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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1133522" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi and welcome.</p><p>I am afraid there are a number of reasons for the conflicting advice on diets for T2s.</p><p></p><p>While there have been low carb diets around for centuries, and they were originally used for treating diabetics, attitudes in the diet and medical professions changed a lot with dietary fashion (the whole low fat for heart health idea that hit in the 60s and 70s). The NHS adopted this low fat thinking wholesale, and is still using it, whereas newer, more rigorous research has shown that the whole low fat/cholesterol/heart health hypothesis was based on faulty interpretation of selected evidence.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately this return to older lower carb thinking has not yet worked its way through to most NHS workers. I read a comment recently which stated that prevailing NHS dogma usually runs about 15 years behind the cutting edge of research - which is a depressing thing, if it is true.</p><p></p><p>So, long story short, I would try it for a couple of months and see how you feel (adjusting insulin intake accordingly), and how your blood glucose levels go.</p><p>- but one thing I do agree with your nurse on - small amounts of carbs are MUCH better than big amounts of carbs! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1133522, member: 41816"] Hi and welcome. I am afraid there are a number of reasons for the conflicting advice on diets for T2s. While there have been low carb diets around for centuries, and they were originally used for treating diabetics, attitudes in the diet and medical professions changed a lot with dietary fashion (the whole low fat for heart health idea that hit in the 60s and 70s). The NHS adopted this low fat thinking wholesale, and is still using it, whereas newer, more rigorous research has shown that the whole low fat/cholesterol/heart health hypothesis was based on faulty interpretation of selected evidence. Unfortunately this return to older lower carb thinking has not yet worked its way through to most NHS workers. I read a comment recently which stated that prevailing NHS dogma usually runs about 15 years behind the cutting edge of research - which is a depressing thing, if it is true. So, long story short, I would try it for a couple of months and see how you feel (adjusting insulin intake accordingly), and how your blood glucose levels go. - but one thing I do agree with your nurse on - small amounts of carbs are MUCH better than big amounts of carbs! :D [/QUOTE]
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