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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 2216199" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>There's a mistaken belief that our brains need 130g <strong>carbs </strong>to be able to function, but this is actually 130g <strong>glucose, </strong>which is supplied by our liver, generated from fats, or if necessary, protein. And our brains actually function better on the ketones produced when we eat low carb. (See Google - e.g.</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><a href="https://www.healthcentral.com/article/the-carbohydrate-brain-fuel-myth" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Carbohydrate Brain Fuel Myth</em></strong></a> - not actually my original information source though)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Ketogenic/low carb diets were recorded as treatment of T2 in the late 1790s, and in the early 1900s were used for treatment of T1 prior to the advent of insulin - so it's beyond belief that we now have the situation were we appear to have returned to the dark ages regarding diabetes and carbs! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I've been lucky enough to have a supportive GP, and recently a low carb diet is now an option suggested to all diabetics in our practice. My DN when first seeing my results told me: "Just keep on dong whatever you're doing"! Which would also be my advice to you...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">ETA Dr Bernstein re science of small numbers for T1s...</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 2216199, member: 93179"] There's a mistaken belief that our brains need 130g [B]carbs [/B]to be able to function, but this is actually 130g [B]glucose, [/B]which is supplied by our liver, generated from fats, or if necessary, protein. And our brains actually function better on the ketones produced when we eat low carb. (See Google - e.g. [SIZE=4][URL='https://www.healthcentral.com/article/the-carbohydrate-brain-fuel-myth'][B][I]The Carbohydrate Brain Fuel Myth[/I][/B][/URL] - not actually my original information source though) Ketogenic/low carb diets were recorded as treatment of T2 in the late 1790s, and in the early 1900s were used for treatment of T1 prior to the advent of insulin - so it's beyond belief that we now have the situation were we appear to have returned to the dark ages regarding diabetes and carbs! I've been lucky enough to have a supportive GP, and recently a low carb diet is now an option suggested to all diabetics in our practice. My DN when first seeing my results told me: "Just keep on dong whatever you're doing"! Which would also be my advice to you...:) ETA Dr Bernstein re science of small numbers for T1s...[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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