Dr Katharine Morrison. Don't forget low-carb diets for diabetes !

"There are known adverse cardiovascular side-effects from some of the drugs used to lower blood sugars. Sulphonylureas increase cardiac mortality, rosiglitazone may increase cardiac events, and if insulin causes hypoglycaemia, as it sometimes does, then hypoglycaemic cardiac arrythmias and sudden death can occur.

Replacing refined carbohydrates with low glycaemic vegetables is an easy way to achieve this. Additional protein and fat can be added if necessary for satiety or calories.

Such diets reduce the need for drugs, including insulin and sulphonylureas. In one study patients with type 1 diabetes on diets of 70-90g of carbohydrate a day had a 20-fold reduction in hypoglycaemia compared with those on their usual regimes.

Other studies have shown diabetes patients on low-carbohydrate diets normalise their blood pressure, lipid pattern, weight and insulin sensitivity."

Eddie

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/main-content/-/article_display_list/10987964/don-t-forget-low-carb-diets-for-diabetes