Diabetes Weblog

Resistance training at a community center is helpful for

maintaining control of blood sugar levels in adults with

type 2 diabetes, an Australian study suggests.

Hello Everyone!!

I am new here, just joined and happy to have found your great group!!

This morning at 4:30 a.m. my sister, who was a diabetic for 40 years,
died….she passed on to a better life!!

I have cried a lot today, but also think I am prediabetic. I took a
test on a Defeat Diabetes Foundation website, and scored HIGH in the
high-risk category for diabetes. I weigh about 255 pounds, and get
tired too easily, sleepy too. So it is high time I started on a
diabetes prevention regimen!!

If anyone here can give me a clue, some literature, a really good book
to read to head me in the right direction of diabetes prevention and
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But dangerously low levels….. 29?? you are pulling our leg. Folks, we’ve
been invaded by a troll who is having a great time getting lots of attention
at our expense. I hope our moderator will intervene soon.

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My observation of my Type 1 Diabetes over 20 years and the diabetes of
other family members and friends, has lead me to the conclusion that
digestion is a big problem for diabetics of all types.

There is, I believe, a nutritional deficiency in Diabetics, not
present in non diabetic individuals. This deficiency appears to be
mineral, but could include vitamin, sub-mineral, enzyme, etc. The
reason for this deficiency, I believe is improper, or incomplete
digestion.

There are a host of factors that contibute to incomplete digestion:
1. mental state at time of eating
2. chewing (or lack of sufficient)
3. Imbalanced intestinal system
a) Low amount of intestinal flora
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Re: the debate over low-carb vs. low-fat/high-complex-carb for people
w/diabetes, there are tons of strong adherents in each camp, most holding
dogmatically to their position. Anyone wanting to argue for a particular
camp and easily cite tons of studies and science to support their position
(both in general and for diabetics specifically). My impression is that most
people who believe in low-fat in general also support/rationalize it for
diabetics, and those who believe in low-fat/high-complex-carb in general
also support/rationalize it for diabetics, and of course vegetarians/vegans
happen to arrive at the conclusion that a vegetarian/vegan diet’s best for
all diabetics, and conversely for anti-vegetarians/anti-vegans (big
coincidence).

I’m convinced that tons of people do well (and some do poorly) on each, and
tons do well on a balanced diet.
I met 1 and heard of a few other Type I (juvenile) diabetics who got off
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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,
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