I know what you're thinking. That I have a remarkable command of the obvious.
Thanks to some recent research, mainstream medicine and nutrition professionals are finally (slooooowly) getting on the low carb for diabetes bandwagon, but not soon enough. Hundreds of thousands of lives, limbs and kidneys could have been spared if only this was the advice given to newly diagnosed patients. Instead, we're advised to "eat whatever we want and cover it with insulin." And in many cases patients are prescribes a large amoung of carbohydrate to go with that; commonly 60 grams of carbs per meal plus two 15g snacks per day.
Here's some really special advice from our friends at the American Diabetes Association, who we know have our best interests in mind (except that they get most of their funding from big pharma and food lobbies, so there's that. My rule is "always follow the money" when it comes to diciphering "research" and medical advice.
According to the ADA's website's fabulous advice for diabetics, the answer to "How many grams of carbohydrate are best for me?" is as follows:
The recommended number of servings is based on your weight, activity level, diabetes medicines, and goals for your blood glucose levels. Your dietitian or diabetes educator, can work with you to make a personalized plan. A general guideline is to have 45-60 grams of carbohydrate at each meal 15-20 grams of carbohydrate servings at each snack. And then use lots of lots of our sponsors' drugs to attempt in vain to achieve a non-diabetic A1C." Ok, so I made up that last part.
That's a total of as much as 210 grams of carbs PER DAY. For someone whose body can't process carbs. And if you're Type 2, you likely don't have insulin to cover those carbs so all you're doing is putting your body into a constant state of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia.
Think about that the next time you're asked to donate to the organization that's supposed to be protecting our health.
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