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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 628839" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. There is no doubt that blood sugar with diabetes is increased by carb intake as carbs are converted to glucose and diabetes, by definition, is the inability of the body to handle carbs i.e. glucose properly. It's no coincidence, therefore that most of us find lowering the carbs helps with blood sugar; it also happens to help with weight reduction more so than reducing fat for most of us. Reducing portion sizes helps as it reduces all foods; in particular carbs. Low-GI carbs are always better than high-GI as it smooths blood sugar a bit and possibly less is digested by the body into glucose. As others have said and I have often posted, I never ever use the term LCHF but rather just LC. If you go LC, which for most of us helps, you need to increase the proteins and fats enough to give you the nutrients and energy you need but no more than that. You do not have to stuff yourself with fat! I'm sure the Mediterranean diet is fine and perhaps you are having more fat than you need or you need to move the carbs down a bit more?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 628839, member: 21149"] Hi. There is no doubt that blood sugar with diabetes is increased by carb intake as carbs are converted to glucose and diabetes, by definition, is the inability of the body to handle carbs i.e. glucose properly. It's no coincidence, therefore that most of us find lowering the carbs helps with blood sugar; it also happens to help with weight reduction more so than reducing fat for most of us. Reducing portion sizes helps as it reduces all foods; in particular carbs. Low-GI carbs are always better than high-GI as it smooths blood sugar a bit and possibly less is digested by the body into glucose. As others have said and I have often posted, I never ever use the term LCHF but rather just LC. If you go LC, which for most of us helps, you need to increase the proteins and fats enough to give you the nutrients and energy you need but no more than that. You do not have to stuff yourself with fat! I'm sure the Mediterranean diet is fine and perhaps you are having more fat than you need or you need to move the carbs down a bit more? [/QUOTE]
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