I realllly don't want to get on a soap box here, and totally respect everybody's individual plan that works uniquely for them.
BUT - carbs SHOULD NOT be the enemy. All diabetics (T1 and T2) can, in theory, follow a 50-35-15 or 50-30-20 % diet (%calories from carbs-fat-protein). Yes, our bodies can produce glucose, but a VERY insufficient process with not-so-good byproducts. Ketones being one of those byproducts. If your physician is prescribing enough meds and you are following a sensible diet (avoiding simple, high-carb foods; avoiding unhealthy, high-fat foods), then your BG levels should be okay. The problems w/this? 90% of the time, your MD opts for the easy way out, which is letting you do a low-carb diet, which 90% of the time, compliance becomes an issue. And, they are almost always high-fat and high-protein (neither of which are good). And, RDs admittedly often prescribe too many carbs. But 50% of calories is just the prescription of a healthy nutritional regimen for "normal" - and shouldn't it be possible for us to follow a "normal" regimen?
Carbs make us fat if WE EAT TOO MANY OF THEM.
Eating too much of ANYTHING does the same thing.
TOO MANY CALORIES (no matter the source) = FAT
Unless, of course, you are putting your body into starvation mode with a high-protein diet - which glucogenesis plays a role in...)
Hope this doesn't come back to bite me in my big butt...lol (see Shutterbug's thread on big butts)
