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As far as I am concerned, either of these "diets" are too extreme. I feel best on an omnivore regimen, and I do eat complex carbs. I exercise and maintain muscle tone, drink a lot of water, take herbal supplements like berberine. This works best for me.
It goes a little deeper than that. The article basically is saying high fat diets which are popular with diabetics (including me) lead to insulin resistance which is a major problem with many T2's. I don't believe it myself because the proof is in the pudding. I still have diabetes regardless. It is well controlled but my health markers have improved substantially since following a low carb high fat diet.
It works by percentages of Fat, Protein and Carbohydrates. The lowest will always be carbohydrates, typically less than 10%. The protein level should be no more than moderate because protein turns to glucose in the absence of carbs. That leaves fat as the highest percentage, hence the name high fat. The actual percentage varies but usually 60% or more for fat. Many people here the words "high fat" and automatically assume large amounts of meat and cheese but there are wide variety of sources of dietary fat including plant sources.
I'm a huge fan of keto/low carb. I know all about ketosis and gluconeogenesis. I still wouldn't use the term "high fat." That's just me.
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