I wonder how long it will be before doctors actually incorporate these ideas into their daily practice.....

In addition to the article @nvmomketo quoted, the books Blood Sugar 101, the Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living, and Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution cite study upon study that should calm your fears.

While the population of T2Ds is extremely diverse, LC/ketogenic diets will significantly improve the metabolic health of a great many of us. They're not an all-or-nothing proposition; the net benefit will be smaller for some than for others.

* The common phobia that a well-formulated LC diet causes kidney problems is not well-founded.

* The fact that carbs raise BG (and the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, vascular damage, retinopathy,..., etc.) for the majority of T2Ds is a good reason to reduce (not eliminate) them, unless, through rigorous testing, you have determined that LC diets don't work for you.

(To use a crude comparison, everyone understands the need to avoid consuming alcohol if you're an alcoholic and to reduce grains if you have celiac disease or are gluten-intollerant. Glucose intolerance is the sad reality for many of us T2Ds.)

* It is not particularly difficult to make sure you consume all needed micronutrients (and many people on low-carb diets eat tons of vegetables!). Vegan diets, including vegan LC, require greater diligence but can still be successful.

* Obesity is a risk factor for many health problems, so absent a compelling reason to the contrary, losing weight is a good goal for many T2Ds.

* Lipid panels (particularly triglycerides and HDL) tend to improve for most T2Ds after BG and insulin levels have subsided and body weight has settled at a healthy level.

Does every type of LC diet work for every T2D? Well, no. But that's not a reason to dismiss LC entirely and avoid even investigating whether it would improve the health of a particular T2D.

For this particular T2D, I wish I had not spent years eating "wholesome" LF diets in a vain attempt to corral my rising BG, now that I've seen how immediate and dramatic my improvement has been simply from kicking my carb habit and giving LC a serious audition. YMMV, of course.

I am starting week 3 of a ketogenic diet. I began out of desperation. Dieting was not improving my BG as it usually does. I have dropped 14 pounds and gone from a fasting BG of 171 to 138. I eat at 50 carbs or lower. I eat vegetables every day, a quarter to a half cup of berries, cheese for calcium and am usually not hungry. Just my expetience.

Just clocking in with my anecdotal evidence here-- 3 weeks ago, 9.5 a1c, 204 fasting, 248 2h. pp. Today, fasting 89, 2h. pp 91. Eat less than 26g net carbs a day (subtract out sugar alcohol & dietary fiber.)

@shadus, that's the spirit!

Until you know your pattern pretty well, you might want to consider testing 1 hour post-meal, too. (I seem to peak 60-75 minutes PP - down from 2 hours when I started...).

I'll give the 1h pp checks a shot and see what my numbers look like vs the normal 2h pp.

So did that this evening after the meal, think i'm going to get a 3h pp as well just outta curiosity, but --

12:50 - 103
1:00 - brunch
6:15 - dinner
7:00 - 86
7:15 - 100
8:15 - 100

I was being really really lazy today, so -- tuna salad (3oz), chicken salad (10oz), mayo to make them, lemon juice, spices & some servings of beef jerky. cals: 910, carbs: 6g, fats: 43g, pro: 121g.

Generally speaking, I gotta have something to really chew to feel full... dunno why. So... since chicken and tuna salad don't really have much chewing needed something else to satisfy that urge.

Good day for my inner carnivore tho... chicken, beef, and fish. lol.

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As an update my numbers began to move back to the 140s and stuck. My first night off lo carb, my fasting was 110. T2 is fickle. Have gone to a bariatric clinic and will be working with them on diet and physio. Hope to get to try saxenda.

You're off low-carb? Did something go wrong?