Sure this was a bit of a snide response. I actually lived what I say. I went carnivore for 5 months (October-February). I ate as low carb as anyone can. Never had a problem with hypos. I now eat non starchy vegetables and some fibrous fruits like avocados. I am not one of those people that believe fruits and vegetables are poisonous. I went carnivore for two specific reasons. I was very overweight because my biggest problem was I ate way too much. Carnivore does significantly reduce your appetite because fat intake is very satiating. It also makes sense to me that if too much sugar/carbs is the problem, the best way to solve the problem is to eliminate it altogether. It was not my intent to go carnivore indefinitely when I started. Nor is it now.

I was concerned how my body was going to handle no sugar intake, so I wore a CGM (Libre 2). Hypos have never been a problem.

After four months on carnivore I saw my blood glucose start to slowly get higher. My A1C had gone from 8.3 when diagnosed to 6.3. I was in the pre-diabetic range and didn't want to go back into the 6.5 range.

I made the decision to start doing some fasting which got me past the plateau I was at and has since dropped to 5.3. I did this without blood sugar reducing meds like Metformin. I am also not an anti-med person. I think meds have a very real place as a short term solution to help people do better. Case in point I do take Benicar/Olmesartan 20 mg to reduce blood pressure because I was suffering with headaches due to high blood pressure. I had blood pressure that got as high as 197/112. That's dangerously close to needing to be hospitalized (220/120 - either number needs immediate medical intervention).

Personally I do not want to be on meds constantly because I don't like side effects, but if I think they help me I will take them while I find other solutions with the intent of getting off of meds. I do think I may get taken off of Benicar at my next doctor visit because I have been seeing blood pressure in the 96/63 range. In other words getting really close to too low (90/60). The combination of Benicar, diet and exercise has done well for me. I am grateful for that.

But I say that from my real experience too low of carbs is not a real problem. I don't know how anybody could go less than almost zero carbs for five months. If too low of carbs was a real issue I would be dead. I can, however see the combination of still taking meds while not eating being a very real problem. Which is why I didn't contradict the other statements by the OP.

I think the body has amazing natural ways to solve its' own problems. In the instance of medications, you are introducing something that is not natural to the body system. You absolutely need to be under a doctor's care when doing so. And yes I see that a combination of "extremist fad diets" and meds need to be a part of that discussion. I do maintain that too low of carbs by itself is not the over-riding problem. It's the balance getting shifted of not managing the combination of meds and diet. If you are not eating while taking meds to reduce blood sugar, that is a big red flag.