They would rather people shell out beaucoup bucks for diabetes meds.
There’s too much money to be made in diabetes medicines for them to seriously push the low carb diet.
A while back, I got a shock when the Dr. informed me that my A1c was 10.4% (average blood glucose 252). I felt like crap.
Diabetic specialist informed me that just pushing pills isn’t going to solve the problems. I had to radically change my diet and exercise. He gave me a slight uptick of Metformin but told me to go low carb/high fat (limited protein). He also gave me some suggestions for supplements such as K2/D3, krill oil, pro-biotics garlic and a general multi.
Carbs are 20%, protein 20%, and fat 60%
Results were astounding. In the first week alone, my blood sugar dropped from 335 to 108 and is steady this day. I have more energy, I sleep better and can just do more. Doc says the drugs helped but it was the lifestyle changes that did the trick. The specialist said that if I meet my target weight, the blood profiles look good and I continue to keep up this new lifestyle I will be off my meds.
No more junk food, no more bread and no more rice. Now it’s spinach, kale, nuts, cheese, seaweed, lean chicken and fish.
It’s not the money as it is personal discipline. But I know of many type 2 diabetics who are thin.It’s not just a weight issue.