Sid Bonkers
Well-Known Member
- Messages
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- Location
- S.E.London, N.W.Kent borders
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- Customer helplines that use recorded menus that promise to put me through to the right person but never do - and being ill. Oh, and did I mention customer helplines :)
As a well controlled T2 who has had lost and maintained over 5 stones (70lb ) and had HbA1c's in the mid 5's for 8 years I would say categorically:
Control carbs to control blood glucose levels.
and
Control calories to lose weight.
I say control rather than count as the only time I have ever counted carbs was when I was using insulin for the first 12 months after I was diagnosed almost 8 years ago now and I have never ever counted calories. I just ate a lot less
You wont control BG by counting calories and you wont lose weight just by cutting carbs if you are still eating too many calories.
Control carbs to control blood glucose levels.
and
Control calories to lose weight.
I say control rather than count as the only time I have ever counted carbs was when I was using insulin for the first 12 months after I was diagnosed almost 8 years ago now and I have never ever counted calories. I just ate a lot less
You wont control BG by counting calories and you wont lose weight just by cutting carbs if you are still eating too many calories.