You've recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and you don't know what you can eat.
One expert says you need to cut back on fat, but you can eat a lot of carbohydrate (starches and sugars). Another says you need to cut back on carbohydrate, and fat doesn't matter. A third says the important thing is the glycemic index. Your head is... Read more
In the past several years, some reports have been published saying that self-testing of blood glucose (BG) by people with type 2 diabetes is useless, a waste of money, and simply increases rates of depression.
Needless to say, there were loud outcries by many of us with type 2 who know how useful self-testing can be. Without testing,... Read more
Many people see prescription drugs as a last resort. And there's some basis for this caution: most drugs have side effects, ranging from annoying to fatal.
However, not treating diseases also has side effects ranging from annoying to fatal. For example, we know that high blood glucose levels have serious side effects. So we always have... Read more
Why do we overeat?
When I say overeat, I don't mean we necessarily pig out on huge amounts of food all the time. Some thin people eat a lot more than some fat people, but their metabolism is such that they can burn off any excess calories as heat.
What I mean is that even if we don't eat a lot, we eat more than we need for the... Read more
[Humor]
Most people don't want to get type 2 diabetes, and they'd like to know how they can prevent it. I have a few suggestions based on the risk factors for the disease.
1. Your risk increases when you're over 40 years old.
One strategy to reduce your risk is to avoid ever being over 40 years old. You might consider... Read more
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