How many carbs is low carb

[unigirl]

Hi All

I was diagnosed in Feb 2013 and since then have lost nearly 3 stone and exercise every day for at least 60 minutes although many on this forum recommend a self test monitor I have resisted the temptation until I get my next Hcabc result which is due to be taken in the next week or so.

I do have a couple of questions which I would be grateful if someone could help with.

Firstly, how low is low carb by using the myfitness pal I have been consuming roughly between 80 to at the highest 140g per day. These carbs are generally veg bit of fruit banana (once a week), berries ( but no potato) nothing white i.e white bread, pasta, rice, cake etc. I do have ryvita and atkins bars for a chocolate fix or oat cakes. My diet is mostly chicken, salmon salad meat, cheese and eggs with gluten free chocolate rice cakes (brilliant). Is this low enough to deal with blood glucose issues ?

Secondly, I had a colestral test done not long ago and it was 3.7 however the receptionist said there was no break down of the two types.

What should I be aiming for in terms of colestral levels ?
Also when I see my doc what other function test should I be looking to have i.e liver etc.

thanks for your help (sorry for the spelling errors cant seem to get the spell check working)

 

[noblehead]

Depends where you look for a definition of low carb, some say under 50g and others say anything under 130g a day.

As for cholesterol levels here are the target levels which people with diabetes should be aiming for:

Your total cholesterol level should be below 4.0mmol/l.

LDL levels should be less than 2.0mmol/l.

HDL levels should be 1.0mmol/l or above in men and 1.2mmol/l or above in women.

Triglyceride levels should be 1.7mmol/l or less.


Other test include eyes, kidneys, bp and feet to name a few.

 

[phoenix]

There are various definitions of how low is a low carb diet.

This is a definition of low carb from a group of lowcarb proponents including Drs Bernstein, Dahlqvist, Feinman, Volek and others http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/9

We suggest the following definitions:

The ADA designates low carbohydrate diets as less than 130 g/d or 26% of a nominal 2000 kcal diet and we consider this a reasonable cutoff for the definition of a low-carbohydrate diet. Carbohydrate consumption before the epidemic of obesity averaged 43%, and we suggest 26% to 45% as the range for moderate-carbohydrate diets. The intake of less than 30 g/d, as noted above should be referred to as a very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet (VLCKD).

Diabetes UK defines anything les that 45% low carb

For the purpose of this position statement, the term “low-carbohydrate” is used as a collective term to describe any amount of carbohydrate restriction which is less than the dietary reference value of 45% of total energy

(so for the 2000 cal diet anything less than 225 g carb.)
Other groups give different definitions so for example in the Swedish guidelines 30-40% of calories ( ie at 2000 calories a day , 150- 200g) is designated a moderate low carb diet and below 30% an extremely low carb diet.

From individuals you will get lots of different answers .