The ketogenic diet can affect the need for blood sugar medication.
Diabetes is essentially a problem of high blood sugar, and current blood sugar-lowering drugs, including the commonly used metformin , work by lowering blood sugar or improving the body's response to insulin. However, when starting a ketogenic diet, carbohydrate intake is significantly reduced, blood sugar naturally decreases, and the body's need for blood sugar-lowering drugs also decreases.
If you continue with the original medication dosage, your blood sugar may drop too low, leading to hypoglycemia, which can cause symptoms such as dizziness, tremors, palpitations, and confusion. Therefore, when starting a ketogenic diet, you must monitor your blood sugar and adjust your medication dosage in conjunction with your doctor.
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You should not continue taking hypoglycemic drugs when you have hypoglycemia.
Once blood sugar is already low or normal, medication should not be taken, as this could cause blood sugar to drop even lower, potentially dangerously. Therefore, regular blood sugar monitoring is crucial. Each person's constitution and degree of diabetes is different, so medication dosage adjustments must be made on a case-by-case basis.
A high-carbohydrate diet will only worsen diabetes.
Sometimes medical advice suggests that "diabetics should still consume carbohydrates." However, high blood sugar is caused by carbohydrates and sugars in the diet. The more carbohydrates you eat, the higher your blood sugar will be, requiring more medication to lower it. In the long run, this can lead to fat accumulation in the liver and between organs, forming visceral fat, and does not actually improve metabolic problems.
If you can reduce your carbohydrate intake, your blood sugar will naturally decrease, your need for medication will decrease, and the burden on your body will also be reduced.
Key points for starting the ketogenic diet
- Learn the correct ketogenic diet method
- Daily monitoring of blood glucose changes
- Communicate with the doctor to adjust the dosage
- Continuously monitor for symptoms of hypoglycemia and adjust immediately if necessary.
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Conclusion:
The ketogenic diet can help stabilize blood sugar, but for diabetic patients who are taking medication, the most important thing is to "gradually reduce medication while following the ketogenic diet, rather than maintaining the original dosage at the same time." As long as monitoring and doctor's guidance are followed, it is possible to improve blood sugar levels and even reduce dependence on medication.
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