SamJB said:
Of course it still doesnt imply that a low carb diet is better than any other diet, just that it was found to be the better of the two diets in this particular study.
Neither does it address the fact that any very restrictive diet is almost impossible for the vast majority of people to follow long term.
I imagine everyone on here that champions low carbing speak from experience when they say it works. So from our experience, it is "better".
I dont have a problem with low carbing Sam in fact for the first year after I was diagnosed I ate no more or not much more than 60g carbs a day but then guess what? I found I was able to eat more and more carbs as my control improved and I lost my insulin resistance thanks to loosing weight, I have never had an HbA1c outside of the 5%'s in nearly 5 years and the problem with your statement above is that most people "
on here that champion low carbing" have only been low carbing for a relatively short time, of course as I have said over and over again there will always be some people who enjoy a low carb lifestyle but for the vast majority it is too restrictive.
Low carbing works, but diabetes is for life and all diabetics need to adopt a lifestyle that they can sustain for life, if that is by low carbing thats fine but for most it is not and that is a fact that is reported here and on other forums time and time again.
I simply object to those people who insult me on other blogs and forums coming here trying to pretend that there is overwhelming evidence that low carbing is the best way to control diabetes and that it is proven to be safe and dandy when its not, these same people rubbish every single study that questions low carbing, questioning the type of study or the methods used but shout and champion every study that says anything positive, its almost childlike and I am entirely sick of it and those people who are continually rude and abusive to me and others elsewhere.
And this will be my last comment on this thread.