Hello everyone, the big question is can I follow the keto diet when I have diabetes or prediabetes? Great question, right, you're probably wondering who I am SugarMDS.com I'm Dr. Ahmet Argin the founder and we have a great training with many diabetics and I like to pass on my experience especially with regards to the questions that come to me every day in my diabetes clinic now let's talk about the keto diet enjoying the diet Keto diet is very popular nowadays and everyone wants to continue why are they doing it? Because when you cut carbs completely, your body goes into ketosis.
So what is ketosis? When your body is carb deprived as a result, your body starts burning fat and that creates ketone bodies that's why it's called ketosis so your body is in a fat burning state and then not only that at first, when you cut carbs your insulin levels drop significantly even if you are injured With diabetes, you make insulin unless you have type 1 diabetes, especially type 2 diabetics or diabetics already have more insulin than the average person. However, because their body or resistance is greater than a normal individual, the elevated amount of insulin is not Well that's enough and that actually helps with weight gain when you have diabetes now, when you're on a keto diet, your insulin levels go down.
Insulin is a hormone that actually attracts water and as a result, when you're on a keto diet, your insulin is lowering your water level and as a result, Your water levels are dropping so you may have noticed that you might end up going to the bathroom more often but what is the danger in that? Guys, you could be at risk of becoming dehydrated so if you're on a ketogenic diet, make sure you stay hydrated that's number one, number two discuss with your doctor because you may be taking a medication that can put you at risk when you're on a keto diet. So, if you're a guy, You don't have a lot of problems. If you have prediabetes and aren't on medication it's okay to go on a keto diet, but understand that once you quit the keto diet, your weight will come back so you don't want to go on a diet that will actually cause weight loss again unless you're going to a wedding and then you're We are willing to gain weight again but we want to make sure that you are on a diet that you like, that you are on a diet that you can stick to for the rest of your life so dietary changes should be ideal and permanent not temporary so you can lose 20,30,40 weight when following Keto diet but then if you're going to gain it back I'd say there's no benefit and I see it all the time and I give some support all the time when they're on the keto diet they lose weight and then they gain weight back now if you're on Insulin, especially mealtime insulin, that's an important part guys so if you're on insulin, let's say you're taking ten units per meal and all of a sudden you cut out the carbs what are you going to do with insulin? A very important question that you have to discuss with your doctor , you may have to cut back on your insulin drastically because the job of insulin is 80% to take care of the carbs with proteins and fats, etc but 80 90% of the insulin is designed to take care of the carbs so if you cut back on the carbs all of a sudden and you're on the hook from the insulin , you are going to have a big problem with low blood sugar so you have to make sure of that contact us if you want condolence information about keto and diabetes we can give you free consultation, help you with diet if you are not keto diet then we can help you with diets The other ones too and keep in mind that keto is not the only diet and has not been shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes if there is a diet you want to know about and want to investigate further it would be the mediterranean diet although it does contain some healthy carbs it has been shown to You reduce the risk of death, extend life, and reduce the number of medications.
So we can talk about this diet more, but again, if you are committed to following the keto diet, change your diet. Crown to be careful, especially if you are taking insulin, in particular and if you are taking medications that can release insulin such as glipizide, glyburide, glimepiride, you need to understand what is going on with your medications before embarking on any type of keto diet otherwise, as long as you stay hydrated you should be able to by now one last thing guys if you're on medication especially it can happen even to normal people when you're on a keto diet the electrolyte balance can get lost so when you lose a lot of water and get dehydrated you might have poor levels of Potassium, Sodium, You may also be deficient in Magnesium So if you've been going on a very strict keto diet for a long, long time it's not a bad idea, at least have your primary care doctor check your electrolytes and then assess your hydration status .
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