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<blockquote data-quote="noblehead" data-source="post: 731400" data-attributes="member: 11028"><p>I think Trudy is an advocate of lower carbs but not sure if she endorses LCHF diets where carbohydrates are severely restricted, she spoke at the DUK conference last April in a debate entitled <strong>Is it time to stop promoting carbohydrates to people with diabetes, </strong>here is a short extract of what she said but you can read the article in full following the link I've provided:</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Carbohydrate requirement</strong></span></p><p>Glucose is essential for survival. The brain requires 130 grams of glucose per day and the carbohydrate reference intake (RI) for a healthy adult is 260 grams per day, double the minimum requirement to ensures sufficient carbohydrate is available to meet physical activity demands. But three things should be noted:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the 260g per day is not a target but a reference;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">it is a reference for a healthy adult who is moderately active and normal weight;</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">if the relevant amount of carbohydrate is not consumed, the body can make it from protein and fat supplies.</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Individual needs</strong></span></p><p>The reference range of 260 grams of carbohydrate per day does not suit every person with diabetes. In Type 1 diabetes, people may not wish to take the high doses of insulin required to match that level of carbohydrate and, in Type 2 diabetes, insulin may not work properly at clearing the glucose from the blood (insulin resistance) and additional carbohydrate can aggravate the problem, especially if the person is overweight and not physically active.</p><p></p><p>People with diabetes require structured carbohydrate awareness education so that they understand which foods contain carbohydrate and develop the skills to assess their own diet and be able to work out the amount and type of carbohydrate they are eating.</p><p></p><p>They can then set themselves goals to ensure they are consuming the right amount of carbohydrate to match their physical activity levels, also taking into consideration their weight and level of diabetes control.</p><p></p><p>In the UK, many of the starchy staple foods release the glucose quickly into the blood i.e. they are high GI foods. But when people are advised to base their meals on carbohydrate, many of them end up eating over 300 grams a day.</p><p></p><p>Through our experience of delivering structured education, many people reduce their carbohydrate intake to between 130-260 grams per day and are able to improve their diabetes control and body weight as a result. To date, lower carbohydrate diets have not shown any negative effects.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Carbohydrates-and-diabetes-debate/" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Carbohydrates-and-diabetes-debate/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noblehead, post: 731400, member: 11028"] I think Trudy is an advocate of lower carbs but not sure if she endorses LCHF diets where carbohydrates are severely restricted, she spoke at the DUK conference last April in a debate entitled [B]Is it time to stop promoting carbohydrates to people with diabetes, [/B]here is a short extract of what she said but you can read the article in full following the link I've provided: [SIZE=4][B]Carbohydrate requirement[/B][/SIZE] Glucose is essential for survival. The brain requires 130 grams of glucose per day and the carbohydrate reference intake (RI) for a healthy adult is 260 grams per day, double the minimum requirement to ensures sufficient carbohydrate is available to meet physical activity demands. But three things should be noted: [LIST] [*]the 260g per day is not a target but a reference; [*]it is a reference for a healthy adult who is moderately active and normal weight; [*]if the relevant amount of carbohydrate is not consumed, the body can make it from protein and fat supplies. [/LIST] [SIZE=4][B]Individual needs[/B][/SIZE] The reference range of 260 grams of carbohydrate per day does not suit every person with diabetes. In Type 1 diabetes, people may not wish to take the high doses of insulin required to match that level of carbohydrate and, in Type 2 diabetes, insulin may not work properly at clearing the glucose from the blood (insulin resistance) and additional carbohydrate can aggravate the problem, especially if the person is overweight and not physically active. People with diabetes require structured carbohydrate awareness education so that they understand which foods contain carbohydrate and develop the skills to assess their own diet and be able to work out the amount and type of carbohydrate they are eating. They can then set themselves goals to ensure they are consuming the right amount of carbohydrate to match their physical activity levels, also taking into consideration their weight and level of diabetes control. In the UK, many of the starchy staple foods release the glucose quickly into the blood i.e. they are high GI foods. But when people are advised to base their meals on carbohydrate, many of them end up eating over 300 grams a day. Through our experience of delivering structured education, many people reduce their carbohydrate intake to between 130-260 grams per day and are able to improve their diabetes control and body weight as a result. To date, lower carbohydrate diets have not shown any negative effects. [url]http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Carbohydrates-and-diabetes-debate/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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