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<blockquote data-quote="Resurgam" data-source="post: 2354276" data-attributes="member: 355878"><p>Eating a low carb diet should not be at all harmful - and if your sister is unable to deal with a modern diet, which tends to be high carb, then low carb might be the best way for her to eat.</p><p>With the high Hba1c reading being in the past, and little likely hood of going to the doctor, a diagnosis is unlikely - I suspect that eating carbs would push your sister back into the diabetic range, but we can only say that is something for a doctor to decide.</p><p>However - many people who are type two can and do resolve the problem by keeping their blood glucose under control by their diet.</p><p>They might well have ketones in their blood, but due to ketosis - which is good, not diabetic ketoacidosis, which is bad. High blood glucose and rapid weightloss, more associated with type one diabetes and high ketone levels are dangerous and require swift treatment.</p><p>If your sister is type two then it is not a certainty that she will be suffering from not enough insulin - most type twos start out with too much insulin.</p><p>In the circumstances staying with the low carbing - you might find Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution useful, and organizing a telephone consultation with your GP might help to regularize the situation and keep them updated on the blood glucose levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Resurgam, post: 2354276, member: 355878"] Eating a low carb diet should not be at all harmful - and if your sister is unable to deal with a modern diet, which tends to be high carb, then low carb might be the best way for her to eat. With the high Hba1c reading being in the past, and little likely hood of going to the doctor, a diagnosis is unlikely - I suspect that eating carbs would push your sister back into the diabetic range, but we can only say that is something for a doctor to decide. However - many people who are type two can and do resolve the problem by keeping their blood glucose under control by their diet. They might well have ketones in their blood, but due to ketosis - which is good, not diabetic ketoacidosis, which is bad. High blood glucose and rapid weightloss, more associated with type one diabetes and high ketone levels are dangerous and require swift treatment. If your sister is type two then it is not a certainty that she will be suffering from not enough insulin - most type twos start out with too much insulin. In the circumstances staying with the low carbing - you might find Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution useful, and organizing a telephone consultation with your GP might help to regularize the situation and keep them updated on the blood glucose levels. [/QUOTE]
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