I used tp be 28-60 per day for pretty much all my diabetic life.
It doesb't do anything for dawn or waking phenomenon -lol!! Always had that but my bloods have been good for 30+ years. Only
thing is at times bloods have been too low.... almoost lost my licence a few years back.
I'm pretty much the same nowadays but I have to add in a smoothie each day and these generally come in around 27g...
Today will be 40 carbs including a spinach/fruit mix smoothie.
It may have looked after my diabetes but honestly I don't know if it has done me well for my overall health as I have chronic colon and stomach problems... but these only started afterbI was advised for a while to eat more carbs such as bread and porridge....
I am OTT on watching my vitamin and nutrient intake because now with colon and stomach probs I have a very, very limited diet. I have to supplement a lot-but I am certainly living proof that some supplements like d3, calcium, magnesium work. (I take many more!!)
What caused stomach probs? Who knows? Could it have been the lower carbs or all of a sudden eating extra carbs? Or just my body?
The only time I've varied weight wise was eating high carbs. I was always a size 8-10.. until those carbs were advised and I went up to a 12-14. Hubby used to say "its because you aren't working or active so much" but it wan't. After cancer last year and stomach/colon probs I have certainly been a lot less active.. and barely a size 8.....
I think it is the best way of eating.. but I do wonder how much is down to the fact that the food isn't processed....minimising processed rubbish like crisps, bread etc has got to be beneficial to the body. Tgere's so many additives and preservatives in food. I still think the cleaner we eat the better.
Less, carbs, less insulin, less errors...