Re: American Diabetes Association?

June 14, 1999

The American Diabetes Association, like the American Cancer Association, is

seen as just a big corporation that is only interested in its own longevity

and fund-raising. Very little of their income goes to research. There are

people in important positions at the ADA that don't seem to understand the

nature of the disease. Case in point: I went to http://www.mymenus.com and

clicked on DIABETES to see what they recommended for diabetic menus, and

more than one item had carbohydrate estimates of 35-45 grams/serving. I

wrote their webmaster and he was perplexed, saying he had gotten the recipes

from the ADA itself. And a friend of mine contacted the editor at the ADA

magazine " Diabetes Care " and questioned him about the many high-carb recipes

contained in their magazine every month, and he said he had spoken with the

dietitian who puts them together and she couldn't explain it. Now, isn't

that odd? The ADA contradicts itself on its web site too. If you go to the

articles written for public consumption, there is a different slant than if

you go to the research section, aimed at doctors and specialists in the

field. And if you go to their announcement mailed out to all institutions

housing diabetics, you get a different message. That message is to hold

carbohydrate intake at 200 grams daily for those on insulin, and to

carefully serve the same number of carbs for each breakfast, each lunch, and

each dinner.

The ADA tries to sidestep the whole issue by telling patients to work it out

with their doctors and dietitians, but many doctors in the US are clueless

about diabetes, and most dietitians in this country still push the Food

Pyramid, which is loaded with grains and other high-carb items. There are

many patients who get very little medical care, for financial reasons, and

they don't seem to know what to eat. Many diabetics do not test themselves

at all, and they just keep eating what they always did - but they worry more

now. And for them it is generally a slow or fast decline into worse health

and blood test results and accumulating complications.

I just got done chewing out JAMA (Journal of the American Medical

Association) and three web sites for publishing a study that talks about how

treating diabetes with diet alone is such an abysmal failure, without

mentioning one word that those poor subjects were fed a HIGH-carbohydrate

diet before and during the study. (I really had to do some digging to

uncover that essential fact!)

Many Americans are tied to jobs they despise, just to keep their medical

insurance. I just had two simple blood tests run and my bill was $333. There

is incredible gouging in this country. People literally cannot afford to be

sick over here.

Susie

June 14, 1999

> I just got done chewing out JAMA (Journal of the American Medical

> Association) and three web sites for publishing a study that talks about how

> treating diabetes with diet alone is such an abysmal failure, without

> mentioning one word that those poor subjects were fed a HIGH-carbohydrate

> diet before and during the study. (I really had to do some digging to

> uncover that essential fact!)

Susie, you are such a wonderful advocate for what diabetics really need -

have you ever thought of doing it professionally?

I started reading Protein Power over the weekend. I haven't

gotten to the actual diet part yet, because the first part is all about

the biology of eating low carb and it just makes so much sense to me. I'm

still not 100% that I can live the rest of my life on such a low-carb

diet, but I am completely convinced that the lowering of carbs I have done

so far has really made an impact.

Case in point: as of Sunday, I am competely medication FREE. Up until

last September or so I was on 2000mg of Glucophage and 45mg of Glipizide.

Granted, I have lost a lot of weight (112.5 pounds and still counting). I

have also learned to get active, and I know that's done loads for me. But

I'm also absolutely positive that lowering my carb intake has benefitted

me greatly as well. The last two days I have of course been taking even

more readings than normal, to make sure I'm managing okay without meds

(it's a scary thought, believe me!). I've been eating moderately

low-carb, and my readings are averaging around 5.0. :-)

If I can quickly crow a bit more, here are two photos that show how far

I've come:

Before - taken New Year's Eve, 1997:

http://www.greenend.org.uk/~dawnsue/before.jpg

Now ( " During " !) - taken May 29, 1999:

http://www.greenend.org.uk/~dawnsue/dawn1.jpg

> Many Americans are tied to jobs they despise, just to keep their medical

> insurance. I just had two simple blood tests run and my bill was $333. There

> is incredible gouging in this country. People literally cannot afford to be

> sick over here.

Unfortunately that's so true. I once let my medications lapse for several

months because I just couldn't afford to buy them and ended up in the

hospital as a result. Luckily for me I was in England when I got sick, so

I didn't have the hospital bill on top of it all!!

I got around the problem by moving to England last year; unfortunately

that's not an option for us all. ;-)

Cheers,

Dawn

.....you've got to search for the hero inside yourself..........M People

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dawnsue@... - www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~dawnsue/

June 14, 1999

Sisie and all of you other list members. I have nearly forgot you these days.

Has been so busy putting up some webpages on the web. Trying to see whether all

these offers really can generate a steady income.

If any of you list members has good experience with an online business/income

opportunity then please send me some details on it to my private mail:

norgaard@....

Thanks to all of you to your replies regarding my toe infection. - Well, doctor

has said that he hesitate operating because I have diabetes. He said that I

would risk loosing my toe. Then he ordained dicilling again though I clearly

told him that it had absolutely no effect the 4th time I used it - and it

neither has now. So I guess they has to operate in a week or two.

Susie - this Hcb1?? - they don't tell us about what they get out of the blood

tests. In general doctors and nurses are very kind and helpfull, but we are only

150.000 diabetics in Denmark, so we have nearly no specialists - and thats often

a problem.

Well, I'll think I'll continue my travel on the net in my search after the gold

at the end of that rainbow. - I'm not an opportunity seeker at all, but has 5

kids to feed.

I found a table with carb and fat content in popcorn and was very surprised that

all of them - except a micro owen popcorn had nearly 70-80 carbs per 100 g - the

micro owen one had much more fat - now what's best. I'll send the table to the

list soon.

Best regards

norgaard@...

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June 14, 1999

Dawn Sue wrote:

<< ... Granted, I have lost a lot of weight (112.5 pounds and still

counting). >>

<eyeballs popping out ... rolling on floor ... picking them up and putting

in pocket ... >

Wow - what an impressive feat, Dawn Sue!

I couldn't get your web pages to load on my browser by clicking on the

hyperlink. But I clicked on the hyperlink at the bottom of your post and got

to your picture that way.

Susie

June 14, 1999

carb levels ... what are the the low carb foods please >??