Can cutting carbs help with ones diabetes?
One study reported that 17 of 21 subjects with type 2 diabetes were able to stop or reduce diabetes medication when carbs were limited to 20 grams a day (7)
Damn right it does.
I know a woman who had out of control diabetes. She took 2 medications plus insulin and was still not regulating. She did the high fat, high protein diet and was able to slowly come off all medications. She did find that she could eat no pork.
She’s been good for over a year now.
Cutting carbs should help with diabetes if one is eating healthy natural non-carbs. However, if you are being treated for diabetes you should coordinate with your doctor if you are on medication as changing your diet radically will also change the amount of medication needed. If your doctor is not sympathetic to this find one who is both knowledgeable about carbs and nutrition as well as medication management with diabetes. If neither of those options is available, then very slow gradual change in diet might be the way to go.
Personally, after my husband died at home after a long illness, I was at least 40 pounds overweight and had only lost 10 pounds after counting calories and restricting food somewhat for a year. I happened upon Dr. Atkins and his low carb diet method. I began following the induction phase of his diet, and in 4 months had lost another 18 pounds. After that the loss slowed down and at 8 pounds above what I considered my ideal pre pregnancy weight I stopped paying much attention to carbs. After several years I have crept back up to about 20 lbs above my ideal weight, and at 80 years, I figure that is probably my stable weight. Two years ago I had a case of salmonella and lost 5 lbs. in less than a week, so I suspect a little extra weight gives me a cushion in case of illness, and I am fully active and otherwise healthy. I mostly eat low carb veggies, some meat and dairy, some whole grain carbs, a little fresh fruit, occasional sweet treats, and many supplements. I eat organic and raw food frequently. I have an annual checkup and blood work.
Yes — I was diagnosed with Diabetes two years ago and changed my diet around.
You should talk to a diabetic nutritionist and coordinate with your doctor but they told me to completely ignore “calories” and count carbs instead.
The quick-and-simple idea is that 1/4 of your plate should be meat (or other protein), 1/4 grain or starchy vegetable, and 1/2 non-starchy vegetable. Do this 2 or 3 times a day, and if your blood sugar allows, one snack per day of no more than 30 carbs (I like chocolate, so 30 carbs = 7 rolos or 1/4 of a Lindt Easter bunny)
You might want to read about and try a 24 hour fast (zero calories) if you have Type 2 diabetes.
Several studies have come out just within the last year that show your blood sugar level completely resets for up to one week after a 24 hour fast.
Absolutely, yes!
yes, but many people don’t realize cars are sugar in your body. They only look for sugar on the table and some don’t even know corn syrup is sugar Most labels not are clear and have a line saying total sugars and include everything
In early or mid-2017, I was diagnosed with Type 2. That scared me. I lost 20 lbs and changed my diet and added many herbs to my daily food intake.
Moringa powder, bitter melon, flax, chia, maca root powder, ginger, Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, cayenne pepper, avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil, vinegar with the mother, Santa Cruz brand lemon juice, 1,560 mg omega 3 from fish oil, raw cacao, turmeric, garlic oil, figs, walnuts, almonds, dried apricots, coconut sugar, Medjool dates and goji berries.
I like Dr. Josh Axe and trust his opinion as much as anyone. www.draxe.com - You can search for the health benefits of the stuff in the above paragraph above. Not all are for fighting diabetes.
Junked all our Teflon cookware and now use only cast iron and carbon steel.
No more toothpaste containing fluoride. My family is now using 2 brands, Jason and Hello.
About 1 year later, I went in for a physical and was told my blood sugar was now normal. The Doc told me whatever I was doing, keep doing it.
If I cheat a few days straight, I get on a virtual no sugar diet for 7 days.
When sugar is necessary to make food or beverages edible or drinkable, it’s Dates, coconut sugar, or raw unfiltered honey.
But our home doesn’t have ANY processed cane sugar...no Splenda or any lab-created artificial sugars. We did have a box of Sweet Leaf Stevia, but that’s all gone and I won’t be buying any more.
Fasting twice a week appears to really be effective for type two