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Somewhat unrelated, but you seem knowledgeable enough and I have this burning need to ask this question to someone: when prescribed to the average non-diabetic person, does the average diet for diabetics promote improved health? In other words, should we all just be eating as if we were diabetics?

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> In other words, should we all just be eating as if we were diabetics?

I assume you mean low glycemic load. I don't think so. I think we should all focus primarily on eating the right number of calories, and the behaviors that get us to do that. If that is Keto, or IF, or Low GI, even something random like afternoon naps then great.

Also, for some populations, like athletes, a low-gi diet would end up resulting in decreased performance. I think it's really difficult to make sweeping dietary recommendations because there are just so many confounding factors.

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