Recent Content by espe.ranza

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    Type 2 Trifecta: T2D, CKD, and CVD; want to go low carb

    Just posting an update: after several more days (occasionally contentious) of further reading, discussion, and video-watching, she got on board with a full keto program. She was still suspicious and doubtful, though, so we visited her doctor, who does not generally approve of the ketogenic...
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    Type 2 Trifecta: T2D, CKD, and CVD; want to go low carb

    Thanks to everyone for your input! I certainly do not intend to force her to go low carb, but what I do want to do is make sure she is informed in her decision. Right now she dismisses the very idea of low carb diets as dangerous quackery. She resists even listening to alternative approaches...
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    Type 2 Trifecta: T2D, CKD, and CVD; want to go low carb

    Hi to all, I'm new to the forums, posting here for a an elderly family member (75) who refuses to join me online to do research about her condition: the terrible trifecta of T2D, chronic kidney disease (stage 4), and CVD. I have done some searches here on the forums, but it's not easy to find...