best foods & supplements for people w/diabetes
The following is my current version of the guidelines I’d follow if I had
type 2 diabetes (and/or for weight-loss). I welcome any feedback (for
additions, deletions, rewordings, etc.).
Please note that this document isn’t intended to address what proportions of
which food groups to eat (except that it supports eating lots of vegetables)
but rather specifies which foods within a particular food group are best and
worst. Thus, this document doesn’t attempt to answer the question of whether
a low-fat vegan or a low-carb diet is best.
The foods and food groups I think are best are CAPITALIZED.
Best Foods to Eat
RAW (above-ground) VEGETABLES (eat skin if organic [org.])–GREEN BEANS,
(Jerusalem) ARTICHOKE, CELERY; turnip, AVOCADO, olive, garlic, onion/leek;
LEAFY GREENS (seaweed, non-iceberg lettuce, spinach, parsley, watercress,
dandelion, KALE, mustard & turnip greens), bok choy; SPROUTS; org. potato
skins; steamed cruciferous vegetables (especially BRUSSELS SPROUTS &
cabbage), ASPARAGUS, shiitake, maitake
SALAD (w/Bragg.com dressing or flax/olive oil, red-wine vinegar & lemon
juice)
Nuts– hicory, pine, walnut, COCONUT, cashew, almond, hazel/filbert,
pistachio
Seeds–especially ground FLAX, pumpkin, & SPROUTED seeds
Fruit-org. berries (org. strawberry, CHERRY, RASPBERRY, GOJI, blueberry,
cranberry); grapefruit, lemon, ripe tomato, cucumber, green apple, pear,
peach, plum, prune, guava
Beans/Legumes-lentils, lima, peas; SPROUTED beans; TEMPEH
whole Grains–buckwheat, oats & rye; rice BRAN; Ezekiel SPROUTED bread
Seafood-Iceland/Pacific/Alaska wild/deep-sea salmon, sardine, herring
organic/grass-fed/naturally-grown Meat-poultry, game, New Zealand/Icelandic
LAMB
organic Eggs & (RAW/grass-fed/cultured) Dairy (check for allergy)-RAW
cheese, cream, butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, buttermilk/kefir;
org./omega-3 eggs (particularly yolk)
Oil–For high-temp cooking, COCONUT oil or butter. For low-temp, may use
olive oil.
Beverages–purified WATER (8 glasses); string-bean, herbal & green tea
Sweeteners-no-calorie natural sweetener from health food store (Stevia,
lo-han; www.doctormurray.com/newsletter/2-3-2004.htm), & perhaps a little
raw honey
Spices-cinnamon, cayenne, garlic, clove, turmeric
SUPPLEMENTS: FIBER, BITTER MELON, FENUGREEK, cayenne, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE,
dandelion, gymnema, Essiac/Flor-Essence, HCA (in Garcinia); lychee,
pycnogenol, shiitake, MAITAKE, bilberry, mulberry, banaba, goji, nopal,
Noni, kudzu, Salacia oblonga, ginger, ginseng, eleuthero, turmeric, pau d’
arco, milk thistle; ALOE juice (2 tsp before meals); L-carnitene, arginine &
taurine; minerals (CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM, selenium, zinc, copper, manganese,
VANADIUM, CHROMIUM); iron-free multivitamin, vits. A, B COMPLEX, B3
(inositol hexaniacinate; don’t take w/Glucophage), B6, C, D, E (mixed
tocopherols), K, folic acid, quercetin, flavanoids; probiotics; digestive
enzymes, serrapeptase; biotin; ALA, CLA, black currant, hemp seed, fish, &
COD LIVER OILs; spirulina, alfalfa, green foods; whey, brewer’s yeast; heavy
metal detox. For dosages, www.doctormurray.com/Qarchive/diabetics.htm
Type 1 Diabetes–also take DIGESTIVE ENZYMES & SERRAPEPTASE on empty
stomach (www.drwong.us/ArchivedTreatingDiabetes.htm). Eat RAW foods.
SPECIFIC BRAND PRODUCTS:
ELEOTIN/P700 (www.eastwoodcompanies.com/eleotin)
DIABETICINE (www.techmedica.com/diabeticine.html; money-back guarantee)
GlycoPrin (pancreastonic.com); WellBetX products (naturalfactors.com)
www.4life.com/products/TransferFactor/TransferFactorGlucoach.html
Aloe Boost by AloeLife.com; Diaplex (StandardProcess.com)
Cinnulin from LEF.org (1g/day)
Foods to AVOID
Carbohydrates–NEVER eat large amount at single meal. Eat small meals.
High-Carb & High-Glycemic Foods (NEVER eat them on empty stomach).
Grains-RICE (except wild rice), REFINED GRAINS (dough/flour, pastries,
pasta), nonsprouted BREAD, nonsprouted WHEAT, millet, & corn.
Fruits–dried fruit, dates; bananas, oranges, sweet & tropical fruit
(except guava)
Vegetables-white/red potatoes & other root vegetables
Animal products–farm-raised fish; pork; conventional meat/eggs; nonorganic
dairy
Fats/Oils–HYDROGENATED OILS (MARGARINE), Omega 6 (canola, cottonseed, soy,
corn, safflower, sunflower, sesame). Use ONLY coconut & olive oil & butter.
other things to avoid–SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, Nutrasweet/Equal/aspartame &
other artificial sweeteners; table salt; MSG; SODA, coffee, ALCOHOL, BEER,
JUICE (except tomato/V8 from glass bottle); chocolate; FRIED, processed,
refined, & other junk foods; iron
For more info,
www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-042.shtml
www.royalrife.com/diabetes.html (Richard Loyd)
www.drlam.com/A3R_brief_in_doc_format/Diabetes.cfm (low-fat, high-complex
carbs)
www.doctormurray.com/Articles.htm (low-fat, high-complex carb)
www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/diabetes.html (high-fat, low-carb diet)
www.bloodph.com/news2002nov.html (Harold Kristal; low-carb; metabolic
typing)
www.diabetesaction.org/archive.html (Jane DeVane; FAQs; Q&As)
www.thorne.com/pdf/journal/5-2/insulin_resistance.pdf (scientific literature
review)
www.serrapeptase.info/cond_diabetes.htm