Does a low carb diet work for someone who is not particularly overweight? I was diagnosed type 2 9 years ago and put straight on medication. Was told then it wasn't fault of diet. BMI was 21 and still is. Would a really low carb diet help me? I don't really want to loose much weight.
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Many, many people fine reducing their carbs is pivotal to achieving decent blood scores, with minimal medical intervention. Similarly, many people find, at the outset that they lose weight; some lose significantly, when the adopt this approach.
When a person is either reaching their goal weight, or indeed isn't looking to actively lose weight, they have to replace the carbs with something, which is usually fat/ I don't necessarily mean eating butter with a spoon ot drinking cream by the glass, but using full fat versions of milk, yoghurt and so on, and using often cream in creamy sauces, or soups, to ensure there is no calorific deficit.
When first diagnosed, I adopted a lower carb diet, only looking to reduce my bloods, but I did trim up quite a bt along the way. My weight has been stable for about 2 years now, and I still eat reduced carb.
The way of eating suits me well, and I have enjoyable meals, and only very, very rarely snack. I would say I never snack, but I did have a crispy, spicy cauliflower thing yesterday afternoon (delicious!) as I was a bit peckish and had a few florets left over in the fridge.
It's definitely worth giving a whirl, but you will need too monitor your blood scores fairly closely to ensure you don't go too low. That comment is based on your taking Gliclazide. Many folks find after a while, of this way f eating, they need to trim their medication back, or come off it. That wouldn't be so bad?