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I have also met adults who control their diabetes with hclf (high complex carbs, 0 to no simple carbs) I believe that the common denominator is nearly zero sug

• hollerith 4y ago
  A carrot, a cabbage, a bell pepper or a butternut squash will contain a significant amount of carbs, all of which is in the form of simple sugars (glucose, fructose and sucrose mainly) so they avoid those foods?
  • kmonsen 4y ago
    They come with fibers to offset it
• hirundo 4y ago
  Agree, and I succeeded with that too, but for a shorter period. As a raw vegan my blood sugar was low, but I developed brain fog and intense cravings after about six months. I believe that path is sustainable for people with lower protein requirements and a healthier digestive system than mine.
  • sph 4y ago
    > As a raw vegan my blood sugar was low Interestingly, as a pre-diabetic zero carber my blood sugar is excellent in as little as a week. Not meaning to make fun of your diet, just observing that what you ingest != what's in your blood stream, we are very complex chemical machines. In this case a moderately high carb diet like yours results in low sugar, while a diet with <5g of carbs a day results in healthy sugar levels. (The reason is insulin. Remove dietary carbs, you generate less insulin, so blood sugar flatlines, with gluconeogenesis to maintain the minimal levels to function, while the rest of the energy is provided by fatty acids)