Q: I want your personal stories only ... please don't bother giving me answers from textbooks, doctors, or websites. Some diabetic experts strongly warn again high-fat diets for diabetics. Some others recommend low-carb diets, with plenty of fat and protein. If you are diabetic and you have tried a high-fat, low-carb diet, what has been your personal experience? Did it lower your blood sugar and improve your diabetic control, or did it cause health problems? Again, if you don't have personal experience (or experience of someone you know), please don't bother responding. Thanks.
A: My son has Type 1 and we have always been more concerned with the carbs because of the effect on his blood glucose readings. When his sugars are high and he can't eat carbs he will eat meats and cheeses which are high in fat but don't raise the blood glucose levels. I do know that as he gets older the fat content will have to be something he watches out for because with naturally high blood glucose levels you tend to have more sticky plaque to clog the arteries. It is also my understanding that some people with Type 2 are ketosis prone and if that's the case should never go on the low carb diets.