Sally went on a diet and dropped a whopping forty pounds.  Sally was ecstatic about her weight loss - and rightly so.  It was so exciting to go shopping for a new, smaller wardrobe, as well as to be able to do more of the things that she enjoyed doing due to an increased feeling of energy.

Sally had a friend named Jan who was in need of dropping about forty pounds herself.  Without further adieu, Sally begin to encourage her friend to go on a diet, more specifically, the same diet that she had been on.

When Jan tried to explain to Sally that she was diabetic, and that she had to be very careful about the type of diet that she pursued, Sally told her that was a bunch of rubbish.  Surely, losing weight would be much healthier for Jan than remaining the size that she was.

Sally kept badgering Jan about her weight until Jan felt so pressured that she agreed to try Sally's diet without first consulting her physician.  The diet was a popular low carb diet, and Jan felt fairly good about being on the diet.  She was able to tolerate the menus, the activity recommendations and so forth.  However, two days after Jan begin the low carb diet, she ended up at the hospital with kidney woes.

Summing it Up:

Diabetics must be very cautious when it comes to dieting, always seeking the approval of their doctor before striking out solo.  Low carb diets have an effect on glucose storage within the body, and playing with low carb diets could prove a dangerous and even a deadly game for the diabetic.