The $64000 question, what motivates a low carb anti ?

“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” Voltaire
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Over at my favourite diabetes forum diabetes.co.uk, the largest bun fight for some time revolved around depression. The thread ‘Who has had depression due to low carbing’ started in a positive way with forum members stating depression was not a problem. In fact the opposite was reported. Some people had stated lowcarbing had reduced their depression. Great news I thought, the old lowcarbing causes depression chestnut has been used many times by anti lowcarbers, and they don’t come more anti than carbsrock. Formally known as SarahQ an ex forum mod, and fond of stating “I fill my face with carbs and I will burn Bernstein’s books to supplement my winter fuel bill” could not resist lighting the blue touch paper.

Placing a link to a study about a bloke in a shed and half a dozen forced fed rats, who went down with depression, OK I jest, I didn’t even go to the link, I have seen too many studies reporting the force feeding of mice and rats, with extremely high amounts of food, they would never nomally eat, and the ‘brains’ wonder why the poor creatures croaked. These sort of trials have little or no relevance to human beings living in the real world, but it keeps a lot of people in a job. The bent science can be used by big pharma and junk food companies and the anti lowcarbers to rubbish lowcarbing. What are the motives of these people ? Well for big pharma and the global food mob, it’s profit, pure and simple. They don’t care who they kill, as long as it’s slowly and maximum gain can be extracted. There is no money in fit and healthy people, and there is no profit in dead people, the trick is keeping people alive, well sort of. The $64000 question, what motivates a low carb anti ?

Over the years a pattern has emerged. A typical low carb anti has been a diabetic for a number of years. All state they have their diabetes under control. All tell us they are happy with their healthcare professionals. Many are insulin users, all have test strips, and some of the most voracious anti low carbers are using pumps. I am thinking of phoenix, SarahQ ex mod, Jopar ex mod, Stuboy ex mod, and the sadly departed Kegstore. Most of the anti’s have good knowledge and experience of controlling diabetes. All have all the tools for good control, let’s call them the ‘haves’. So who are the ‘have nots’

The newly diagnosed have little if any knowledge of good diabetes control. Obviously no experience. Usually they are given abysmal dietary advice. Very often nil meds, the lucky ones get Metformin, a useful drug, but won’t ever make much impact on a high HbA1c number. Many are told not to test BG, and very few type two’s, (the majority of newly diagnosed diabetics) get prescribed test strips. Unfortunately there are many ‘have nots’ They have no experience, no knowledge and no tools to control their diabetes.

Well it seems logical to me, the best people to help the ‘have nots’ are the people that fit into the ‘haves’ group. The aforementioned ‘haves’ could be shining beacons to all diabetics. They would appreciate they had all the breaks in controlling diabetes, all the tools, and all the know how. This of course is not what we have seen over the last fours years. They help very few people, they choose to ignore the fact, many have no option other than to reduce drastically the foods that elevate blood glucose levels to highly dangerous numbers. They could have taken a neutral stance and kept to their own. But what do we see on a daily basis. With almost obvious glee, they post links to derogatory or out of date carbohydrate information. The lowcarb antis know, when carb intake is drastically reduced, good fats become a major part of a diabetics diet, so they find lot’s of links vilifying fats. They have plenty of links up their sleeves, for the spreading of fear and poor and outdated information, and they push this dross at every opportunity.

I have been accused of many things and bullying many times. I see myself as bullying the bullies. One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. I am fortunate and are one of the ‘haves’ call me what you like, it means little to me. I know what I am, and I will never be guilty of spreading fear and alarm to people, that through no fault of their own became a diabetic. Who are disadvantaged, who have very few tools in the armoury to fight diabetes, who have been given very poor advice from people who should or do know better. As always the people mentioned here are welcome to come over and debate this post. The anti’s stifle good debate at very opportunity, and in Kens days, made sure that their main opposition was banned. The anti’s have so much to say on the forum, but will never post here, well not with a known forum name. It goes without saying, I am appalled at the actions of a few, who never stop spreading fear and misinformation at every opportunity. I do of course realise, that many type ones, and other insulin users, and non lowcarbers, put great effort into helping all diabetics. They are on a mission to help all diabetics, as are the members of this blog.


Eddie