In the Atkins book there is a section on vitamins and supplements. He says the basic multivitamin is his formula number three. He lists the ingredients and their daily values and why selected ingredients are used. I use a centrum multi-vitamin instead. And I take some of his reccommended supplements, like chromium. He lays it all out in his book, what he thinks is important and why.

As far as diabetic exchanges, they are actually groupings of grams. A diabetic exchange of carbs for instance has about 15 grams. So 2.5 exchanges has the 38 grams of carbohydrate. My mother was a diabetic and I remember her trying to get her meals in line with the exchanges and how hard it was, expecially eating at a restaurant.

We have it easier by basically focusing on net carbs. For more information its in the Atkins book.

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