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Abstract
The inability of current recommendations to control the epidemic of diabetes, the specific failure of the prevailing low-fat diets to improve obesity, cardiovascular risk, or general health and the persistent reports of some serious side effects of commonly prescribed diabetic medications, in combination with the continued success of low-carbohydrate diets in the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome without significant side effects, point to the need for a reappraisal of dietary guidelines. The benefits of carbohydrate restriction in diabetes are immediate and well documented. Concerns about the efficacy and safety are long term and conjectural rather than data driven. Dietary carbohydrate restriction reliably reduces high blood glucose, does not require weight loss (although is still best for weight loss), and leads to the reduction or elimination of medication. It has never shown side effects comparable with those seen in many drugs. Here we present 12 points of evidence supporting the use of low-carbohydrate diets as the first approach to treating type 2 diabetes and as the most effective adjunct to pharmacology in type 1. They represent the best-documented, least controversial results. The insistence on long-term randomized controlled trials as the only kind of data that will be accepted is without precedent in science. The seriousness of diabetes requires that we evaluate all of the evidence that is available. The 12 points are sufficiently compelling that we feel that the burden of proof rests with those who are opposed.
The whole thing is a good read for anyone with type II diabetes.
For me, a very low-carb diet absolutely does keep my blood-sugar levels under control, in the normal range. I have not been formally diagnosed with diabetes......but when I do not watch my carbs, yikes, my BS starts going up and up.
As some one who has been battling diabetes for nearly 20 years its obvious in my Blood sugar readings that low carb food intake equates to low blood sugar readings,
But a low carb does not "cure" diabetes and even people following a low carb diet still have metabolic issues. The key that they are missing is the enzymatic vitamin cofactors that help lower inflammation, nevermind the several distinct genetic and environmental differences that can give rise to diabetes.
Diabetes is primarily an inflammatory disorder and inflammation can arise from several sources.
Lowering carbs does not reduce inflammation so while you might not suffer from some of the neurological issues of high blood sugar you will still suffer from heart disease and other inflammation based disorders.
Looking only at blood glucose in diabetes is simplistic and dangerous to patients,
My husband has been a type 2 diabetic since 2008. We are both eating low carb and stopped eating rice, pasta, bread and potatoes. We do eat beans and certain veggies that have carbs. His blood sugars have gone from 280 to 170 which is still slightly high but it's only been 1 month. He has stopped eating junk food too. He does have fruit as a snack once a day. He has lost weight too but not sure how much. He plans on weighing himself at the end of the month. He's overweight. He feels a lot better when his sugars are lower. He did get off meds in 2012 after loosing 100 lbs. He was off meds until about last year now he back on the metformin because he put some of that weight back on. Thankfully he has not been on Insulin.
But a low carb does not "cure" diabetes and even people following a low carb diet still have metabolic issues. ,
There is no cure for diabetes,once you got it you're only option is to control it.
I find a low carb diet keeps my blood sugar at close to normal levels, however sticking to that low carb diet can be challenging.
Any particular diet you recommend for diabetics?
There is no cure for diabetes,once you got it you're only option is to control it.
I find a low carb diet keeps my blood sugar at close to normal levels, however sticking to that low carb diet can be challenging.
Any particular diet you recommend for diabetics?
Really? i know at least two people who were on insulin for type 2 and they not only no longer have to take it but their blood sugar is normal.
Yeah, I bet you if they were to go back to eating unhealthy high carb foods their "cure" wouldn't last a more than a couple of weeks. Having a remission or being under control is NOT cured. The metabolic condition remains. The low carb thing is a lifestyle change, not a temporary diet.
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