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daily carbs for T2

If you have a BG meter, measure your BG after eating, and you'll find which foods, and what quantity you can manage.
If you have't, you need to get hold of one, as there is no other way to be sure.
 
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I aim for 20g for each of 3 meals a day. No snacks in between. I don't always manage it though I only human (nearly). We are all different though.
 
Blood glucose meter is my suggestion. And there is no general rule for how many carbs to have. It depends on what you can tolerate, so test.

I usually keep under 25 grams of carbs per day.
 
I have found I may have a baby version of what @nosher8355 has. if I eat no carbs I hang about at about 6.5. If I eat 20g I drop down to about 5.2
 
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I'm trying to follow a LCHF diet, and have just started reading a book ('Complete Guide To Carb Counting'). I'm amazed at the carb count of so many foods!!

What on earth do people eat, many of whom are aiming at 20g per day max??
 
Low carbers can eat/drink most things if they aren't full of sugar./starch/carbohydrates. :p It isn't actually a particularly restrictive diet, given a little thought!

Serious low carbers and those who're aiming to lose weight will be aiming for around 20g per day to start with (e.g Atkins diet) to get them into ketosis, but that is a bit more restrictive, though I believe @modesty is eating around 10g carbs a day! I managed 20g per day to start me off, and probably eat around 30-50g a day now. The main problem with going too low, as I see it - unless you are very careful or take supplements - is that you could be losing out on essential nutrients, thereby doing yourself a power of no good. But then I suppose a very limited high carb diet would do likewise...

Robbity
 
I am at less than 20 g of carbs a day, not counting non-starchy vegetables (which are maybe another 20 g). It's not that difficult. I eat eggs, bacon, sausage, chicken, fish, beef, cheese, rye crackers, coffee, milk, and lots of vegetables. :hungry: When you eat so few grams of carbs it's not hard to measure.
 
Eating low carb is a lot easier than you might think. At the beginning of this year I knew something had to change with my control, and I decided to start low carbing. I thought that I was resigning myself to a bland and unfulfilling diet. Thankfully I was very wrong! I actually enjoy food more now than I ever did before, and it satisfies me. Eggs, cheese and most meats are great (Beware sausages though, some are fine, others have much higher carb content), and I eat plenty of vegetables (bell peppers, green leaf salads, and celeriac are my favourites). I still have quite the sweet tooth, which has meant I have had to learn to bake. I use a natural sweetener called Stevia, which is carb free and actually much sweeter than sugar. (This means it's way too powerful to eat on its own, and you only need small amounts to bake with). I make low carb cheesecakes, muffins and even chocolate cakes, using 100% cocoa powder. Chocolate doesn't have to be high carb, it's usually what they add to it that's the problem. I use almond flour (which is just ground almonds) as a flour substitute.
 
I try to stick to around 100gms a day . I find that if I have yoghurt and berries with a sprinkle of nutty muesli for breakfast and have salad and coronation chicken for lunch then I feel good and can have a bit more at tea time.
 
There is no one size fits all answer to the how many carbs per day question.

Nor is it some kind of how low can you go competition.

As others have suggested you should let your glucose meter guide you, testing before and after each meal and adjusting your carb intake downwards until you can manage to keep post meal counts within 2 mmol of your before meal readings.

An alternative approach to cutting carb intake further is to substitute one carb for another with a lower GI value. Lower GI carbs take longer to enter the bloodstream as glucose and, depending on your current condition, your pancreas may be able to produce enough insulin to deal with the glucose better at the reduced absorption rate.

The important thing is to experiment until you reach a diet that works for you and that you feel confident you can stick with for the rest of your life.

Best of wishes

Pavlos
 
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I eat anywhere between 200g and 300g of carbs per day now. It took me a while to increase from the 100-150g I used to have.
 
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