As we explained in Part 1, all types of medical professionals, not just doctors and nurses, can be brought up before their state licensing board for recommending low-carb diets when the suggestion falls outside the purview of their license. Medical professionals need a strong defense or risk losing their licenses forever when this happens.  

The Lento Law Firm Professional License Defense Team understands how hard medical professionals have worked to get where they are today. These professionals may try to defend themselves when called before the state licensing board. Defending yourself in such cases is much more difficult than expected, so these professionals tend to be unsuccessful. 

Ensuring you put your best foot forward in these proceedings is crucial. Lento Law Firm will fully prepare you, gathering evidence and relevant witness testimony to aid your defense. Call 888-535-3686 today for help, or schedule a consultation online.  

Facing Disciplinary Action for Recommending Low-Carb  

During the 1920s and 1930s, low-carb diets, especially the ketogenic diet, became popular treatments for epilepsy. Since modern antiepileptic drug treatments have been developed, the use of low-carb diets to treat epilepsy has declined significantly. Now, most people associate low-carb diets with weight loss, and more and more people are placing themselves or their children on them without medical guidance.  

However, many medical professionals tout the benefits of a low-carb diet to their patients and encourage them to start following it to help their individual ailments. According to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, physicians cannot make false representations or provide substandard medical care. If they do, they can be disciplined for it, which could include losing their medical license in the state forever. So, if an endocrinologist encourages an insulin-dependent diabetic patient to follow a low-carb diet to lose weight, and the insulin-dependent diabetic ends up in diabetic ketoacidosis, that physician may come under fire for substandard medical care.  

Similarly, dieticians and nutritionists can face disciplinary action in most states for recommending a low-carb diet if it violates the state's conduct rules. For example, in New York, if a dietician encourages a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis to stop taking their levothyroxine medication and instead try a low-carb diet to treat their disease, they can be sanctioned by the New York State Education Department's Office of Professions for gross negligence or gross incompetence.  

How the Lento Law Firm Professional License Defense Team Can Help 

Being accused of misconduct by your state licensing board can seriously impact your life. Medical professionals who are disciplined may end up losing their jobs, being forced to relocate, or suffering from severe depressive episodes. Hiring an experienced professional license defense team is the best way to avoid such harsh consequences.  

The Lento Law Firm Professional License Defense Team understands the pressures you are under and how overwhelming the idea of presenting a defense to the board can be. As such, they will do everything they can to guarantee you the best possible outcome for your case. Call our offices today at 888-535-3686 or schedule a consultation online. Our attorneys are here to help.