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# Diet 101: The Truth About Low Carb Diets

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    Terrific insight into low carb diets and specifically how to lower your glucose readings
  

*by P***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 11, 2013*

I wish every diabetic, pre-diabetic and anyone who has any blood sugar issues would read this book.  I originally stumbled onto Jenny Ruhl in a "Resources" column in the magazine "Diabetes Self-Management".  There is a terrific article on "Reversing Type 2 Diabetes - Can it Be Done?".  Just a few years ago all the experts would have said no but they are now reconsidering.  They are not talking about giving up oral meds or insulin or really curing diabetes, but rather using diet to get the glucose numbers down into a more normal range.  And it works.  The most recognized voice for this line of thought is Dr. Richard Bernstein and his classic book “Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution”. It is regularly updated and has had great influence.  He is in his 80s and has had Type 1 diabetes since childhood.  Over the years by a process of trial and error he figured out how to control his wildly fluctuating glucose numbers (even with insulin) and gradually developed a following.  He advocates keeping the A1c numbers in the 4% range and never letting glucose readings go above the high 90s!  That is almost unbelievable.  But his regime – diet wise – is incredibly tough.  It is much too hard for me to live with for any length of time.  Basically, NO bread, pasta, rice, fruit, grain, etc - EVER.  Very high protein.  Somewhat similar to Atkins but specifically focused on diabetes, whether type 1 or 2.  (Keep in mind that none of these plans advocate giving up insulin or oral meds when they are needed but following these plans can sometimes reduce the needed dosages.)In contrast to Dr. Bernstein, Jenny Ruhl has a much more modest plan but that also works wonders.  On her web site ([...]) she explains her 5% club – those who aim to keep their A1cs in the 5% range.  To do this she sets goals of always keeping glucose readings well under 140 1 hour after a meal and under 120 2 hours after.  How to do that without increasing meds?  That is where the low carb diet comes in.  The point she makes (as does also Dr. Bernstein) is that every person reacts differently to carbohydrates and that the only way to figure this out is to use your glucose meter like this:  For several days to a week eat as you normally do, recording what you eat and what your glucose readings are 1 hour and 2 hours after each time you eat – and also your morning fasting glucose.  If your numbers are fine, then you don’t need to change your diet.  But if your numbers are high (she explains “high” in great detail), then you need to reduce your carbs until you get good numbers every time.  Then that is the diet you need to follow.  Once you start this constant monitoring of your blood sugar readings, you will get a lot of surprises about what foods affect you.  Those of us not taking insulin probably only check our blood sugar occasionally – not the 8 to 10 times a day she is recommending.  (I am giving a very brief summary of my understanding of her method.)The dreadful thing about all of this is that most doctors think keeping the A1c under 7% is just fine.  But it isn’t – that is setting the person up for long-term diabetes complications.  See her website for insight into all of this.And, BTW, by itself a low carb diet is not a weight loss diet - if you want to lose weight you have to reduce calories.  She covers that quite well.  There are no real "free" foods in this world!  There are free carb foods but often high in calories and there are low fat and low calorie foods but often they are high in carbs.  Too bad!I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who has or might have glucose issues.

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    Lots of Info
  

*by C***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 20, 2022*

I first started reading Jenny Ruhl's other book Blood Sugar 101. Since I am diabetic T2 I am interested in low carb diets and blood sugar.  I have watched numerous videos and read many blogs about diabetes and blood sugars and believe that I am reasonably well informed. There are a lot of contradictory viewpoints so you must be skeptical and particular about who you listen to and believe.  I believe Jenny Ruhl has walked the walk and I relate to her.  Even though I consider myself to be pretty well-informed about diabetes and low-carb diets, I have learned a lot from reading Diet 101.  I am 65% through the book so far and I consider this book a gold mine.  She covers the mechanics of low-carb diets and blood sugar, but also the research that has been done, what the studies prove or where the studies don't prove anything (the studies need to be studied sometimes). She discusses common misconceptions and myths surrounding low-carb diets. Although she is a proponent of low-carb eating she discusses the shortcomings and weaknesses of the low-carb diet. Near the top of my list of informative diabetes books.

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    Love the (mostly) intellectual honesty!
  

*by D***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 28, 2013*

The thing that really stands out about this book is that Jenny has obviously done an incredible amount of research. Although she is a fan of and eats a low carb diet, she does not sugar coat the facts (pun fully intended).  She takes a long look at the facts and gives them to us whether they support a low carb high fat diet or speak against it.  It's great to get both sides of the story.  In all the diet books I've ever read, you only get to hear the positives.  Ms. Ruhl is careful to give us the negatives as well.She has apparently taught herself to read through academic medical studies.  She uses that self-taught ability to convey important points to us.  Points that you never see in the diet books!  I just love to see that kind of intellectual honesty!  Great job, Jenny!The only time I question her intellectual honesty is when she speaks of chemicals in our environment, food stuffs, food containers, etc.  In that case, she only made far-reaching statements that were wholly one-sided and didn't really back up her statements much.  There was absolutely zero effort to present any other side of that story.  That is, however, a fairly short section of the book.The first half of the book is fairly academic and a bit difficult to read, but it kind of has to be that way (at least in my opinion).  That is where the intellectual honesty comes in.  The second half of the book is more about various problems people run into when doing the low carb high fat diet or any other diet, really.  This second part can be very useful for people who are doing the diet.  Sections on various side effects and one section on stalls (plateaus).  Again, she is very honest about these stalls.All in all, the book is very well done.  Congratulations to Jenny Ruhl for bringing some truth to us for a change!

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