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u/malalalaika · 6 pointsr/PlantBasedDiet

I can't answer your question. But the doctors who recommend the plant based diet this sub is based on usually treat diabetes with the same high carb, low fat, no animal products diet they recommend for everyone. So I don't think you are in the right place if you are looking for low carb.

Dr. Walter Kemper had great success with his rice diet, based on white rice, fruit juice and cooked fruit. Dr. Barnard has written a more recent book on how to manage diabetes with a high carb, plant based diet:

https://www.amazon.com/Neal-Barnards-Program-Reversing-Diabetes/dp/1635651271/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524660894&sr=8-1&keywords=barnard+diabetes

u/Matt576 · 3 pointsr/PlantBasedDiet

> I'm interested in any opinions on whether lowering insulin resistance is possible if one was to consume a high carb/low fat plant based diet (80/10/10 or similar).

While there are tons of patients of the doctors you mentioned, as well as numerous individuals here, that can detail their personal success in improving insulin sensitivity, I’ll do you one better and refer you to science supporting the efficacy of a low fat WFPB diet in doing so.

As demonstrated by doctor Neal Barnard in this study, subjects on a low fat whole food plant based diet experienced slightly better improvements in markers of insulin sensitivity compared to the group following the American Diabetes Association’s recommended diet (as well as notably significant improvements in their lipid profile), which is supposed to be the gold standard for diabetics.

> Weight loss was significant within each diet group but not significantly different between groups (-4.4 kg in the vegan group and -3.0 kg in the conventional diet group, P = 0.25) and related significantly to Hb A(1c) changes (r = 0.50, P = 0.001). Hb A(1c) changes from baseline to 74 wk or last available values were -0.34 and -0.14 for vegan and conventional diets, respectively (P = 0.43). Hb A(1c) changes from baseline to last available value or last value before any medication adjustment were -0.40 and 0.01 for vegan and conventional diets, respectively (P = 0.03). In analyses before alterations in lipid-lowering medications, total cholesterol decreased by 20.4 and 6.8 mg/dL in the vegan and conventional diet groups, respectively (P = 0.01); LDL cholesterol decreased by 13.5 and 3.4 mg/dL in the vegan and conventional groups, respectively (P = 0.03).

As I mentioned, many of the doctors you’ve mentioned have also documented repeated success in improving and even reversing insulin resistance, but I’d say that Barnard has the most experience, and is the best resource for you/others interested in doing so. Here is a great presentation of his on the subject.

If you’re really interested and want to support him (which I’d definitely recommend, we desperately need more doctors as dedicated to actually restoring patient’s health via means other than medication/surgery as he is) you can purchase his book specific to the topic.