Ketogenic diets are very effective at achieving two common aims of diabetes control, lowering blood glucose levels and reducing weight…
What is the ketogenic diet?
A ketogenic diet is a very low-carb diet, considered to be when you eat a level of carbohydrate of around 30g of carbohydrates per day or below.
This encourages the body to get its energy from burning body fat which produces an energy source known as ketones.
The diet helps to lower the body’s demand for insulin which has benefits for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.