Low Carb Diets & Diabetes

Diabetics are particularly at risk when succumbing to a low carb diet without the supervision of their physician.  While a low carb diet might put the diabetic individual at great risk, a diet that is low in simple carbs is generally a better solution.

Simple carbs include foods such as donuts, cupcakes and pies - generally fat-filled, sugar-loaded goodies that the diabetic would do well to stay away from - dieting or not.

Diabetics, Low Carb Diets & Kidney Damage

Because low carb diets tend to spin around proteins they can be taxing on the kidneys and may increase the progression of kidney related diseases in diabetics, thus placing the diabetic in a potentially life-threatening situation.

In addition, a diet that is low in carbohydrates and high in protein generally works in expelling a good deal of water from the body.  And water weighs heavily on the weight scales.

Keeping this in mind, low carb diets may present the illusion that a dieter has lost a lot of pounds when in fact, the weight is due to water expelled from the body.  Once the low carb dieter resumes their standard diet, weight that was lost in the form of water swiftly returns to the body.

In Summary:  If you are diabetic and considering a low carb diet, you'll want to meet with your physician before doing such to ensure your good health.