Personally, I do an ultralow net carb right eating lifestyle.

Basically,
I eat no added sugars,
I eat no carbs,

I eat eggs,
I eat protein,
I eat very low carb vegetables,
2 oz plain kefir 1 day and 3 oz plain Greek yogurt the next.
Some days I snack on 7-10 almonds.

This is my right eating lifestyle for me. I eat lower fat and higher protein than most on a keto right eating lifestyle.

My A1C was 13.5 when diagnosed with diabetes. It was 4.9 --- 3.5 months later. I have been in clinical remission since.

I dropped 62 pounds in the 1st year to bring my BMI into the normal range.

Yes I go into ketosis every 2-3 days. My Bride smells it on my breath and gives me the nod.

I eat a few berries and ketosis goes away. I do this 2-3 times a week.

My HDL is 75,
My LDL is 45,
My total is 130.
My triglycerides is 120.

Before cutting out carbs my triglycerides were always 1200-1500.
The lowest my cholesterol was 250. Usually 250-350. Exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents.

I had my first heart surgery just before I was diagnosed with diabetes. A stent was put in the LAD, aka the Widowmaker.

A 2nd surgery almost 4 months later, ablations on multiple parts of the heart. To get a normal heart rhythm.

My apparent pulse was 23-35.
My pulse Ox was 95, with 3 asthma medications. I was on 3 bp medications.

Now I have an Albuterol rescue inhaler, 1 bp medication.
The ejection rate from the left ventricle was 40-45%.
Now it is 55-60 %

I have a new lease on life.

Before diabetes diagnosis I was doing 13 prescription medications daily.

My doctor told me I needed long acting insulin, quick acting insulin and metformin. When I was diagnosed. I negotiated a 3 month reprieve. So never have had diabetes medications prescribed.

I retired 1.5 years after diagnosis. At retirement I was down to 3 daily prescription medications.

So my diabetes diagnosis and what I did in response to it has saved my life.

I credit my ultralow net carb right eating lifestyle. High protein, lower fat.

@A DiabetesTeam Member KETO can be quite effective to quickly lose weight and manage blood sugar levels, but it really should be closely monitored by minimally a dietitian that is aware of the (patients) health history

@A DiabetesTeam Member follows a KETO diet and could probably advise with some first hand experience

The thing with KETO is you have to be beyond disciplined for it to work - you can't "take a day off", takes you out of ketosis and you are back to scratch (and it's hard on your system to flip flop back and forth)

If it's being used for weight loss the (person) should follow the KETO diet until they reach a intermediate goal (drop 10 pound says) then go to a Maintenance diet for a number of weeks before returning to the KETO

Atkin's is set up like this - a 20 or 40 carb diet for X number of weeks followed by a few weeks of (rest) following a 100 carb diet

My LCHF Diet is based on the Atkin's 100 Maintenance Diet - I don't do the KETO thing - "KNOW" that I could never follow the rules - way too carb restricted for me to do day after day after day

And you should test Ketone Levels (just a stick test) because as a Diabetic if you mess up the diet you could end up with Ketoacidosis - not the outcome many are hoping for 😁

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Many on keto actually see their cholesterol go down .

“ Most research suggests that keto diets can help lower total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels while raising HDL (good) cholesterol levels.

In some cases, the keto diet may raise total and LDL cholesterol levels higher in the short term. However, research suggests that both total and LDL cholesterol levels fall in the long term, while HDL cholesterol levels appear to rise ” on Healthline web site