My husband and I have been happily following a Keto diet for some months. It’s been very successful for us, and we plan to stay on it. The website that led us to it is Diet Doctor.
I watch lots of information on diabetes, especially out of concern for family members. I watched this 2 hour video [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enIvfC985U8 ], with Cyrus and Robbie Barbaro, on the Rich Roll podcast. I was initially horrified when they began discussing their fruit diet, but as I listened. I decided that they had a good grasp of the science, and it seems it must be successful for the people to work with them. Unless they are lying to us, it appears to work well for them.
I agree that Cyrus and Robbie were easily and completely dismissive of Keto diets for diabetics, but then, it goes against everything that they have come to believe. I did not think they were ugly about it.
One item they presented especially gives me pause - I looked up how to make an laboratory animal insulin resistant, and one puts them on a diet of fat, as Cyrus said. Why is high fat not an issue for humans, then?
But the main reason I am posting this: I am puzzled. Can they eat this diet for years and stay in good health? It would seem that they would not have enough protein to stay well. I’m curious to hear others opinion of the health of this diet.
If I ever become diabetic, this would be my last choice for a dietary approach. I truly cannot imagine it.
I’m impressed at the level of control that both have over their diabetes. Kudos to them.