My endo who specializes in PCOS told me to do somersizing or sugarbustes, to stay away from Atkins. There's a long list of things that you have a good chance of developing years after you do the Atkins diet, not just kidney problems. Somersizing is pretty much the diabetic way to eat, my grandmother was put on an eating plan for hers and it was just one by the dietician and it was almost exactly like Somersizing. Somersizing can get your blood sugar normal, and other levels normal. Right now my blood sugar is only 90 I'm normal it's my other numbers that are crazy, but no longer are since I have been taking Avandia.