"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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brevity snips

Low carb diets work for some people but not all. And some people (like
me) do not feel at all well on it. I certainly do not eat all carb laden
foods, nor did I eat them all prior to diabetes. I do limit my portions.
In fact when I did try low carbing, my BG shot up even higher than it
would have on my limited carb diet.

Can that be explained somehow? I was under the impression that fats and
protein do not raise the GB to abnormal levels.

I've never used insulin so I don't know a lot about it. I do know that a
person who has type 1 (meaning they produce no insulin whatever) can
sometimes have more leeway with their diet than a type 2 who uses insulin.
There are just so many variables.

Yes, I can see that as I read all your replies.

You seem to be convinced that low carb is the only way to go. And you
don't seem to understand much about diabetes.

That's why I am asking for information from the horse's mouths so to speak.
I was impressed by my BIL's continued good health on a low carb diet for all
these many years. He was the one who peaked my interest in looking into diet
and diabetes where my other friends from church with the disease were
concerned.

There are over 300 types of
diabetes but we are generally lumped together as type 1, type 2, or
gestational. I'm a type 2 who produced a ton of natural insulin but I
have insulin resistance. The fact that a person does not use insulin does
not mean in some way that they are better than a person who does not.
People use it because they have to use it.

Thank you.