Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by someone454 on Friday November 30, 2018 @01:20PM
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You dont get keto acidosis by eating low carb, that is misinformation.
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Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by traek on Friday November 30, 2018 @01:25PM
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Source? From my read it looks like you absolutely can.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by joecool1029 on Friday November 30, 2018 @01:54PM
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That's a case study of a single patient. Main takeaway:
>Benign dietary ketosis resulting from restricting carbohydrates could, theoretically, cause ketoacidosis in persons with a predisposition to the condition.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by matt4077 on Friday November 30, 2018 @02:26PM
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That sounds very much like what they were saying. “Theoretically” is closer to “can” than it is to “cannot”.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by village-idiot on Saturday December 01, 2018 @01:14PM
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Also, I said that it’s a risk to be managed. People are acting like I said that it’s a certainty and that not eating sugar constantly as a diabetic will kill you instantly or something.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by village-idiot on Friday November 30, 2018 @01:25PM
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I made it very clear that it’s high ketones while diabetic that causes it. If you’d like to correct that in a more constructive way, that would be helpful.
Re:Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
by someone454 on Friday November 30, 2018 @02:56PM
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Type 1, maybe. Type 2, not at all. In fact, a ketogenic diet will reduce or eliminate the symptoms of T2.