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<blockquote data-quote="CzukayFan" data-source="post: 1531312" data-attributes="member: 428147"><p>Hi April, I would be happy to help because I want the advantages of this diet to be better known and I'm pleased that you may help spread the word. I was diagnosed type 2 five years ago as a 50 year old man, weighing 120 lbs. with no history of diabetes in my family and a fairly healthy lifestyle. It didn't make sense so I started my journey to trying to reverse it, which I discovered is somewhere between impossible and highly unlikely. I don't believe Keto will "reverse" diabetes as your poll suggests but it can allow for diet controlled remission, which is my case. If I was to start eating carbs again I know my glucose levels would spike but as long as I keep to the diet they are at normal levels.</p><p>Advantages of a keto diet is that it's not all that difficult to eat as much tasty food as you want. I eat between 2500-3000 calories a day including 30 grams or less of carbs. I certainly don't go hungry and as I've discovered more and more recipes (and fat bombs) I now know I'm certainly not sacrificing taste. My energy levels are great, I train with weights 5-6 days a week and have never felt healthier.</p><p>Disadvantages are some of the foods I used to enjoy I can't have, like bread or beer among others. One of my hobbies used to be tasting various craft beers, now I'll have the occasional glass of wine, often many weeks apart but I'm sure that isn't doing me any harm either. Eating at restaurants isn't too difficult after all, just order the meal, ideally fish and ask them to hold the potatoes or rice or whatever would normally come with it and replace it with steamed veggies or salad. I've never had a restaurant refuse this request or ask for more money and it complies with my regimen. I've had no side effects whatsoever, no keto breath and only a mild case of "keto flu" at the beginning. Prior to going full keto I was already on a very low carb diet, I had already cut out all breads and starches but hadn't upped the fats at that point, I was also consuming much more protein than I am now.</p><p>It is very time consuming to follow this diet as most weekend are spent shopping for ingredients and cooking meals for the upcoming week as I don't have time to do it after work and gym so I just heat up a pre-made dish and steam some veggies usually to go with it for a quick nutritious dinner. It's not an easy lifestyle but as time goes on it gets easier, you learn more every day and find efficiencies and it becomes a habit just like anything else you do repeatedly. </p><p>I have never used medication to control my BS but I can't say that is the answer for everybody. Some people likely need it, obviously Type 1 will need insulin. I'm not an expert but I believe the vast majority of Type 2 patients could go completely off all medications if they adopted this lifestyle. On the other hand most people wouldn't have the discipline needed to stay in ketosis long term but even if they fell off the wagon occasionally they would still be living a low carb lifestyle, maybe not keto, and that would be a definite improvement nonetheless. </p><p>Good luck with your dissertation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CzukayFan, post: 1531312, member: 428147"] Hi April, I would be happy to help because I want the advantages of this diet to be better known and I'm pleased that you may help spread the word. I was diagnosed type 2 five years ago as a 50 year old man, weighing 120 lbs. with no history of diabetes in my family and a fairly healthy lifestyle. It didn't make sense so I started my journey to trying to reverse it, which I discovered is somewhere between impossible and highly unlikely. I don't believe Keto will "reverse" diabetes as your poll suggests but it can allow for diet controlled remission, which is my case. If I was to start eating carbs again I know my glucose levels would spike but as long as I keep to the diet they are at normal levels. Advantages of a keto diet is that it's not all that difficult to eat as much tasty food as you want. I eat between 2500-3000 calories a day including 30 grams or less of carbs. I certainly don't go hungry and as I've discovered more and more recipes (and fat bombs) I now know I'm certainly not sacrificing taste. My energy levels are great, I train with weights 5-6 days a week and have never felt healthier. Disadvantages are some of the foods I used to enjoy I can't have, like bread or beer among others. One of my hobbies used to be tasting various craft beers, now I'll have the occasional glass of wine, often many weeks apart but I'm sure that isn't doing me any harm either. Eating at restaurants isn't too difficult after all, just order the meal, ideally fish and ask them to hold the potatoes or rice or whatever would normally come with it and replace it with steamed veggies or salad. I've never had a restaurant refuse this request or ask for more money and it complies with my regimen. I've had no side effects whatsoever, no keto breath and only a mild case of "keto flu" at the beginning. Prior to going full keto I was already on a very low carb diet, I had already cut out all breads and starches but hadn't upped the fats at that point, I was also consuming much more protein than I am now. It is very time consuming to follow this diet as most weekend are spent shopping for ingredients and cooking meals for the upcoming week as I don't have time to do it after work and gym so I just heat up a pre-made dish and steam some veggies usually to go with it for a quick nutritious dinner. It's not an easy lifestyle but as time goes on it gets easier, you learn more every day and find efficiencies and it becomes a habit just like anything else you do repeatedly. I have never used medication to control my BS but I can't say that is the answer for everybody. Some people likely need it, obviously Type 1 will need insulin. I'm not an expert but I believe the vast majority of Type 2 patients could go completely off all medications if they adopted this lifestyle. On the other hand most people wouldn't have the discipline needed to stay in ketosis long term but even if they fell off the wagon occasionally they would still be living a low carb lifestyle, maybe not keto, and that would be a definite improvement nonetheless. Good luck with your dissertation. [/QUOTE]
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