What are carbohydrates and why should I care about carbohydrates?

How many carbohydrates should I eat?

The amount will vary according to:

Or the weight and height (Body Mass Index - BMI)

Or your desired (or ideal) weight

o When and what type and amount of exercise you do

What medications you are taking or

or age

Other diseases or

A number of laboratory tests or to measure levels such as cholesterol and kidney (renal) function

The minimum amount of carbohydrates recommended for adultsis 130 grams per day.

This is a small amount of carbohydrates in various organs of the body, such as:

or central nervous system and brain and

O skeletal muscles (for exercise) to burn carbohydrates as energy sources like.

So the answer to the question of how much carbohydrate should I eat? Only your doctor can answer this question for you.

What foods contain carbohydrates?

or bread, cereals, pasta and cereals

or Ricebeans and starchy vegetables (potatoes, corn, peas)

Fruits and fruit juices or

or milk and yogurt

O Regular sugar-sweetened soft drinks, fruit drinks and sweets

or cakes, cookies and chocolates (sorry this list contains chocolate. my favorite).

What foods contain carbohydrates

or protein: meat, fish, poultry, cheese, eggs, peanut butter, tofu

or fats: butter, margarine, mayonnaise, cream cheese, sour cream, nuts, seeds,Avocado

Why should check your blood sugar

An HbA1c of 6% or less within the normal range for people without diabetes. A level below 7% is considered the most desirable level for diabetics and is the control of blood sugar.

A hemoglobin A1c of 7% or less in a small accident:

or 33% of diabetic blindness (retinopathy).

or 16% reduction in heart attack or stroke.

Ø 54% in the kidneys (nephropathy).

or 60%Nerve disease (neuropathy).

or 27% reduction in overall risk of death.

Diabetes is the number one cause of blindness.

Pregnant

Check your blood sugar levels is very important for a diabetic to do to get pregnant.

For a pregnant woman with diabetes, poor glycemic control, the rate of birth defects, such as 6-10%.

The rate drops to 3.5% if the mother's blood sugar is well controlled.

For those who are extremely poor control of blood glucose infirst trimester (three months) may take up to 20% of the risk of birth defects.