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No More Carb Confusion
Choosing your carbs wisely, not low-carb dieting, will help you control your glucose levels and your weight

No More Carb Confusion What is low-carb dieting and what can it do for you when you’re trying to control your glucose and your weight? It’s true that carbohydrate-rich foods have the most immediate impact on your blood glucose control. But you’ll find that controlling your portions of all types of food, including those dense in carbohydrate, best helps you to manage your diabetes.

In the diet world, “low-carb dieting” is not the same as limiting carbs to manage blood glucose. Christine McKinney, M.S., a diabetes educator at The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, sorts through the carb confusion to highlight what you need to know about...

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