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Jay H. Shubrook, DO: Hi. I'm Jay Shubrook, a family physician and diabetologist at Touro University California. We're here at the 79th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in San Francisco.
I'm happy to have Dr Rucha Mehta with me. Dr Mehta is an endocrinologist at Apollo Hospital in India and a frequent presenter at the ADA.
I want to talk about a topic that has really been a hot topic at this year's meeting: ketogenic diets in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Dr Mehta, let me tell you about a new patient of mine who recently moved here from Southern India. She was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 6 years ago, 4 years before moving to the United States. Since moving here, she has had trouble managing her diabetes. Her A1c is in the mid-8% range. She has gained a fair amount of weight. She is asking me what kind of diet or program she can follow. She has heard about the ketogenic diet.
She is vegetarian, and I'm struggling to give her good advice. Do you have any advice for me about this patient?
Rucha J. Mehta, MD
