Kristin251
Expert
Thanks everyone! I was happy till I bought the Carbs & Cals book!! I'm going to largely ignore calories and stick with the low carb regime - as I have been for umpteen years.
As Tim and Tork said, LC, HF and MODERATE protein. The 'new' nutritional guidelines on protein is not much more than 3 oz per meal. If you want the in's and out's on it The Rosedale Diet speaks much about the effects of too much protein on BS and leptin. When I was T2 when I 1st read the book and reduced protein I saw a dramatic reduction in BG. It was a key element I was missing in reducing my BS. As T1 now it is actually the only food I still weigh. Over 3 oz and I need to split insulin doses. Also putting 4 hours between protein meals helped a lot. I used to be a grazer but that never let BS or insulin return to normal before eating again. Protein is very insulinogenic meaning it requires a lot of insulin or it will raise BS. If we are short of insulin we will see rising BS numbers. YMMV