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If you are looking for the most effective diet for controlling your blood sugar, you have come to the right place. We based our diabetes meal plan on scientific evidence that a very low carb or keto diet is highly effective at lowering blood sugar for individuals with diabetes.
But don’t start on our diabetes meal plan yet. Eating a very low carb diet has the risk of being too effective — meaning it can lower your blood sugar too much and put you at risk for severe complications from hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). The risk of low blood sugar is important if you are taking medications for diabetes.
Therefore, we recommend you consult your healthcare provider before starting a very low carb diet. You will likely need to alter your medications before starting this meal plan.
Similarly, eating a very low carbohydrate diet can lower your blood pressure. So if you are on blood pressure medication, your provider may need to adjust your dosage to prevent your blood pressure from decreasing too much which may cause you to feel dizzy or even lose consciousness.
Here is an educational guide to help you better understand the specifics, and here is one you can share with your healthcare provider.
Once you and your provider have reviewed the safety information and developed a plan for adjusting your medications, you are ready to start with our diabetes meal plan!
