(I read the rules and posted this (using different wording) a while back in the daily beginner's thread but it never got any replies.)

Has anybody here found a general practitioner/family doctor that won't treat your Keto as just another fad diet? The reason I ask is that I tried Keto a year or two ago and very quickly felt the results but didn't work with my doctor on it. So when time came for my annual physical, she lumped my cholesterol readings together into a generic "your cholesterol is VERY high!", freaking me out, so I stopped. Even though I know that LDL and HDL should be monitored separately, along with some other metabolic markers, I let her sway me into stopping.

So, recently a friend of mine who is diabetic and has thyroid issues has started Keto under the advice of her endocrinologist. She's also very much a researcher and very intelligent, so she's done her homework and passed the info along to me. I'm not diabetic but could be soon if I don't get my weight down, no problems with my thyroid but all the women in my family have so it's likely just a matter of time, and I have inflammation/autoimmune issues, so I'm sure Keto would be excellent for me..... but want to work with a knowledgeable doctor this time. I need to find one, though. I've been debating going to my friend's endocrinologist but not sure if that makes sense for this (i.e. preventative care). Or would it be smarter to set up appts with a handful of family doctors and ask each one if they know and support Keto, and then stick with that one? I'm in the USA with typical USA health care, if that helps the answers.