Fri, Jan-09-04, 13:08
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There and Back Again
Posts: 1,590
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/194.4/140
BF:42%/42%/20%
Progress: 9%
Location: Northern Colorado
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I've lost respect for the ADA.
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Originally Posted by adkpam
What happened with diabetics, I think, is they got the cart mixed up with the horse.
Since diabetics are at a high risk for heart disease, once low fat became the paradigm for avoiding heart disease, diabetics got told low fat. And we all know what that leads to.
I have heard from many open minded health care practitioners that low carb used to be the way to go for diabetics. And it still makes a great deal of sense to me.
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Here, here!
My husband is a T2 diabetic, started Atkins in March of last year, lost 50 lbs +and brought his Hemoglobin A1C down to almost non-diabetic levels, from 5 meds for diabetes and cardiovascular down to 1 med (glucophage/metformin). |