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Basic Carb Counting

To maintain good blood glucose levels, people with diabetes often use carb counting to plan their meals.

Anyone can benefit from carbohydrate counting, says Linda Yerardi, M.S., R.D., LDN, CDE, director of diabetes education at the Diabetes Center at Mercy in Baltimore. "Everyone with diabetes has to monitor their carbohydrates."

After eating any type of carbohydrate, it breaks down into glucose and enters the bloodstream. This is why your blood glucose rises after eating carbs.

"Protein and fat will not have as big of an impact on blood sugar as carbohydrate, so carbs are what we look at," Yerardi says.

Why Count Carbs?

"The purpose of carb counting is to more consistently control the amount of glucose going into the bloodstream to stabilize blood sugar levels," says Michelle Bravo, R.D, LDN, CDE, a dietitian at Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center in Baltimore.

Carb counting ranges from basic to advanced. Everyone starts with basic carb counting, no matter how long they've had diabetes or what their ultimate carb counting goal is.

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lnoyes7 wrote:

How many carbs per day should a person have with type 2 diabetes, I have to lose 40 lbs.

8/16/2010 04:46:41 PM Report Abuse
anonymous wrote:

carbs in a avacado: 1 cup cubed, commercial avacados = 13carbs or 1 Carb Point. Check out this site it is awesome healthsimple.com It has a Carbulator - just type food and it gives all the nutritional value including carbs and points. AMB444

7/24/2010 02:48:36 PM Report Abuse
trainhaml wrote:

how many carbs are in an avacado There is a wonderful web-site: Ask.com keyin your question and I have yet to not get an answer. Total carbohydrates in avocado 18 in an average size avacodo

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5/20/2010 08:56:52 PM Report Abuse
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how many carbs are in an avacado

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lnoyes7 says:
How many carbs per day should a person have with type 2 diabetes, I have to lose 40 lbs.
How many carbs per day should a person have with type 2 diabetes, I have to lose 40 lbs.
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