I think that's exactly it. When I say we are low carbing, I didn't say we
are necessarily doing Atkins, going into ketosis, or doing high-protein.
We've simply lowered our carbs.

We have increased BOTH our fats (mostly GOOD fats) and our proteins to make
up for that. We aren't going low carb enought to go into ketosis. But
enought to manage his blood sugar. And believe me, his blood sugar testing
is proving the results for us.

Leasa
www.weightloss-stories.com


"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message
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Patricia Heil wrote:

YOU NEED TO READ THE REPORT that says that low-carb is bad for diabetics
because it stresses the kidneys which are already at risk in diabetics!!
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040717/bob8.asp

Another concern focuses on the kidneys, especially in people with
diabetes,
which itself damages those organs. Proteins contain nitrogen, which the
kidneys must remove from the body. So, the extra protein typical of
low-carbohydrate diets makes the kidneys work harder than normal. These
diets could further damage kidneys already injured by diabetes or some
other
problem, notes Nathaniel Clark of the National Diabetes Association in
Alexandria, Va.

The other side of the coin is that low carb plans are the best for
controlling blood sugar which is one of the major goals for diabetics.
so it isn't that simple.

Atkins with ketosis forbids folks with existing kidney damage but it
does absolutely no damage whatsoever to kidneys that are not already
damaged. Not even one case in three decades. This can either mean
to get the test for kidney damage before starting Atkins, or not
doing Atkins, or doing one of the non-ketotic low carb plans. It
is easy to suggest a mildly low carb plan like Carbohydrate Addicts
Diet or Sugarbusters to avoid encountering any such issue.

Also there's the issue that Atkins is not high protein so the entire
posting begs to discover the ulterior motive. Why accuse low carb
diets of being high portein when they are not? Is it ignorance of
what low carb plans actually are, or is there some hidden motive?

The problem is poor blood sugar control is a far worse danger to
kidneys and high carb plans reduce blood sugar control unless you
follow a very strict schedule.