Thursday, December 12, 2013

Carbs in diabetes

I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and want to know how much carbohydrate I should consume on a daily basis.

In general, it is recommended that you get 60% of your calories from carbohydrates. If you ingest a 2000 calorie diet, this means about 1200 calories should be from carbohydrates. That is about 300 grams of carbohydrates/day. If you are a diabetic, I recommend you learn to read labels and understand calories.