# RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (III): Excessive Carbs - Complications Beyond Diabetes
# RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (III) EXCESSIVE CARBS - COMPLICATIONS BEYOND DIABETES 1st February 2024 CASCADING EFFECTS OF CARBS IN DIET VEGETARIANS & VEGANS - BE WARY Dear Reader, The previous blog of January 2024 was elaborative in linking Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with excessive carbohydrates (carbs) intake. But surprisingly and sadly that is not the end of matter. The plunder by carbs, once initiated, progresses unbridled. Medical jargon apart, it needs to be fathomed and ingested and registered that carbs consumption amongst especially the vegetarians and vegans needs to be curtailed and / or replaced with some other macronutrient i.e. either proteins and / or fats. CLARITY ON GLUCOSE LEVELS & ESTIMATIONS NORMAL GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS The normal fasting blood glucose concentration s are considered, as based on guidelines of: World Health Organization (WHO): 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L) to 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE