DavidGrahamJones
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This means there are only a limited number of people who might benefit from it.
Just some anecdotal info to add to the suggestion that it only works if you've been diagnosed for less than a certain amount of time. I attempted to follow a Newcastle regime (didn't use powders, I got the juicer out or just ate vegetables) and managed about 6 weeks (I'm human with human failings). Previously I had been eating about 40gms of carb a day, but my BG was all over the place after managing quite well for 4 years. I basically removed all sources of protein (meat, fish, chicken, cheese, dairy) to get down to about 700 - 800 calories a day.
My BG straightened out and kept between 5 and 7 for days and days without the bizarre peaks and troughs experienced previously. As soon as I went back to the old meat and veg routine, it started to peak and trough and not necessarily within a few hours of eating.
I was diagnosed 20 years ago, and the ND approach was obviously doing something to my insulin resistance, I just need to sustain things for longer to achieve an even great weight loss.