Age 53, Male, active (walk average of 1.9 miles a day at work) Type 2 diagnosed 7/7/2011, lost 19 lbs since then, Blood sugars <103 after meals, seem to be doing well as far as the type 2 goes.
Kind of angry at the dietary guidelines and nutritionists I have met. The reccommended carb intake is higher than what I was eating before I was diagnosed. Why on Earth would I want to start consuming MORE carbs than I was before I was diagnosed? Seems to me that a mild case of malnutrition would be better than progressing to Type 1. Any other thoughts?
I was not on a low carb diet before, I just kept track of what I ate and went back and figured out how many carbs a day I was eating and was surprised to find I was already consuming less than what was reccommended. Currently living comfortably on 60 - 75 grams of carbohydrates per day and am unwilling to go much higher.
Kind of angry at the dietary guidelines and nutritionists I have met. The reccommended carb intake is higher than what I was eating before I was diagnosed. Why on Earth would I want to start consuming MORE carbs than I was before I was diagnosed? Seems to me that a mild case of malnutrition would be better than progressing to Type 1. Any other thoughts?
I was not on a low carb diet before, I just kept track of what I ate and went back and figured out how many carbs a day I was eating and was surprised to find I was already consuming less than what was reccommended. Currently living comfortably on 60 - 75 grams of carbohydrates per day and am unwilling to go much higher.