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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 240405" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>First thing - I'm Type 2, so can't speak for Type 1.</p><p></p><p>As far as I know (and I'm afraid I have no refs) the body processes about 20% of the protein we eat into glucose, though more slowly than carbs, and that is adequate for our brains. </p><p></p><p>I try to eat less than 50g of carb per day, and my brain still works, though that of course is purely anecdotal! :lol: </p><p></p><p>Traditional Eskimo and Masai diets include very little carb, and their brains still work.</p><p></p><p>Finally - get hold of a copy of Dr Richard Bernstein's book <em>Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution</em>, or Google for his web site. I think it's <em>diabetesbook</em>, but his name should take you there. He's now in his seventies, has been Type 1 since childhood, retrained as a doctor in his 40s, and turned himself round to much better health by going low-carb - very low-carb.</p><p></p><p>Viv 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 240405, member: 31282"] First thing - I'm Type 2, so can't speak for Type 1. As far as I know (and I'm afraid I have no refs) the body processes about 20% of the protein we eat into glucose, though more slowly than carbs, and that is adequate for our brains. I try to eat less than 50g of carb per day, and my brain still works, though that of course is purely anecdotal! :lol: Traditional Eskimo and Masai diets include very little carb, and their brains still work. Finally - get hold of a copy of Dr Richard Bernstein's book [i]Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution[/i], or Google for his web site. I think it's [i]diabetesbook[/i], but his name should take you there. He's now in his seventies, has been Type 1 since childhood, retrained as a doctor in his 40s, and turned himself round to much better health by going low-carb - very low-carb. Viv 8) [/QUOTE]
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