Atkins Diet Misconceptions: Low Carb and Diabetes (Part 2)

This video is the second half of the Atkins Diet Misconception: Diabetes series. If you have not seen Part 1, please watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4uwyh48rEk

The last video dealt with case damning the existing treatment or recommendations to follow a high carb diet managed with ever increasing doses of insulin. This video deals with the evidence for rather managing it with a low carb lifestyle. There are two great studies for advocating this method.

1:) Dietary carbohydrate restriction in type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome: time for a critical appraisal
Nutrition and Metabolism(Lond) 2008; 5: 9.
Numerous authors including Richard Bertstein, Mary Vernon, Jeff Volek, Eric Westman
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2359752&tool=pmcentrez
Conducted Multi-center trial in which 63 obese men and women were randomly assigned to either diet, 21 Low Carb, 21 Control, 21 High Carb for a one year study.
This discussion focuses on type 2 diabetes but many of the principles will apply to metabolic syndrome and possibly to type 1 as well[6,7].
1. Carbohydrate restriction improves glycemic control, the primary target of nutritional therapy and reduces insulin fluctuations.
2. Carbohydrate-restricted diets are at least as effective for weight loss as low-fat diets.
3. Substitution of fat for carbohydrate is generally beneficial for markers for and incidence of CVD.
4. Carbohydrate restriction improves the features of metabolic syndrome.
An important idea guiding current medical thinking is that clustering of seemingly disparate physiologic states, obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia and hypertension, termed metabolic syndrome (MetS) suggests a common underlying cause. A recent review showed that carbohydrate restriction improves all of these markers[24].
5. Beneficial effects of carbohydrate restriction do not require weight loss. It’s not simply a weight loss argument or due to people losing weight do they achieve the benefits.

2.) Low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes: stable improvement of bodyweight and glycemic control during 44 months follow-up
Jörgen V Nielsen email and Eva A Joensson email
http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/14

Conclusion:
There is now little evidence for the claim that a fat-reduced diet for weight reduction has any particular value beyond caloric counting [10]. Current dietary recommendations seem to be a major part of their problem rather than being part of the solution. Carbohydrate restriction, however, reverses or neutralises all aspects of the metabolic syndrome [20,21].

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diabetics who drink diet soda?

i’m wondering if diet soda is bad? I ve read a lot of bad stuff about it , and wonder if I should dtop drinking it?

There are many opinions concerning diet soda’s and a lot of confusion. I don’t know just how bad diet soda is for me, but I figure it can’t be any worse then anything else.
Now it doesn’t effect my blood sugar at all and I also buy caffeine free diet drinks as well. Normally I stick to the Diet Rite drinks, and I haven’t had any negative effects.

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where can i get the diet info for diabetics n cholestrol free?

Plenty of good advice here.

What are some good healthy diets for diabetics?

My mom has diabetes and she needs a diet thats both healthy and somewhat delicious. I know this is hard to come by, but can u help me out?
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As a healthcare provider I can tell you that it is not hard to come by. There are books on top of books in the bookstore or over the internet (Try Amazon.com) Every hospital has a diabetic councelor or nutritionist who will teach patients this necessary information. It’s easy info to get. But what impresses me about this situation is what a loving daughter you are to help your mother like this. God Bless You.

Atkins Diet Misconceptions: Low Carb and Diabetes (Part 1)

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This video comes out of another myth that gets propagated out by Atkins Diet bashers that somehow we are more likely to get diabetes by following low carb. Certainly there is no shortage of misinformation on the web:
http://www.atkinsexposed.org/atkins/122/Nutritionists_Warn_Diabetics_to_be_Wary_of_Atkins_Diet.htm
http://www.diabetesuffolk.com/LivingWithDiabetes/The%20Atkins%20diet.htm

Some say we are dangerous for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics. Some just type 1 diabetics, but it really couldn’t be further from the truth. As all people, ESPECIALLY diabetics, could benefit from controlling blood glucose levels by carbohydrate monitoring or restriction.

There are two major proponents for Low Carb for diabetics:
Richard Bernstein, Type 1 Diabetic since 1946
http://www.diabetes911.net/about.php
Author of THE DIABETES DIET and Diabetes Solution

Mary Ross Vernon
Chairman of the board, American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Co-Author of Atkins Diabetes Revolution with Robert Atkins
http://tinyurl.com/cbjk76
2007 and 2008 Runner Up for Diabetic Educator of the Year Award

Mary Ross Vernon has been controlling diabetes with an Very Low Carb Diet (similar to Atkins Diet) for many years. She says both her Type 1 and Type 2 patients have benefited from carbohydrate restriction. She also notes that seeking quality physicians to handle the dramatic decrease in insulin requirements is paramount as some patients could be medication free in 3 days! See the attached quote (http://rjr10036.typepad.com/askdrvernon/2007/05/ron_of_sarasota.html).

Recently a number of studies have been released to support this position as well. One of the most notable for describing the failure of the existing recommendation of high carb and regulating with increasing doses of insulin is the study released in 2005 Nutrition and Metabolism magazine, “The case for low carbohydrate diets in diabetes management.” (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1188071&tool=pmcentrez) They detail that the high carbohydrate diet has lead to worse glycemic control, dislipidemia, hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). They noted in their review of studies that the low carb followers showed dramatic improvement in comparison to the high carb followers.

(Part 2 to be released later)

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Best online diet for diabetics?

I have Type II Diabetes and need to lose about 50-75 lbs. I am also trying to get pregnant in the next few months. I am struggling with finding the motivation to lose weight although I feel as if I’m desperate to. I wanted to try one of the food delivery diets. Any tips on which one is the best? Anyone heard of www.diettogo.com?

Hi……….I am also type II, was diagnosed a year ago, and told to lose 40 – 50 pounds. I’ve lost 25, so I am getting there!

Have you been for diabetic counselling? Not sure where you live, but the nurses in the diabetes center in my area were very helpful in educating me as to what to do in terms of diet.
Basically I was told to eat 5 times a day, 45 carbohydrates in Breakfast, Lunch and Supper. and two snacks with 15 carbohydrates (one snack before bed).

Personally, especially if you are hoping to get pregnant, I would stay away from any food delivery diet. You really don’t know what is in them. As a diabetic, you have to avoid the sugars and refined carbohydrates in most process foods. Almost all ‘low fat’ prepared foods, have added sugars and
carbohydrates in them to make them more tasty. So be very careful.

Personally, I follow what I was told by the diabetes clinic. Switch to whole grain breads, low fat proteins, lots of veggies,
and limited fruits. Splenda, both white and brown, is excellent to give that sweet taste.

I have also found low sugar products, like jams, jellies, etc.
that are helpful as well.

Good Luck!

what are essential supplements for diabetics controlling blood sugar with diet alone?

Visit my diabetes info page (linked under my profile) for more specifics, but Laura pretty much hit the nail on the head. What you want to do is eliminate or severely limit your intake of refined foods. Stick to what Mother Nature created for us. Or, if you prefer, the foods we evolved from. As you replace your refined carbs with natural ones from raw fruits and vegetables, you’ll find (in amazement) that your blood sugars will come down despite your calorie intake remaining the same or even increasing. I’m taking in over 600 calories a day of SUGAR. That’s right… sugar. The difference is, it’s fructose (natural sugar), not sucrose (table sugar). I also will not go near high fructose corn syrup… that’s a misleading name for pretty much the same crap as table sugar. I don’t have time or the space to explain it, it just works. Supplement that with at least an hour a day of walking, jogging, or biking and watch as your weight plummets, your need for medication plummets, your energy level soars, and your life if fun again. I just got back from a 5 mile hike in the hills with my son. For the first time in years, I didn’t have to stop and huff and puff. I’m 56 and was heading downhill fast just three years ago. Sugar was going up, energy was going down, I was depressed, the need for more medication was looming, and life sucked. Then I jumped on the health bandwagon and started learning as much as I could about diet and fitness. I’ve never looked back. Dec. 13th, I stopped the Metformin. My sugar has been stable averaging 90 mg/dl (5.0 mmol/l) for the past three weeks. That includes fasting and post prandial. See my results here: http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/DailyLog.html

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For type 2 diabetics. How many of you would rather control your diet with proper food than with insuline.?

I find that insuline doesn’t work well for me. It just causes my glucose to fluctuate. Controlling my glucose with diet, while not always easy, is the better way for me to go. Any other type 2s’ out there with the same experience?

My dad died from complication of type II diabetes. He lost both legs and was on dialysis.
I was in a serious accident and went from 195lbs to 250 lbs because of lack of exercises and eating from boredom. I had high blood sugar levels and was placed on medication. I refused, to stay on medication so I went on a diet and started exercising. I went from 250 to 230 and my blood sugars came down a lot. I am presently at 210 and my blood sugars are normal and i am off of medication. My goal is to get back to 195 and remain off of medication.
I know its possible, because I am proof. Diets can control blood sugar levels.