Fri, Nov-01-02, 20:46
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Plan: Bernstein Diabetes Soluti
Stats: 260/-/145
BF:
Progress: 63%
Location: Michigan
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Hi Gina!
Dr. Bernstein recommends that diabetics don't go over 30 grams of carb per day and the breakdown is 6 grams of carb for breakfast, 12 for lunch and 12 for dinner. Snacks are to be carb-free. Everyone is different, but Dr. Bernstein's goal is to have no more than a 30 point jump in blood sugars following any meal or snack and to maintain as tight control as possible over your blood sugars to prevent complications. The tighter control you have and the more stable you keep your blood sugar at all times (not just fasting and 2 hours after eating), the less likelihood you have of developing complications from diabetes.
I believe he also recommends that meals and snacks be spaced at least 3 1/2 hours apart or you could start getting a cumulative effect on your blood sugars with rise and fall of your blood sugars from the last meal or snack overlapping with the next. HTH
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