In article >,
Alan Moorman > wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:44:36 -0500, "Priscilla H. Ballou"
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Alan Moorman > wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:07:38 +1100, "Ozgirl"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Alan Moorman wrote:
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> All you have to do is hang around these diabetes and
> >> >> nutrition and cooking news groups for a year and you'll
> >> >see
> >> >> it keep cropping up from poor misguided people who are
> >> >> trying to lose weight, or whatever is on their little
> >> >minds.
> >> >>
> >> >> Don't need no steenkin' cites.
> >> >>
> >> >> Alan
> >> >
> >> >well I have been hangin around the diabetes groups for eight
> >> >years, and have never seen anyone but drunken Bob "advocate"
> >> >no carbs. Everyone else carbs in varying degrees. Most eat
> >> >*mainly* low carb, nutrition-packed vegetables over useless
> >> >starches. Researching proper nutrition isn't hard and
> >> >despite a person's diet not conforming to your own personal
> >> >likes, most would be eating what they need. It is more than
> >> >possible to eat very well as well as control bg's and lose
> >> >or maintain weight.
> >>
> >> Sorry, but I can't count the number of times a newbie comes
> >> into one of these groups and says something like: "I want
> >> to lose weight" or "I want to control my diabetes" and
> >> their solution is to eliminate carbs.
> >
> >You misspelled "reduce."
> >
> >> And they want other
> >> people's help to figure out:
> >>
> >> 1. what carbs are
> >>
> >> 2. what foods they are in
> >>
> >> Usually these people disappear. But their initial ignorance
> >> is amazing and depressing.
> >
> >Reducing carb intake is a usual first step in type 2 treatment, from
> >what I've seen. It's what helped me get my BG into good control.
> >
> >Priscilla
>
> Reducing, yes. Eliminating, no.

You are claiming that some folks advocate eliminating carbs, but you are
incorrect, aside from Bob the drunk. NO-ONE is advocating eliminating
carbs. Many are advocating reducing carbs.

Priscilla