I was diagnosed about a year ago. It didn't take too long to determine that (as I learned in many books and websites) I could easily control my BG with low carb, minimal exercise -- a brisk 15 minute walk after meals could drop my BG 50 points -- and herbs such as cinnamon. With no drugs at all I went from A1C of 8.5 to 5.5 and lost 25 pounds. Then I went to the diabetes class and had a meeting with a nutritionist/DE who wanted me to eat 40-50% carbs, the ADA recommendation she said. That's crazy, I said. Eating that way will cause me to NEED to take drugs, all of which have side effects. Fergit it! Now it appears the ADA has changed their tune, but only for weight loss. It's a start. But it's really discouraging when the agency we should be able to look to for guidance for diabetes is so clueless about nutrition, like the AHA recommending that we eat trans fats. It makes me wonder about drug company conflicts of interest behind the scenes.

Finally!  This gives me encouragement to continue in my efforts at low-carb eating.  I got tired of debating and fighting with Dr.s and nutritionists that insisted I follow a hi-carb diet for my diabetes.  When I did follow lo-carb my A1C was below 6!  My blood sugars were in the normal range and my family physician was willing to start cutting back on my meds!  Even so, the "specialists" continued to berate me for not including more carbs in my diet!

 

Thanks for the encouragement!