Why would being anemia mean giving up low carb? Do you mean iron deficiency anaemia or some other type?Some years back I also went really low carb and also went into remission. I think I went down to around 50kg, although I wasn't big before. My blood glucose level was great. Think maybe similar to yours. However, I was later found to be anaemic so had to stop the diet. Don't think the diet was the cause but quite likely exacerbated it greatly, even though I was careful to include iron rich food. I personally didn't like being so thin. I can't go back on that diet anyway as the anaemia problem has not been resolved. I'm now on tablets, insulin and a sensible diet and exercise. I'm still slim but not thin as before. I think it is very much a personal choice of how you feel as it is your life to live. There does come a time with some of us where insulin supply drops even for Type 2, so management without aids becomes much more difficult. It depends on how far you want to go. I'd say, if your happy with the way you look and feel then keep going with your diet. I'm 70 by the way. I've not heard of being low weight leading to an earlier death. I do think as you age you have to be aware of brittle bones and muscle atrophy though.
I haven't given up low carb entirely. I eat very few carbs. This was the kevin Fong one where it was very low. In any case the doctors will tell you not to cut anything out of your diet if you have any vitamin deficiencies or any other health issue, and this includes Kevin Fong. It can make the situation more serious. It isn't necessarily about diet with me, I was eating loads of iron rich food. It's about the way the body operates if you have a deficiency. My body is not absorbing iron for some reason. I didn't just stop it on a whim, I took medical advice. I am still anaemic so cannot do extreme diets. I've eaten low carb since being diabetic donkey's years ago. Not everyone is blessed with no other health issues unfortunately. I have a lot of other things too. Although I keep myself fit. Yes it is iron deficiency anaemia in answer to your other question. I am certainly not chugging down lots of carby food. Why would you think that?Why would being anemia mean giving up low carb? Do you mean iron deficiency anaemia or some other type?
Red meats and other iron rich food feature highly on my low carb diet as I am, and was pre low carb, seriously iron deficient even though not anemic. it would be even worse if I was chugging down carby food instead.
I'd just like to add that not all diets suit everyone, for various reasons. People often become quite evangelical and protective of their new found miracle cures. It's great if it works for them, but it may not be for everyone. Everyone's life and body is different.I haven't given up low carb entirely. I eat very few carbs. This was the kevin Fong one where it was very low. In any case the doctors will tell you not to cut anything out of your diet if you have any vitamin deficiencies or any other health issue, and this includes Kevin Fong. It can make the situation more serious. It isn't necessarily about diet with me, I was eating loads of iron rich food. It's about the way the body operates if you have a deficiency. My body is not absorbing iron for some reason. I didn't just stop it on a whim, I took medical advice. I am still anaemic so cannot do extreme diets. I've eaten low carb since being diabetic donkey's years ago. Not everyone is blessed with no other health issues unfortunately. I have a lot of other things too. Although I keep myself fit. Yes it is iron deficiency anaemia in answer to your other question. I am certainly not chugging down lots of carby food. Why would you think that?
You said you had to give up the diet having just mentioned low carb.I haven't given up low carb entirely. I eat very few carbs. This was the kevin Fong one where it was very low. In any case the doctors will tell you not to cut anything out of your diet if you have any vitamin deficiencies or any other health issue, and this includes Kevin Fong. It can make the situation more serious. It isn't necessarily about diet with me, I was eating loads of iron rich food. It's about the way the body operates if you have a deficiency. My body is not absorbing iron for some reason. I didn't just stop it on a whim, I took medical advice. I am still anaemic so cannot do extreme diets. I've eaten low carb since being diabetic donkey's years ago. Not everyone is blessed with no other health issues unfortunately. I have a lot of other things too. Although I keep myself fit. Yes it is iron deficiency anaemia in answer to your other question. I am certainly not chugging down lots of carby food. Why would you think that?
I think we'll just leave it there. I am fed up with people making snap judgements on here without knowing the slightest thing about someone's background. Even if I had given up low carbs which I have not. It is not for you to make judgements thank you. I have my own long detailed medical history of diabetes and other problems. I have spent years researching all of them and many conversations with consultants and procedures and talks with doctors. I was not asking for advice. Merely giving my take on what experience I had in a similar situation. You have your life I have mine. Yes it probably was Jason Fung it was a while back. and I did go into complete remission. I think I've spoken to a lot more people about this issue than you have and you don't even have all the facts. It did very much sound like you were referring to me in a roundabout way with the carbs think but no matter I'm done here.You said you had to give up the diet having just mentioned low carb.
My deficiency is not related to iron intake either and as all other causes are ruled out it is also malabsorption of some type. I’m sorry but you’re the one making assumptions about me not having other considerations. Nor did I say you were chugging carbs. I said I would have bigger iron (and diabetes) issues if I ate/chugged carbs instead of the iron rich foods I do on low carb. Nor is low carb extreme unless listening to alarmists that don’t actually understand it used in the appropriate situation and way. To call those that do evangelical is quite frankly insulting and includes many drs too.
Most drs have very little training on diet and just regurgitate standard advice. I’m not familiar with Kevin fong (you don’t mean Jason fung do you?) but unless said dr could explain WHY it was detrimental I’d exercise a fair degree of scepticism. To suggest all drs tell you to keep all food items in your diet if you have any issues is both ridiculous and incorrect
Of course not everything suits everyone but not always for the reasons that they attribute it too. Some use false medical reasons when it is about personal likes dislikes or lack of knowledge
The thread has somewhat transmuted from my original question into debate on other matters, but I would just like to commend the earlier respondents for their very helpful replies to me, for the time they spent in setting them out and for giving me some very useful references to study further - thank you to you all.I think we'll just leave it there. I am fed up with people making snap judgements on here without knowing the slightest thing about someone's background. Even if I had given up low carbs which I have not. It is not for you to make judgements thank you. I have my own long detailed medical history of diabetes and other problems. I have spent years researching all of them and many conversations with consultants and procedures and talks with doctors. I was not asking for advice. Merely giving my take on what experience I had in a similar situation. You have your life I have mine. Yes it probably was Jason Fung it was a while back. and I did go into complete remission. I think I've spoken to a lot more people about this issue than you have and you don't even have all the facts. It did very much sound like you were referring to me in a roundabout way with the carbs think but no matter I'm done here.
@chrisjohnh here is my two cents worth, some (most?) of it has been said already.After T2D diagnosis in late 2020 I followed the standard prescription “lose at least 15kg and you’ll very likely achieve remission”. So that’s what I did and sure enough dragged my hba1c from 74 to 42 in a few months, and have kept it at or below there ever since, and with no difficulty. Job done. BUT - this entailed bringing my weight down to 64kg (BMI of 21) and I have read in various places that, for a 75 year old, this is likely to make me die quite a lot sooner than if I were 84kg, having almost no fat reserves and probably a much weaker immune system. Stroke recovery, for instance, would be much poorer for me than for those carrying a good deal more weight. Meanwhile, we in remission are constantly warned that regaining just a few kg will propel us out of remission. Is there a way out of this dilemma? I thought about boosting my weight but by eating extra fats and protein only - would that be sensible? My diet already draws half my calories from fats. Perhaps it’s just a choice of how and when to die - diabetically at age 80 or non-diabetically at age 77, for example. Advice welcome!
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