According to my doctor people on diabetic forums have axes to grind. Good job I was an experienced web user and found our forum before I was given this bit of (mis)information.
Robbity
Thanks @tim2000s maybe so, but this is the most significant breakthrough ever in taking the dietry problem to the worldwide public, it was an instant information hit to 1 billion people or more.@forge I think you are missing the point of this topic. Yes, of course it's great to have full corroboration in a controlled environment that can be used subsequently by the medical establishment. Anyone on a low carb diet to treat t2 revels in this as proof they were right.
The headlines, however , were rather more "legendary" than the reality and a tongue was planted firmly in its cheek as a response.
Thanks @Muzza@forge
Of course this is big news particularly in Australia where the CSIRO are not just respected in all scientific areas but also produce annual recommended diets for the General populace. It will definitely impact the dietary advice of Diabetics Australia but it will be interesting to see how long it takes to flow thru. But to date the dietary advice I have received from Diabetics Australia mirrors what I see the UK NHS and US advise and most people find that insufficient to say the least.
The Irony of seeing proved what many people on here have known for years does not escape me. And the fact that as an Australian Diabetic who lives in Canberra and works in the Media reads about this break thru first on DCUK just shows what an informative and valuable resource DCUK is to me
And it was very amusing!!
This isn't anything new in Australia... I've heard it for years now in various articles, news stories, etc. I don't think anyone would argue that less carbs means less sugar in your blood. But the only issue I have is that the "high fat" part of the LCHF doesn't work for me which means I don't get the energy I need and I feel like absolute ****. The biggest issue with it for me was the sky high cholesterol readings when I was doing the LCHF so I decided it wasn't for me. Not to mention since I last did LCHF I now have a very restricted diet and would struggle if I eliminated or reduced to a very low amount. I think everyone is different with what they're dealing with health wise and it is much wiser to say each to their own.... but no harm giving things a try for yourself to see if it works for you. I personally eat everything I'm able to in moderation.
Thanks @ Robbity not all the medical profession in recent times did not have enough evidence but now they do have enough evidence.As I understand it, a low carb diet was actually used for treating diabetes before the introduction of insulin. So presumably the medical profession had sufficient evidence at that time to believe that it was a "treatment" that worked.
Robbity
Hi NickHi muzza3. I'm also in Canberra. Good on the CSIRO for the low carb bit. But the fat?? They still seem to think that dietary cholesterol causes heart attacks. Perhaps they also haven't read the most recent US guidelines which relaxed restrictions on saturated fats. Who wants to deprive themselves of tasty food unnecessarily?