[Marie]

Excuse me. Unless this diet can regenerate/restore functioning beta cells that produce usable insulin it is complete garbage. Autopsies have shown beta cells in type 1s, thats true. Its the “autopsy” thing that makes it rough on the patient.

You have to realize that T1 diabetes is an autoimmune process. All new beta cells are destroyed by the same autoimmune process which destroyed the original cells.

I don't know if beta cells regenerate in T2's the same way.

With long-standing T2's who've lost beta cell function, this diet can't hurt. At it's worst, it can restore insulin sensitivity to fat cells and help with BG control. It can also reverse the effects of hormonal imbalance in general and help with problems associated with diabetes (weight loss, PCOS, elevated triglycerides, etc.)

Hyperinsulinemia causes just as many problems as elevated blood glucose.

[Darnright]

>Hyperinsulinemia causes just as many problems as elevated blood glucose. <

And hyperinsulinemia causes elevated blood glucose in the first place.

[The_Sword_of_Groo]

And you have to realize that diabetes doesn't occur in a vacuum. This diet may have improved glycemic control for the 9 patients in the study, but at what cost long term? "Im sorry ma'am, your husband went into afib and dropped dead of a stroke from hypokalemia, but his glucose level was great" is not a trade off. I'm sorry, but cherry-picking 9 patients with functioning beta cells and then starving them while you dose them with statins does not a cure for diabetes make.
In short, yes, this diet can hurt.