This is a very interesting article, but it states that one should entirely give up bread, pasta , rice, potatoes and sweet stuff. It does not say what level of carbs low carb means, though. My GP has told me to stay under 130g of carb a day which means that I CAN eat a little of the banned items e.g. a slice of toast. I am very confused. If I go ketogenic I get severe migraines so have to go higher yet if I were to cut out all the foods mentioned completely that is exactly what I would be doing (keto.) Please advise.
The keto flu hit me a couple of times, as I lowered my carbs in stages. And every time I had horrific headaches for about two weeks, until I finally caved and just bought myself some electrolyte supplements. The headaches are from dehydration, which is temporary. Just something to get on the other side of. I currently adhere to the carnivore way of eating, so practically no carbs.... Though I prefer to think of extra dark chocolate as a meat product.
Seriously, it's just meat, poultry, fish, some hard goat's cheese and eggs for me, and a modicum of chocolate. So I'm at less than 10 grams of carbs a day, sometimes less than 5 grams.
In the meantime, I still get migraines, but only the hormonal ones that have plagued me all my life... And those have become notably more manageable. It's not the chronic hell it used to be. *knocks on wood*. So yeah.... It's up to you. I can't eat 130 grams of carbs in a day without seeing double digits on my meter. My blood sugars currently hover between 4 and 5, which I am very comfortable with. So let your meter guide you, and make sure you have plenty of electrolytes in the house. (Salt, magnesium, potassium....).
Good luck!
Jo