Meta-study says too much carbohydrate, not fat, leads to obesity

Re:Meta-study says too much carbohydrate, not fat, leads to ... by hackula1 on Thursday November 21, 2013 @10:24PM (#6779080)

This applies to type II diabetics, but not to type I. As a type I diabetic, I would be dead pretty quick without carbs. Proteins and fats can raise blood sugar, but they do it very slowly, so I would have no way to correct low blood sugars before they got out of control.

Minor nitpick, I know, but the two types get conflated often, leading to misinformation. I cannot count how many times people have been surprised that I am diabetic, since I am thin (which is normal, since it is not weight related, and actually leads to weight loss when untreated).

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Re:Meta-study says too much carbohydrate, not fat, leads to ... by tmikaeld on Friday November 22, 2013 @02:36AM (#6779672)

You are correct, diabetes type I should NEVER go on the LCHF diet - it's impossible.

I went on the LCHF diet in March, and have gotten rid of my type II completely - i also lost 10KG of overweight in about a months time.

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