randysgrandma

I just realized I could blog here.

I am a type 2 diabetic. After years of not having very good control of my diabetes, and ever increasing medications. I decided to take control of this myself instead of depending on today's medical system.

I told my doctor, shortly after I was diagnosed, that I want to be able to eat a normal diet and have my meds control my blood sugar.

I was living in a dream word. A diabetic trying to follow what passes as a normal diet today, will just sink deeper and deeper into poorer and poorer overall health and more and more meds.

I truly believe that type 2 diabetes is not actually a disease. I used to feel it was a disorder. Now I don't even believe that.

A type 2 diabetic is simply a person with a different metabolism. There are many different reasons why a diabetics metabolism changes, but it has changed.

The diabetic metabolism needs the diet of our ancient hunter/gatherer ancestors who ate mostly meat, and green vegetables along with some nuts, berries and seeds and a small amount of fruit in season. Today's low carb diet is pretty close to fitting the needs of the diabetic metabolism.

So, I entered the world of low carb dieting, with a few modifications more suited to the diabetic metabolism. I am slowing discovering what those modifications need to be.

This blog will be about my personal experiences with low carb dieting as it applies to this particular type 2 diabetic.

I truly believe:

"To a great extent, the patient must manage it (diabetes) himself," ....... "I don't see the current health care system allowing more physician involvement."
from the book, Cheating Destiny by James S Hirsch

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