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Comment by doix

It's the same as all diets, no? We know that if you eat less, you will lose weight. You just need to do that for the rest of your life, forever, or you will most likely put the weight back on. I am pretty sure there is research that shows "diets don't work" because of that.

The same probably applies to diabetes. Yes, if you eat a low carb diet you can improve your A1C, but you would have to do that for the rest of your life (or however long). Sure, part of it is probably _capitalism_, but I'm fairly sure that for a large part of the population, prescribing them diet instead of insulin would result in worse outcomes.

parent doix 2 years ago

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