The American Diabetes Association (ADA) does not recommend a specific amount of carbohydrate consumption for diabetic diets. Although it is not recommended to use fructose as an added sweetener because it may adversely affect plasma lipids. There is no minimum required amount of daily dietary carbohydrates as the body can make glucose through various metabolic processes including gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis. The same is not true of the protein and fat as both contain constituent components that are essential and cannot be synthesized through human metabolism.