Diabetes UK's dietary advice

I know when my mum was a diabetic in the 80s, a few times I had to come with her to the hospital as she couldn't get childcare. I was about 10 and not yet a diabetic myself - I remember she was given carbohydrate exchanges I think she had about 12 portions a day of 10g each (don't quote me on that, very rusty memory) - BUT carbs were definitely controlled in those days. When I was diagnosed in the early 90s the focus was more on low sugar and healthy diet - certainly carbohydrate exchanges were never mentioned to me, in fact nothing to do with carbs specifically (as opposed to sugar) until I did DAFNE in 2006.

Sorry David but this forum is nothing to do with Diabetes UK which is a charity Many people disagree with their dietary advice but no one here has anything to do with them, as far as I am aware.

I was diagnosed in 1989, and yep I prescribed my carbs, which was 13 (130g) exchanges a day, which can't be consider a promotion of high carbs, when at the time I was in my 20's had a 4 years, and just found out my 2nd was on his way...

It was a dietician that sorted out my carb/exchange allowance, first she did suggest 180g's a day but I just couldn't eat that much food, so it was reduced to a more comfortable amount for my appetite then my consultant tinkered with my insulin... Mind you saying that I must admit having to eat 13 exchanges every day I did find a struggle..

I don't think anyone has any evidence that a controlled carb diet or even a low carb diet, is harmful.
There is evidence that very tight control, when managed on a high dose drug regime is dangerous, but the only studies I know of low carb diets shows them to be a positive move.
I've asked for the evidence against low carb many times, but no-one seems to be able to find the references for me and I sure can't find them for myself.
How about you ask for it and pass it on?
The most recent inquiry I made, put me on to a Cochrane report, which when I traced it back, didn't lead to any evidence. I had thought Cochrane techniques were meant to eliminate things like that
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DUK/the NHS in general have some sort of thing against low carb diets. A therapist would call it an 'issue'. I think it would be such a u-turn for them to admit that the high carb advice they've been giving diabetics for years is at best not the only solution and at worst downright harmful, is such a big u-turn, that they can't even contemplate making it.