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Advice for going low carb


I agree with you there. That's why I always like to keep the medical profession on board, and even if they don't always agree, some of them will still at least humour us.
Having said that, mine is excellent, and lets me have regular blood tests, usually whatever and whenever I want them, and referrals for other stuff I ask for.
 

HI! I also read dr Bernstein book and I am on a low 15 carbs diet. My HBA1C is 5.7. I am type 2 diabetic. I was on 100 units of insulin a day after 3 weeks I had to stop my insulin and I am now on metformin. The book Diabetes Solution is a very good book if you do the under 50 carbs diet you will do well. Do not forget that you may have to drop your insulin units. On 50 or under after 2-3 weeks you will enter into ketosis that means burning fat for fuel instead of carbs. Note that for a type 1 diabetic you always have to have insuling but what it matters is the level of insulin intake. I hope that this helps you.
There are many videos on internet about low carb diets. Look specially for the names, dr Jeff Volek, dr Eric Westman. dr Stephen Phinney and of course dr Richard Bernstein. See you
 
douglas99 said:
No, not again. You don't believe it has any form of risk at all, that's down to you really.
This thread's not about you, the op can read enough arguments about LCHF without another thread bring dragged down.
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So, where someone is asking about how to low carb it's ok for you to come along and say 'watch it, it can be dangerous' but not ok for me to question that statement? I've already posted on here with suggestions to Charles about how to handle things; you have just come along, like a stuck record, and started trying to dissuade him. Yet I'm hijacking the thread?

This is a low-carb thread in the low-carb section of the forum do you have anything useful to add?

Dillinger
 

You claim it's entirely risk free on the basis no one can 100% prove it isn't.
I advise to beware of possible side effects.
You claim mentioning anything that you consider inappropriateon a thread "advice for going low carb" is therefor trying to dissuade him, and only your suggestions, or ones you agree with can therefore be considered?
The OP's big enough to decide if my post " liver function and bone density, as well as the rest of the bloods are also good checks iif you lchf for life" needs to be censored out by you, as it's too controversial to be seen?
And failing that, abusively complaining "you have just come along, like a stuck record" somehow helps your claims?

Last post from me, as it's not a LCHF fight again, no matter how much you post from now.
 
Charles Robin said:
Well, I had my diabetic clinic yesterday. My DSN told me low carb was unnecessary
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I missed that post; so, don't like to say it but I told you so! I think you can expect to have an even less logic based conversation with the dietitian. Essentially your DSN was saying you can have bad control because the complications from that won't manifest for 10 years so what's the worry??! Perhaps they know something we don't about approaching asteroids or something?

I've said it before but I think the reason the dear old NHS is so down on low carbs is that we all know as a 'fact' that fat causes heart disease* and we all know as another fact that increased protein causes kidney damage* so what's left? Carbs; therefore diabetics who are prone to heart attacks and kidney damage should limit fat and protein. Sounds sensible until you think about it for more than 20 seconds.

Best

Dillinger

*Neither of those things are true of course, but that's what people were taught and they'll be damned if they are going to have to revise all those 'facts' that they spent so much time and energy learning.
 
If you want to find out how much carbs, whether going low carbs or not, then there is now an app, just released. for counting the carbs in home cooked food - Cook & Count Carbs, on iOS iTunes.
 
Thanks everyone, the advice really means a lot. In terms of Douglas99's comments, perhaps I should have clarified my original statement. I tend to err on the side of caution, and love to research things. Therefore, before I seriously considered low carbing, I did my research into both the positives and negatives. To be honest, I was hoping to find that it was an unnecessary fad, as I loved my bread, chocolate, pizza etc. However, the more I read into it, the more it made sense. I have no doubt that I can eat a really unhealthy low carb diet, and deprive myself of vital nutrients. I also have no doubt I could do that with a high carb diet. Getting enough calcium etc. still features heavily in my mind, and I am eating a rich variety of low carb foods to stay healthy. In the long run, maybe I will miss some essential foods that will cause me harm. What I know is that my high carb diet was already harming me in palpable and all too common ways.
I genuinely appreciate your advice for regular checks, and have taken that thoroughly on board. But my question was about how to low carb, not whether I should.
 
If you're worried about calcium, then consider eating cottage cheese or natural yoghurt. I have 100g of yoghurt with some blueberries on with my lunch, which comes in at < 10g carbs. Berries are a low carb fruit by the way
 
There will always be the low carb debate on this forum. All I can say is that your cautious approach is fine! Nothing wrong with asking questions. You're a grown up, you can make your own decisions on what works best for you and go with whatever gives you the best results. It varies person to person, and what works for one might not necessarily work for another.

Best of luck on your low carb adventure
 
Charles Robin said:
...............................I genuinely appreciate your advice for regular checks, and have taken that thoroughly on board. But my question was about how to low carb, not whether I should.
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I never said you shouldn't. I said how to do it, and what reasonable tests to have while doing it.
I assumed you knew enough already to be eating a diet that would provide all your requirements.
As to bread, chocolate, pizza...... it was my staple diet once. It isn't now.
 
A fair point well made. I appreciate your input.

And Dillinger, in reference to your earlier comment about my DSN, he did seem not to want to focus on my highs. He said my hypos were the only problem I should worry about, and that stopping those would stop the highs too. Once I had mentioned low carb it seemed he switched off his hearing. I tried to explain I wanted to eat all the time, so I would be chasing highs and overcompensating, leading to a yoyo effect. He just focused purely on the fact that I had a very good HBA1C (5.5) so clearly I was not having many highs. It just goes to show that relying on averages is not a great plan, because the only place my blood sugars were not spending time was in normal range. I am pleased to report that today, I have stayed between 4.3 and 7.5 all day. Some improvement to make, but a huge step in the right direction. And I have had a fair amount of cake today too. Low carb chocolate almond meal cake I made myself, with Stevia
 
There are some strong opinions here, and I think everyone is genuinely trying to help. I would like to call an amnesty on previous posts so everyone can get along again
 
FergusCrawford said:
I'm not you sad it was your last post.. then you posted again! Do you think you are a politician
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Nope, I said I wasn't engaging in an argument with someone trying to hijack the thread and going round in a pointless waste of time. That was my last post to him. However, the op is worth further discussion, as he actually started the thread. Sorry if it was a bit too complicated for others, and I hope you now grasp your mistake and misunderstanding.
 
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