Maidmarian...I don't know if I mentioned it somewhere else, but I was a vegan for almost 3 years, in pregnancy I went back to vegetarianism in pregnancy due to cheese cravings
but when I did FTS, I was a vegan, a STRICT vegan. I am proud to tell you, even though I quit the lifestyle and am starting over again, my heart is great. I have terrific blood pressure (unless I'm swollen), cholesterol is awesome, I've had almost every heart test ran on me because of issues I had during pregnancy, and it turned out to be lung problems but my heart is perfect
granted I wasn't eating meat and still don't, I've been a vegetarian for 16 years...but I believe this eating lifestyle is safe. I'm not a doctor, I'm a licensed master social worker, but I've worked in healthcare for years...if you have concerns about the diet because of meat, you can always do it as a vegetarian
or just sub some of your meat for soy meats! You'll probably find them very tasty and satisfying and comparable to real meat. I'm sure there are people out there who have given low-carb a bad name by overeating meat and using too much fat...but anything that is abused, even veggies can have a negative affect (ever seen an "orange" person due to too much carotene?) I think you will be great...it's certainly the best thing for someone with diabetics from what I've observed from working in healthcare and like I said, you don't have to go meat crazy persay...there are lots of other options that still work with FTS
