes / other starchy vegetables, and lastly grains.

Grains are added in last on Atkins because they are the highest on the glycemic index and most likely to cause cravings for unhealthy carbs to pop up due to food intolerances.

1. Age
2. Activity Level
3. Fitness and Exercise level
4. Other health factors
Etc..................

Carbs are good for my body.

I am happy for you, they are not so good for mine

Nothing sad about eating loads of bacon! hahaha

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/

OH my days, I read a post maybe 20 mins or so ago..where someone basically said `I will sit back and watch the fireworks`...and it is so true!


Wow, it has got very angry and heated...bree2012 you have put the cat amongst the pigeons... I hope you did not intend to do that???

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/health-gains-from-whole-grains/index.html

http://www.dafk.net/what/