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Do Low-Carb Diets Help Diabetes?
WebMD ^ | March 15, 2006 | Salynn Boyles

Posted on 07/15/2018 2:20:17 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

Should people with type 2 diabetes follow very low carbohydrate diets? The American Diabetes Association (ADA) says "no", but a small study from Sweden suggests such a diet may be one of the best ways to manage the disease and reduce the need for medication.

“Many people are essentially cured of their [type 2] diabetes by low-carbohydrate diets, but that message is not getting out," says low-carb proponent and biochemistry professor Richard Feinman, PhD, of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

While agreeing that carbohydrate restriction helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar, ADA spokesman Nathaniel G. Clark, MD, tells WebMD that the ADA does not recommend very low-carb diets because patients find them too restrictive.

"We want to promote a diet that people can live with long-term," says Clark, who is vice president of clinical affairs and youth strategies for the ADA. "People who go on very low carbohydrate diets generally aren't able to stick with them for long periods of time."

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: atkins; atkinsdiet; dietandcuisine
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To: dsc

>>When I was young and healthy enough to lose weight, I only succeeded because I gave myself one cheat per week: cheeseburger, fries, coke, banana split.<<

I do that and it works. One meal a weak when the rules go out the window. Since I don’t eat that much anyway I can’t really put away a lot anyway. In-n-Out, Taco Bell, A pastrami on rye and the like.


21 posted on 07/15/2018 3:00:07 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: editor-surveyor

>>Have you tried any of the stemcell enhancing products?

Many have been cured of type I using them.<<

You don’t have to like eat babies or anythiing like that do you?


22 posted on 07/15/2018 3:00:52 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: ConservativeMind

Yes, low carb in the way to go. Yet all we hear today is to follow the food pyramid and eat “healthy.” How is that working for America. Sugar is the enemy. Low fat is a scam. Counting calories is a scam.

I’ve been eating keto for 3 years.

I’ve lost 110 pounds, kept it off, my blood pressure is good, and have no problems with cholesterol.

The best benefit? You feel full!


23 posted on 07/15/2018 3:01:27 PM PDT by thirdgradeteacher
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To: ConservativeMind

“The American Diabetes Association (ADA) says “no””

of course they do ...


24 posted on 07/15/2018 3:03:36 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: umgud

Find the method to lose weight that works best for you. It doesn’t really matter how you get the pounds off, get them off. Of course go into it with the understanding that over the long term (5+ years) no diet has a success rate of over 5%, most people just can’t stick to any method.


25 posted on 07/15/2018 3:05:50 PM PDT by discostu (Every gun makes its own tune.)
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To: ConservativeMind
I lost 40 lbs and kept it off for 10 years on an ONLY carb diet, vegetarian and no hydrogenated fats . The diet was boring so , the real cause of weight loss probably was just the restricted low calorie diet.. with any diet, if its boring enough there is no overeating , low calorie restriction seems to be the only thing every fad diet has in common.
26 posted on 07/15/2018 3:11:46 PM PDT by seastay
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To: discostu

You are probably right.


27 posted on 07/15/2018 3:13:25 PM PDT by umgud
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To: catnipman

As Jason Fung likes to say, they have an unblemished record of failure.


28 posted on 07/15/2018 3:14:10 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: editor-surveyor
"(Chips) are cooked in non-food oils like canola, and soy."

Grandma Utz! I think the factory is in Hanover PA

29 posted on 07/15/2018 3:16:01 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: JonPreston

Low-carb diets aren’t rough on the kidneys; high-protein diets are.

The general agreement on low-carb diets is “Low carb, high-fat (about 2/3 of your daily calories, if I recall correctly), medium protein”.


30 posted on 07/15/2018 3:16:23 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: ConservativeMind

I’d love to see Trump change dietary guidelines. 80% fat, 15% protein, and 5% carbs. It works. Ditch the low fat scheme.


31 posted on 07/15/2018 3:27:08 PM PDT by thirdgradeteacher
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To: ConservativeMind

BOOKbumped


32 posted on 07/15/2018 3:27:44 PM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (Had ENOUGH Yet ? ........................ Enforce the Bill of Rights .........It is the LAW...)
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To: seastay
Actually, my wife and I do not restrict how much we eat at all. Eating low carb lets you pig out as much as you want, then skip a meal, because you are still so full.

Your appetite gets turned off with low carb, so it’s as easy as pie (low carb, that is).

33 posted on 07/15/2018 3:35:20 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: outofsalt

“and now I crave chocolate more than ever!”


Try 85% or 90% cocoa chocolate. A bit bitter, but you get used to it. Loaded with anti-oxidants, not much sugar vs. regular chocolate, and a fair amount of fiber.


34 posted on 07/15/2018 3:36:22 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: ConservativeMind

I was pre-diabetic. Doctor told me to go low carb. In addition I deleted white sugar from my diet, stayed away from orange juice (which I mistakenly thought was healthy), along with all sugary foods. The impact was immediate. Glucose dropped into middle of healthy range within a couple of months. It was easy, and I don’t miss the sweets. Plus it made me lose 15 lbs.


35 posted on 07/15/2018 3:42:56 PM PDT by Hazwaste (Democrats are like slinkies. Only good for pushing down stairs.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Tie back to earlier low carb thread...
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3671070/posts


36 posted on 07/15/2018 3:43:14 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

It’s simple. If it tastes good you can’t eat it.


37 posted on 07/15/2018 3:48:16 PM PDT by libertylover (I'm not arguing with you; I'm just explaining why I'm right and you're wrong.)
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To: Ancesthntr
Thank you! Way ahead of you ;)
38 posted on 07/15/2018 3:50:20 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“We want to promote a diet that people can live with long-term,” says Clark, who is vice president of clinical affairs and youth strategies for the ADA. “People who go on very low carbohydrate diets generally aren’t able to stick with them for long periods of time.”

However, isn’t it likely that a ver low carb diet that nearly ends diabetes, would, in a manner, “reset” the metabolism as far as how it is handling sugars, and could lead to the gradual re-introduction of a diet that restricts carbs less, without it leading back to diabetes?


39 posted on 07/15/2018 3:57:06 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Wuli
Actually, weeks ago I posted a thread that was a study in which a low carb diet with occasional “fasting” (reduction for three days to 10% of calories) actually caused stem cells to repopulate the pancreas, completing reversal of diabetes. It worked the same in mice and humans.
40 posted on 07/15/2018 4:03:14 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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