Donna van Zyl, Specialist Diabetic Dietician advises that people with Diabetes should focus on achieving good Glucose control rather than just limiting all Carbohydrates.
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Alright, so I think that's a very good question and a lot of people are talking about carbohydrates as such with limiting or restricting carbohydrates and there is no recommendation to specifically limit carbohydrates. are a good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals, and they get broken down into glucose. So many individuals want to cut carbohydrates because they want to reduce their blood glucose levels. So you know the science behind it, we understand that, but carbohydrates are also good. So one does not need to limit carbohydrate, you can portion control carbohydrate or also monitor the quality of carbohydrate that you consume to choose more high fiber or whole grain carbohydrates which actually are nutrient rich as well as well as give you the glucose for energy and for fuel as well.
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