Recent Content by blanman27

Hello to all My wife has been T1 for 20+ years and loves chocolate (who doesn't?). I, as chief cook in our house, have her diet under pretty good control, we eat low carb meals most of the time (90%) with the occasional treat. The thing is she likes to have a chocolate treat once a week at the...

Hi I am confused about attitudes towards 'keto adaptation'. I have read lots of books relating to low carb, sat fats etc and keto adaptation is a unavoidable result of low carbing. It is a natural state for the body which has evolved over millions of years (see...

Hi There are numerous books on low carb eating which should dispell any fears you may have about eating staurated fats. I have personally read around 10 books on diets, cholesterol etc and am becoming more convinced where the truth lies. Look for Dr John Briffa, Gary Taubes or Barry Groves for...

Hi I have joined this forum on behalf of my wife who is type 1 as she prefers to ignore her diabetes as much as possible, preferring to blindly follow the (sometimes bad) advice her consultant without doing any research herself. I have read numerous books on the subject of low carb diets and...