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<blockquote data-quote="Sketcher" data-source="post: 365445" data-attributes="member: 47909"><p>Hello Diabolic. The NHS will always tell you to eat starchy carbs with every meal; this more or less guarantees that you will need medication to control your BG. For some of us, who still have enough pancreatic function left, we have an alternative: cut right back on the food that causes our BG to rise, namely carbs; if you are lucky you can then maintain normal BG levels (not a cure, just good control). However, if you go low carb, you'll have to increase the proportion of fat that you eat, in order to maintain energy levels. Lots of us find that - if you eat low carb high fat - you have fewer hunger pangs, because it takes the body a lot longer to extract energy from proteins and fats than it does from carbs. We're all different, but you'll never get rid of the hunger pangs if you try to eat low carb AND low fat.</p><p></p><p>It's a pity that GPs, nurses and dieticians slavishly follow "healthy" eating guidelines: it may be healthy for healthy people, but it's not healthy for diabetics.</p><p></p><p>If you do go low carb high fat, remember also to eat lots of salad and above-ground veg; that and fibre will also help to fill you up.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sketcher, post: 365445, member: 47909"] Hello Diabolic. The NHS will always tell you to eat starchy carbs with every meal; this more or less guarantees that you will need medication to control your BG. For some of us, who still have enough pancreatic function left, we have an alternative: cut right back on the food that causes our BG to rise, namely carbs; if you are lucky you can then maintain normal BG levels (not a cure, just good control). However, if you go low carb, you'll have to increase the proportion of fat that you eat, in order to maintain energy levels. Lots of us find that - if you eat low carb high fat - you have fewer hunger pangs, because it takes the body a lot longer to extract energy from proteins and fats than it does from carbs. We're all different, but you'll never get rid of the hunger pangs if you try to eat low carb AND low fat. It's a pity that GPs, nurses and dieticians slavishly follow "healthy" eating guidelines: it may be healthy for healthy people, but it's not healthy for diabetics. If you do go low carb high fat, remember also to eat lots of salad and above-ground veg; that and fibre will also help to fill you up. Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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