Tue, Jul-04-06, 14:51
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Plan: Bernstein Diabetes Soluti
Stats: 260/-/145
BF:
Progress: 63%
Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by ceberezin
A friend of mine with type 2 diabetes has told me that his dietician told him that 50-60 gms of carbs per day is OK for someone who is pre-diabetic, but once you're diagnosed as type 2 diabetic, you need to eat 40 gms of carbs at each meal. Does anyone have any idea what this dietician is talking about? I have told him that I am skeptical about this information, but I'd like to show him some evidence that this advice is off the mark.
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As a blanket statment, I'd say it's off the mark. If a person was taking Insulin and the dosage was tailored to 40 grams of carb per meal, cutting carbs drastically could put the patient at risk for a dangerous hypoglycemic reaction if the Insulin dosage wasn't also lowered. The same might be true of some oral medications that work by stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin.
OTOH, if a T2 isn't taking any medications, there is no real reason that they must consume that level of carbs per meal. |