Do Low-Carb Diets Help Diabetes?

WebMD ^ | March 15, 2006 | Salynn Boyles

[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."

[freedumb2003]

>>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.

[freedumb2003]

>>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?

[thirdgradeteacher]

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!

[catnipman]

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

of course they do ...

[discostu]

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.

[seastay]

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.

[umgud]

You are probably right.

[JohnnyP]

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

[outofsalt]

"(Chips) are cooked in non-food oils like canola, and soy."

Grandma Utz! I think the factory is in Hanover PA

[DuncanWaring]

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”.

[thirdgradeteacher]

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

[S.O.S121.500]

BOOKbumped

[ConservativeMind]

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).

[Ancesthntr]

“and now I crave chocolate more than ever!”

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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.

[Hazwaste]

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.

[ConservativeMind]

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

[libertylover]

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

[outofsalt]

Thank you! Way ahead of you ;)

[Wuli]

“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?

[ConservativeMind]

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.