The drugs doctors recommend for diabetes come with a long-list of damaging side effects. In addition they do not increase the survival rates of people who take these drugs. Here’s why you should stop taking these drugs … and what you can do instead to beat your diabetes. Continue reading “Why you should stop taking drugs for your diabetes”
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New test can measure how healthy your diet is
A new five-minute urine test can determine the nutritional quality of your diet. The test gives an indication of how much protein, sugar, fat, and fibre you are eating … great news for diabetics who wish to control their blood glucose and fat levels using diet alone. Continue reading “New test can measure how healthy your diet is”
Do you know your fats?
Some fat is vital for the healthy functioning of your body. But what are fats and what are their roles in your body? And how can you reconcile the need for fat in your diet with the requirement that you must minimise the fat you eat in order to reverse your type 2 diabetes? Continue reading “Do you know your fats?”
Is there really a link between dietary fat and heart disease?
In Good Food, a recently-published book, the eminent physician Dr John McKenna cast doubt on the long-held consensus that there is a link between dietary fat and heart disease. But does this opinion stand up to scrutiny? And if it does, what does this imply for the low-fat diet I and many other type 2 diabetics are using to beat our diabetes? Continue reading “Is there really a link between dietary fat and heart disease?”
Why I Don’t Eat Fat
There is no fat in my diet, or rather I only eat minimal amounts, for one very good reason … avoiding fat as far as possible is crucial to beating my diabetes. Here’s why. Continue reading “Why I Don’t Eat Fat”
Why Avoid Dairy Products
There are good reasons for eliminating dairy products from a diet designed to beat type 2 diabetes. Dairy products provide you with lots of fat, cholesterol, sugar, and casein, the animal protein, all of which you need to minimise if you are serious about beating your diabetes. Continue reading “Why Avoid Dairy Products”