Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Ketogenic Diet for Diabetic Patients

Persons having type two diabetes could be really helpful by the ketogenic diet. Because it allows the body to maintain glucose levels at a low level and at the same time healthy level. By lowering the intake of carbohydrates in the diet can help to eliminate large spikes in blood sugar, reducing the need to inject the insulin. In this kind of diet one has to minimize the consumption of carbohydrates and increase taking more protein and fat by this way blood sugar level can be controlled as the main source of blood glucose is carbohydrate.

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  Standard ketogenic diet (SKD): This is a low carb, medium protein and high fat diet. It contains 70% fat, 20% protein, and only 10% carbs.


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  Cyclical ketogenic diet (CKD): This diet allows to get a break from the whole diet system, such as 5 ketogenic days and with it 2 high carbohydrate days.


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  Targeted ketogenic diet (TKD): This diet allows you to customize the whole diet according to the workout plan or to achieve the required aim.


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  High protein ketogenic diet: This is the standard ketogenic diet, but with more protein. The ratio of this diet is 60% fat, 35% protein, and 5% carbs.