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Hi, I’m confused about what is a low carb diet. The screenshot about dietary levels is from NHS website and the other is from here. NHS recommend no more than 260g carbs a day but the list from here suggests that anything over 170 is a high carb diet. Is that high carb for T2 diabetics?
I was advised to aim for around 140g but can see other people on here have next to no carbs in their diet. I don’t think I could manage with that low a carb level and my mental health really suffered last time I was diagnosed but I ultimately did go on to reverse my T2 but due to lots of factors here I am again and I’m worried about pushing myself too much.
Would appreciate some advice without judgement
Hi
There are people who have a very, very low carb diet on this site and manage their diabetes extremely effectively. But there are others, including myself, who eat more carbs, lose significant amounts of weight and consistently achieve non-diabetic HbA1c readings. In my opinion, the important thing is to avoid long term diabetic complications and in my case, so far so good.
Very low carb is daunting so I try to keep to less than 130g of carbs a day and less than 30g per meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner). This gives me some room to play with for the odd snack. I rarely eat pasta or rice and measure it carefully on the very odd occasions when I do. However I do eat a couple of VERY thin slices of bread each day (rye or sourdough or a local low GI loaf which is also pretty low carb). I also eat the odd new potato now and then.
I generally have meals which are normal meals based on meat, fish, eggs or whatever protein you like - unadulterated, curried, Italian style etc etc plus veg but minus, for example, rice, spaghetti, garlic bread etc. I fill the pudding hole with berries and yoghurt. And the occasional, ok daily, couple of squares of very dark chocolate. And/or nuts.
So there you go. I have found this do-able and effective. Hope it helps.