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I've been on a low carb diet since June. I've lost 30 pounds and my high blood pressure is now gone (I read 97/63 last week). My glucose went from 134 mg/do to

I've been on a low carb diet since June. I've lost 30 pounds and my high blood pressure is now gone (I read 97/63 last week). My glucose went from 134 mg/do to 96 in 2 months. A1C from 6.5% to 5.5%. Now normal again. If you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you should try a very low carb diet before anything else. It really seems to work.

dogma1138 10y ago
Weight loss is a symptom of diabetes, I hope you follow strict medial supervision rather than some diet.
- OilDerek 10y ago
  Username checks out.
  - dogma1138 10y ago
    A throw away shill checks out ;)
- dhimes 10y ago
  He did. He got blood work.
Kenji 10y ago
Isn't that blood pressure very low? Sounds like close to something that makes you faint.
- lingben 10y ago
  actually recent evidence point to below 100 to be beneficial
  - Kenji 10y ago
    I don't know... The higher my blood pressure, the better my brain works.
    - agumonkey 10y ago
      High blood pressure is hyper detrimental, it breaks delivery in small capilaries (even capilaries themselves) in kidneys and liver, eyes, probably brain too. Too low it's also bad, but I'd prefer to be on the down part.
      - Kenji 10y ago
        I know. That makes the tradeoff all the worse.
  - kzrdude 10y ago
    You can always find _a_ study that says this or that, need to ask a researcher with an overview of the field for broader conclusions.
mchmch 10y ago
Please see my comment/video above. Dietary FAT is the cause of type 2 diabetes. Very low carb/keto diets seem to work at first because they reduce the need for the body to process sugar. The problem is the underlying system is still broken. This is just preventing the symptoms from occurring (high body fat, insulin spikes). Over time, your cholesterol will skyrocket and heart attack/stroke are inevitable. Very dangerous.
- OldSchoolJohnny 10y ago
  What? This flies in the face of of all current competent scientific research.
0x445442 10y ago
I started mine the fourth week in June; about 20 grams of carbs per day. I've basically cut out all sugar and bread, pasta, crackers etc... You know, foods that make up 95% of the food in super markets. I've lost approximately 25 lbs since then and I haven't felt this good in years. I have no hunger pains, when I'm hungery I have some cheese or a piece of ham or chicken. At night, not all nights, I'll have a piece of fruit for "desert". It has been remarkable how consistent the weight loss has been. I can more or less predict exactly how much I'll weigh this Thanksgiving; it's really incredible. However, I've become quite pissed that corporations in concert with the Gubment have been allowed to poison our food supply over the past 40-50 years. My theory is the high carb/corn syrup food supply has masked the affects of inflation and the fact the real wages have stagnated or even declined over that same period of time. And that most average Joe's just can't afford to eat the way their parents and grand parents did.
tzs 10y ago
> If you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you should try a very low carb diet before anything else. What do you mean by "very low"? One year ago I lowered carbs, with a target of a maximum of 40% of daily calories from carbs. Results: 120 pounds lost, A1C from 8.1% (on Metformin and Actos) to 5.2% (no Actos, Metformin dose cut in half, and would not be surprised if my doctor suggests cutting it further when I see him next week). Averages for this year so far: 2050 calories/day, 174g carbs/day (45g of which is added sugars), 112g protein/day. So that's an average of about 34% of calories from carbs (9% from added sugars), 22% from protein, and so 44% from fat. Does this count as low carb?
- seekingcharlie 10y ago
  I wouldn't say that 174g is low carb. On Keto, for example, low carb is < 40g, but ideally < 20g per day. The macros, while different for everyone, are more like 75% fat, 20% protein, 5% carbs. Your personal macros will be dependent on your exercise levels, BMI, and calorie intake though.
- khattam 10y ago
  >What do you mean by "very low"? I do ketogenic diet once in a while for a month or two at a time. I eat 1200kcal and try to keep the carbs around 30g (10%). It is recommended to keep it below 25g per day in the diet. I have read somewhere that <100g of carbs per day qualifies as "low carb". I am not obese nor am I diabetic. I do it just to go from higher end of the normal BMI range to the lower end and this diet is the most effective and easiest way to do it. I go back to "normal" diet (i.e. don't care about how much of what I am eating) after I am done getting lean and gradually gain the weight back in around a year... and repeat the cycle. Have done 5 cycles so far. Works pretty well for me.
eatfruitnoteggs 10y ago
If you calorie restrict and lose weight, of course you will drop glucose, triglycerides, even cholesterol. The problem is, how do you maintain a physiologically appropriate body mass throughout your entire life? By eating whole plant foods, like we've done for millions of years. https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-electures/low-carb-vs-plant-based-diet/ https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-ele...

dogma1138 10y ago

Weight loss is a symptom of diabetes, I hope you follow strict medial supervision rather than some diet.

OilDerek 10y ago
Username checks out.
- dogma1138 10y ago
  A throw away shill checks out ;)
dhimes 10y ago
He did. He got blood work.

Kenji 10y ago

Isn't that blood pressure very low? Sounds like close to something that makes you faint.

lingben 10y ago
actually recent evidence point to below 100 to be beneficial
- Kenji 10y ago
  I don't know... The higher my blood pressure, the better my brain works.
  - agumonkey 10y ago
    High blood pressure is hyper detrimental, it breaks delivery in small capilaries (even capilaries themselves) in kidneys and liver, eyes, probably brain too. Too low it's also bad, but I'd prefer to be on the down part.
    - Kenji 10y ago
      I know. That makes the tradeoff all the worse.
- kzrdude 10y ago
  You can always find _a_ study that says this or that, need to ask a researcher with an overview of the field for broader conclusions.

mchmch 10y ago

Please see my comment/video above. Dietary FAT is the cause of type 2 diabetes. Very low carb/keto diets seem to work at first because they reduce the need for the body to process sugar. The problem is the underlying system is still broken. This is just preventing the symptoms from occurring (high body fat, insulin spikes). Over time, your cholesterol will skyrocket and heart attack/stroke are inevitable. Very dangerous.

OldSchoolJohnny 10y ago
What? This flies in the face of of all current competent scientific research.

0x445442 10y ago

I started mine the fourth week in June; about 20 grams of carbs per day. I've basically cut out all sugar and bread, pasta, crackers etc... You know, foods that make up 95% of the food in super markets. I've lost approximately 25 lbs since then and I haven't felt this good in years. I have no hunger pains, when I'm hungery I have some cheese or a piece of ham or chicken. At night, not all nights, I'll have a piece of fruit for "desert". It has been remarkable how consistent the weight loss has been. I can more or less predict exactly how much I'll weigh this Thanksgiving; it's really incredible. However, I've become quite pissed that corporations in concert with the Gubment have been allowed to poison our food supply over the past 40-50 years. My theory is the high carb/corn syrup food supply has masked the affects of inflation and the fact the real wages have stagnated or even declined over that same period of time. And that most average Joe's just can't afford to eat the way their parents and grand parents did.

tzs 10y ago

> If you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes you should try a very low carb diet before anything else. What do you mean by "very low"? One year ago I lowered carbs, with a target of a maximum of 40% of daily calories from carbs. Results: 120 pounds lost, A1C from 8.1% (on Metformin and Actos) to 5.2% (no Actos, Metformin dose cut in half, and would not be surprised if my doctor suggests cutting it further when I see him next week). Averages for this year so far: 2050 calories/day, 174g carbs/day (45g of which is added sugars), 112g protein/day. So that's an average of about 34% of calories from carbs (9% from added sugars), 22% from protein, and so 44% from fat. Does this count as low carb?

seekingcharlie 10y ago
I wouldn't say that 174g is low carb. On Keto, for example, low carb is < 40g, but ideally < 20g per day. The macros, while different for everyone, are more like 75% fat, 20% protein, 5% carbs. Your personal macros will be dependent on your exercise levels, BMI, and calorie intake though.
khattam 10y ago
>What do you mean by "very low"? I do ketogenic diet once in a while for a month or two at a time. I eat 1200kcal and try to keep the carbs around 30g (10%). It is recommended to keep it below 25g per day in the diet. I have read somewhere that <100g of carbs per day qualifies as "low carb". I am not obese nor am I diabetic. I do it just to go from higher end of the normal BMI range to the lower end and this diet is the most effective and easiest way to do it. I go back to "normal" diet (i.e. don't care about how much of what I am eating) after I am done getting lean and gradually gain the weight back in around a year... and repeat the cycle. Have done 5 cycles so far. Works pretty well for me.

eatfruitnoteggs 10y ago

If you calorie restrict and lose weight, of course you will drop glucose, triglycerides, even cholesterol. The problem is, how do you maintain a physiologically appropriate body mass throughout your entire life? By eating whole plant foods, like we've done for millions of years. https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-electures/low-carb-vs-plant-based-diet/ https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-ele...