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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2742481" data-attributes="member: 517579">I aim for around 20g/day.  The usual estimate is that the system requires about 130g glucose/day,  which if it doesn't come from food will come initially from glycogen stores being metabolised by the liver via glycogenolesis and later from gluconeogenesis from metabolised bodyfat.  The pic attached is  from Bilous andDonnelly's Handbook of Diabetes and illustrates the complex system but particularly the alternative sources of glucose. NIMGU is Non-Insulin Mediated Glucose Uptake - glucose being used by cells without requiring insulin.  [ATTACH=full]71111[/ATTACH]The "official" recommnendation on how many carbs you should eat is  much higher. The UK (via the Eatwell Plate) officially advises everyone to eat around 250-350g carb a day, and other countries seem to be in the same ballpark.</blockquote>

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