Re: [The Little Bowl] BG Records to Date

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On 10/29/2010 3:46 PM, elisaannh wrote:

>I do not have an official diagnosis.  But I am

concerned that if I was not doing such a low carb diet, I would be

facing the issue from a medical stand point.  What my concern is,

that even after losing weight, there doesn’t seem to be an

improvement.  Perhaps if I was eating a “normal carb†standard

American diet, that I would have type 2 diabetes?  Any input would

be appreciated.

More and more studies are coming out saying that it's the fat and

NOT carbs that matter in the diet of diabetics. And by "carbs" I'm

referring to healthy ones, like brown rice and whole grains. Of

course simple carbs like sugar and white flour still matter. Those

should be avoided by everyone, not just diabetics.

The main doctor pushing it right now is Neal Barnard, MD. Here's the

page for his book:

http://www.nealbarnard.org/diabetes_book.htm

the "intro" page to his program, including lectures, scientific

reports, and links to recipes:

http://www.nealbarnard.org/diabetes_tour.htm

Dr. McDougall has also done a lot of writing about his food

program and diabetes:

http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_diabetes.html

Both these guys are LOW fat strict vegetarian and starch based food

plans. Do a search on the McDougall forums for diabetes and you'll

find dozens of people who have had their blood sugars return to

normal by eliminating fat from their diets and eating healthy

starches.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/index.php

Many people on the McDougall forums tried Atkins first and found

they had better diabetes control eating low fat vegan, instead.

Sue in NJ