Originally Posted By finallyME
Rooketman...
I would guess that there are many that would disagree heavily with you. I am not one of those people. thanks


The American Diabetes Association diet guidelines for 2008 and 2009 allow low carbohydrate diets. The rational they give is that weight loss is so critical to the management of diabetes that the low carbohydrate diets are now allowed. The ADA was one of the sponsors of some of the low carb vs low fat diet trials published in the past few years.

2008 guidelines
http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/food_and_nutrition/ada_backs_low_carbs.html

2009 guidelines
http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/...-low-carb-diet/

The current edition reaffirms the ADA's landmark decision in 2008 to accept low carbohydrate diets as one method people with diabetes can use to lose weight in the short term (up to one year). (It may be expecting too much to think that the ADA would suddenly completely reverse its very long held opposition to lower carbohydrate diets.)

The ADA recommends.....
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The new ADA guidelines state that both low-fat and low-carb diets are equally effective at helping people lose weight over a year. However, new ADA guidelines recommend that low-carb dieters make sure their blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides), kidney function, and medication levels are monitored.


It is common, but not universal, that the low carb diet results in improved lipids (lower LDL and higher HDL as well as decreased triglycerides and blood sugar levels). Associated with the diet change is that _some_ people can decrease their diabetes medication doses, particularly insulin if taking it. With their doctors consent, based on the blood tests, that is.