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<blockquote data-quote="Goonergal" data-source="post: 2271708" data-attributes="member: 368709"><p>Hi there. As a type 2 who is eating very low carb - I won’t say zero carb as even cream/cheese and other dairy products have some small amounts of carbs, and the odd vegetable (in the form of a few onions), or a few nuts/squares 90% chocolate sneak into my diet every now and then - my personal experience (and that of others following the same way of eating) is in direct contradiction to what you say.</p><p></p><p>Since shortly after diagnosis I have followed a ketogenic diet, and for the last 18 months close to a carnivore diet (animal related products including meat, fish, eggs, cheese, butter, cream, some yoghurt and the odd plant based thing). My health has been completely transformed. Far from being ‘tired all day’, I have boundless energy, regularly complete long distance walks (20 miles+) in a water fasted state and have consistently held my HbA1c in the non-diabetic range for 3 years. I do not have diarrhoea (or constipation) and have improved blood pressure and all other health markers. Details in my signature.</p><p></p><p>My point is in response to the OP’s query, in my opinion, there is no such thing as ‘too few carbs’. And if I have learned one thing since joining this forum it’s that there are as many ways of managing diabetes as there are members. What works for one may not work for another and indeed what is sustainable (in terms of enjoyment/palatability) for one may not be for another. And many of those achieving the health outcomes they want are doing it by challenging conventional ‘wisdom’ about what is ‘healthy’.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonergal, post: 2271708, member: 368709"] Hi there. As a type 2 who is eating very low carb - I won’t say zero carb as even cream/cheese and other dairy products have some small amounts of carbs, and the odd vegetable (in the form of a few onions), or a few nuts/squares 90% chocolate sneak into my diet every now and then - my personal experience (and that of others following the same way of eating) is in direct contradiction to what you say. Since shortly after diagnosis I have followed a ketogenic diet, and for the last 18 months close to a carnivore diet (animal related products including meat, fish, eggs, cheese, butter, cream, some yoghurt and the odd plant based thing). My health has been completely transformed. Far from being ‘tired all day’, I have boundless energy, regularly complete long distance walks (20 miles+) in a water fasted state and have consistently held my HbA1c in the non-diabetic range for 3 years. I do not have diarrhoea (or constipation) and have improved blood pressure and all other health markers. Details in my signature. My point is in response to the OP’s query, in my opinion, there is no such thing as ‘too few carbs’. And if I have learned one thing since joining this forum it’s that there are as many ways of managing diabetes as there are members. What works for one may not work for another and indeed what is sustainable (in terms of enjoyment/palatability) for one may not be for another. And many of those achieving the health outcomes they want are doing it by challenging conventional ‘wisdom’ about what is ‘healthy’. [/QUOTE]
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