I’ve been pretty lazy about actually tracking what I eat. I know it is significantly less than what it was and I know there’s definitely fewer carbs going in. However, I often find myself wondering “should I eat this or should I eat that?” That got me wondering just how many carbs can I have. After spending some time with my friend Google, I learned that this is no different than anything else. There are so many opinions, presented as facts. Some people say zero. I’m pretty sure that can’t be right. After that there are some common opinions that may have merit. 20g/day is very popular, 50g/day is also popular. I’ve even seen 65g-100g/day for males.
I finally decided to see what the American Diabetes Association had to see about it. They say “A place to start is at about 45-60 grams of carbohydrate at a meal.” They go on to say “You may need more or less carbohydrate at meals depending on how you manage your diabetes. You and your health care team can figure out the right amount for you.” Well, I don’t recall my doctor giving me any specific guidance,
Any way, the first priority is to get my weight under control and I don’t think 45g-60g per meal is going to do it. I’m going to try to target 65g/day and see how I feel and how close I can get. Obviously I also need to monitor my blood glucose level to ensure I don’t go all Hypoglycemic on myself.
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