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Protein with Carbs

Eurobuff

Eurobuff

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Hi, I am a recently diagnosed diabetic type 2 and am still finding my feet. I have been trying to work out the best foods that don't spike my BG. While doing this I've stumbled on something and I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I've tried it a few times now and I get the same or very similar result. If I take the amount of net carbs in grams in a meal, then times it by 4 and eat that amount of protein my BG level stays the same, 2 hrs, 3 hrs after eating. I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if it's safe to do so? Can anyone help?


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Not heard of that one before. Approximately how many grams of carbs are you looking at in an average meal? What do you mean by net carbs?
 
If that means you are getting your nutrition from 80% protein, 20% carb, then you are following a reasonably strict Low Carb diet. Yes, that could be expected to normalise blood sugars for a Type 2 diabetic. Many on this forum use a low carb diet to control diabetes.
 
Spiker said:
If that means you are getting your nutrition from 80% protein, 20% carb, then you are following a reasonably strict Low Carb diet. Yes, that could be expected to normalise blood sugars for a Type 2 diabetic. Many on this forum use a low carb diet to control diabetes.
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No fat at all?
 
Bluetit1802 said:
No fat at all?
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Hi I am following a low carb diet. Net carbs meaning total carbohydrate figure minus fibre. I am eating fat as well. Today for instance 19g carb, 77g protein, 54g fat. The fat amount in relation to the carbs doesn't seem to have any bearing though that I've found. The exact amount of carbs or protein can vary each day, but as long as the protein is 4 x net carbs my BG doesn't change. I just wondered if it would be ok to do that long term for my main meal?


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Fat doesn't have any direct effect on blood sugar, just indirect effects such as delayed absorption of carbs and possibly increased insulin resistance for carbs.

Your overall macronutrient ratio (by calorie value) is around <10% from carb, <40% from protein, > 50% from fat. If you can maintain this diet, you should be fine. Some might say the protein level is high and have concerns about that. As long as you don't have kidney problems, my personal opinion would be not to worry about that.
 
Spiker said:
Fat doesn't have any direct effect on blood sugar, just indirect effects such as delayed absorption of carbs and possibly increased insulin resistance for carbs.

Your overall macronutrient ratio (by calorie value) is around <10% from carb, <40% from protein, > 50% from fat. If you can maintain this diet, you should be fine. Some might say the protein level is high and have concerns about that. As long as you don't have kidney problems, my personal opinion would be not to worry about that.
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Hi thanks, my kidneys are fine, would this put my kidneys under any strain which could potentially lead to problems later on?


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Eurobuff said:
Hi thanks, my kidneys are fine, would this put my kidneys under any strain which could potentially lead to problems later on?


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There is a concern or fear about high protein diets doing this, but no evidence in those with healthy kidneys.

Of course, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
 
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