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Question about the Keto diet. Is it healthy or a fad?
Healthy Living | Last Active: Sep 30 8:17pm | Replies (60)Comment receiving replies
I would get a second opinion. For one thing, you were doing well on the previous meds for 30 years. So why did he change the meds? Secondly, for what it's worth, I've asked several doctors about the trendy keto diet, including an endocrinologist, and they are unanimous in thinking it too extreme. And my cardiologist has patients who tried it and caused other issues including hypercholesterolemia.
There are other eating plans that focus on limiting breads, processed foods, high sugar, high fat that nonetheless offer a wide array of things to eat. Including lots of vegetables. Surely they can be modified to fit diabetics' needs?
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I did not mention that after I got that first terrible HA1c that I went to an endocrinologist. He said that medicine she put me on has not been prescribed for diabetics for some time. He added Jardiance and Trulicity. So overtime I’ve gone from two meds to Several. And now with CKD and hypotension I’ve quit lisinopril, which was for kidneys, obviously not blood pressure, and the Jardiance . I have another three or four weeks to my next appointment to see what the kidneys numbers look like. And the hypotension ended within 24 hours of my stopping the lisinopril. I’ve always had low blood pressure, such that I could not handle 5 mg and I’ve been taking 2 1/2 for quite a while. I have no idea why I suddenly started having blood pressure readings of 80/50. I imagine being a few months away from 80 years of age is a major factor.