SCIENMAG: VERY-LOW-CARB DIET SHOWS PROMISE IN TYPE 1 DIABETES

Well after reading this article, it shocks me to see how we have failed our diabetic patients over the years. Simply, diabetes is your body saying “I can’t handle the sugar you are giving me!”

So obviously, STOP GIVING IT SO MUCH SUGAR!

Your body can make its own sugar and derivatives like ketones which are enough for adequate function. The extra sugar in diabetes is the only reason for the damaging effects of this disease.

-Dr. Naik

Very-low-carbohydrate diets can improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes, with low rates of hypoglycemia and other complications, according to an online patient survey. The researchers, led by Belinda Lennerz, MD, PhD, and David Ludwig, MD, PhD.. Read the full story

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