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I have to start my daily 10K walk but other members can chime in with lots of other suggestions.View Thread

"Starch in its pure form is a white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder," admits Dr. John McDougall. This is the guy who writes in his forthcoming book, The Starch Solution , that, "The proper diet for human beings is based on starches. The more rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and beans you eat, the trimmer and healthier you will be."
But not for human beings who have diabetes. I followed his high-carb McDougall Plan diet a decade ago, and my weight ballooned up to 312 pounds. Now, on a very low-carb diet my weight and A1C levels are each about half of what they were on his plan.
... The five food groups that Dr. McDougall named, and which I cite above, are a good place for people with diabetes to start to eliminate from our diets. But he left out the most important one, wheat and wheat products, as I wrote in my review here, Lose Your Wheat Belly for Diabetes Health .
You can read the entire text of David Mendosa's post on the HealthCentral website at this link .
Flute, like yourself, I favor a low-carb approach coupled with lots of exercise/activity. Even using multiple daily injections of insulin, diet and exercise still play dominant roles in keeping my blood glucose levels in the "true normal" range (i.e., FBG under 100 and A1c of 5.4 or less). The hyper-inflated blood glucose levels that many in the medical community try to pass off as being "normal" (i.e., A1c <7.0) are complications-inducing levels in terms of net actual outcomes and, in my own personal opinion, is doing untold harm to their patients. But what do I know! I only know that "true normal" works for me and about a dozen other people that have sought advice and followed my example.
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GlucALite: The Blood Sugar Miracle
Note: even the title is suspect as there is no such thing as a "miracle" supplement or the world would have flocked to it long ago. Caveat emptor.
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This article, How--and Why--the ADA Keeps Doctors from Diagnosing Early Diabetes , on the Blood Sugar 101 website, is a must read for those who are still on the fence in terms of deciding whether they are diabetic or only pre-diabetic. Quite honestly, by the time you are even diagnosed as having an impaired metabolic condition, considerable damage has already taken place and will continue its relentless progress unless you take active steps to normalize your blood glucose levels instead of indulging in self doubt or self debate as to whether you are "only" pre-diabetic or have the genuine article.View Thread


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