They say it's too difficult. That you have to accept the blood sugar swings. What if they're wrong?
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HbA1c
HbA1c is a blood test that reflects your average blood sugar over 2–3 months
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The standard approach treats high blood sugar with medications while ignoring what caused it: chronically high insulin. A different approach—addressing the root cause—achieves remission rates up to 46% in real-world settings. Here's the evidence most doctors never see.
A practical step-by-step guide for Type 1 diabetics transitioning to a very low-carb ketogenic diet safely.
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A 5‑year very‑low‑carb, remote‑care program for type 2 diabetes showed durable benefits: 20% remission among completers, 33% reached HbA1c <6.5% with no meds or only metformin, alongside less medication and improved heart‑risk markers.
Lower-carb diets in type 1 diabetes are linked to better HbA1c and lower insulin needs, with no changes in LDL, HDL, or triglycerides. Very‑low and low‑carb studies most often hit the ADA HbA1c target of less than 7%
A nurse‑delivered, real‑food low‑energy, low‑carb plan led to far greater weight loss and HbA1c reductions in 12 weeks than usual care. Short‑term cardiometabolic markers and medication use improved too.
Reducing carbs can markedly improve blood sugar and cut insulin needs in diabetes; strong long‑term trials are the missing piece.
This paper argues that restricting carbs should be the first-line diet for diabetes because it quickly lowers blood sugar, improves key health markers, and often reduces medications—without proven long‑term harms comparable to drugs.
You might wonder: Is weight loss without constant hunger even possible? Research on type 2 diabetes patients showed that a low-carb diet caused a spontaneous drop in daily calorie intake, while simultaneously boosting insulin sensitivity by 75%
Lower‑carb guidance in a UK GP practice led to 46% drug‑free type 2 diabetes remission and 93% normalization of prediabetes, with significant drops in HbA1c, weight, BP, and triglycerides.
Low-carb diets match or beat low-fat for Type 2 diabetes—often cutting meds and improving HbA1c—without evidence of increased cardiovascular risk.
Near-normal HbA1c and low acute complications reported by type 1 diabetics on a very low–carb diet. Findings are strong but need clinical trials to confirm.