The ketogenic diet may seem like the latest weight-loss craze, but it’s actually been around for nearly a century. Developed in the 1920s, this ultra-low-carb, high-fat eating plan was originally used to treat seizures in people with epilepsy. Today, it’s getting some serious attention for an entirely different reason. “There’s growing research showing that the ketogenic diet is effective for managing blood sugar in people with diabetes,” says William Yancy, MD, program director at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, North Carolina. “However, because we don’t have studies [lasting] longer than two or three years, we don’t know what can happen with regard to complications over longer periods of time.”
If you’re wondering about the difference between ketosis and diabetic ketoacidosis, you’re not alone. “The word ketone is scary for most people with type 1 diabetes because they relate ketones to diabetic ketoacidosis,” says Patti Urbanski, MEd, RD, CDE, a certified diabetes educator with St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. “But with the ketogenic diet, we’re talking about a much lower level of ketones.”
Why does this matter? Ketosis is a completely normal physiological process that occurs when our bodies run low on carbohydrates, turning to fat for fuel instead. It happens when you skip breakfast, go too long between meals, or exercise extra hard. And it happens when you follow a very low-carb eating plan like the keto diet.
Eyes wide open.... sure is some rubbish posted in that section.
There is the usual warning of missing nutrients of course.. but this is by far their best attempt at being... neutral.
Hi @kokhongw, I do not see the relevance to ADA.ADA trying to stay relevant with an article on keto...
http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2019/01-jan-feb/what-you-need-to-know-about.html
And for the very first time they actually have this right...
Hi @kokhongw, I do not see the relevance to ADA.
There does not appear to be any spokesperson mentioned or quoted from the ADA.
Thank you for that clarification @Jim Lahey . Maybe they are making a token effort but I still see the dietitians being obstructive. What do the private dietitians say, as opposed to the institutionalised ones?? Pun intended.They’re in the banner at the top of the page but I’m unfamiliar with the website and affiliations.
Hi @kokhongw, I do not see the relevance to ADA.
There does not appear to be any spokesperson mentioned or quoted from the ADA.
And dietitians voicing objections, rather than offering solutions is typical of their organisations' responses in many countries. If you do not ever think outside the square you will never grow and learn to think.
Tha nk you for the clarification and having re-read and re-thought tings I now agree it is a great step in the right direction. I think the dietitians are the ones to watch though as they may try to exert their professional 'muscle' in denigrating the process.The article is published in the Diabetes Forecast magazine which is run by ADA.
http://www.diabetesforecast.org/about-forecast/
And this article was specifically highlighted in ADA facebook post as above.
Of course there is the usual obligatory objections and warning about the "dangers" of ketogenic diet..., but in this case they correctly described ketosis...a big step forward for a 70+ year old organization that had been clueless about ketosis all these years...
Perhaps this is an example of professional protectionism.Thank you for that clarification @Jim Lahey . Maybe they are making a token effort but I still see the dietitians being obstructive. What do the private dietitians say, as opposed to the institutionalised ones?? Pun intended.
It is interesting to note that Google search trend for KETO remains unabated.
If ADA and friends want to stay relevant and be a "Trusted" source of diabetes info...they need to shore up their non-existent keto related info...
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There is the usual warning of missing nutrients of course.. but this is by far their best attempt at being... neutral.
It proves that diet and exercise alone can in most cases reverse type 2. I believe we become insulin resistant because we were told to eat certain foods and not eat real foods. All the additives in our food have caused illness not just type 2 .
Big pharma can't make money on healthy people so they will do what it takes to stop us eating real food .
Sorry does that make sense , bit stressed today with mum at her hospital appointment . Hope it wasn't a load of old rubbish i just tried to write .
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