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How many carbs do YOU eat

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Mollyc1995

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
How many carbs do you eat? I know everyone with diabetes is different and some can handle more carbs than others.

Also what sort of carbs do you eat?
 
As few as I can get away with. Always under 20. On weekdays I aim to be as near to zero as possible but weekend days are usually nearer 20.
 
Not many. I don’t count, but if I had to then it’s probably less than 10g. Green overground vegetables plus an incidental amount from cream in my coffee. No sugar no grains.
 
Between 12 - 20g usually less - I've just recently gone keto - up until then I used to have 70g a day but I was on gliclizide- I dropped the gliclizide when I went keto. Second time of trying my numbers went too high last time and had to take back the gliclizide - this time so far so good :)
 
I count approximately but aim to stay 30g or under per day. I avoid all forms of potato, pasta, rice, cereal, flour and bread (except for 1 slice of HiLo toast 5g for breakfast most days, never 2 though) and sugar in all its forms insofar as I can.
What are your thoughts?
 
Just overground veg. Maybe a little communal carbs if we have a chilli with an onion in.

Otherwise as little as possible.
 
About 70-80g a day. Carbs are mostly veg like cauliflower, swede, carrots, lentils, beans etc. not potatoes, bread, rice or pasta.
 
I eat as much carbs as I fancy and take my insulin.
I guess that's the difference between type 1 and type 2.
Some people with type 1 limit their carbs, but I do not find it necessary.
For example, yesterday, I ate two Aero bars and a bowl of pasta (and more) and my BG remained between 4 and 8. But I confess not every day is as smooth.
 
Goonergal said:
Meat, fish, eggs, cheese, occasional (very occasional) green veg, occasional nuts, cream in tea.
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No onions with the meat, no tomatoes, no mustard, no gravy, no low carb fruits with yoghurt, no square of chocolate?
 
I started at 50 gm per day after diagnosis, then went down to 40 purely to try to lose weight, but now am just as low as possible.
I have been told that I will have a blood test and health check some time in April, and my weight is going up.
Lower insulin resistance - my guess, but see how I get on with a bag of salad and protein, plus a couple of eggs for a few weeks -
 
Mollyc1995 said:
How many carbs do you eat? I know everyone with diabetes is different and some can handle more carbs than others.

Also what sort of carbs do you eat?
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Usually under 20g most of the time, mainly eating meat and above ground veg and the occasional dip into the 85% choc!
 
I haven’t been counting yet. Maybe around 100. Maybe less. I need to get the App set up.

I am not aiming for ultra low though, yet.
 
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