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Please refer to the Banting and Patrick Holford diets, the latter being a recognised dietician specialising in diabetics

Please refer to the Banting and Patrick Holford diets

My article was firstly written in Word, then copied and pasted from that into the Forum. I thought that members were allowed to express their personal opinion? My comments were not intended to offend and I apologise if they did, but I strongly believe that trying to be PC can often be the...

BMI is used as indicator of whether a person is obese. The NHS website states that : A body mass index (BMI) above the healthy weight range, or too much fat around your waist, can increase your risk of serious health problems like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke.

Diabetes is an insidious disease that can occur without a person feeling anything at all, yet all the while the disease is already taking its toll. The definition of pre-diabetes is that your blood glucose (sugar) levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be classed as diabetes...

You can be fairly certain that you have diabetes if your BMI indicates that you are overweight. The higher the reading, the higher the risk. If you are overweight consult a doctor and have your blood sugar level checked and it will tell you if you are diabetic. if you are, then you will be put...

It seems that your issue is not knowing what to eat. Have a look at the Patrick Holford website. He is a reputable dietician who focuses on a low GL, carb, fat and calorie diet that is specifically designed to lower your blood sugar. You can eat as much as you want of the right stuff!

Do not worry or stress! It seems that your issue is not knowing what to eat. Have a look at the Patrick Holford website. He is a reputable dietician who focuses on a low GL, carb, fat and calorie diet that is specifically designed to lower your blood sugar. You can eat as much as you want of the...

Do not worry or stress! It seems that your issue is not knowing what to eat. Have a look at the Patrick Holford website. He is a reputable dietician who focuses on a low GL, carb, fat and calorie diet that is specifically designed to lower your blood sugar. You can eat as much as you want of the...

Yes, as stated in my post, the root cause of my concern is that a life insurance company has penalised me heavily on the grounds that I have previously been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, despite the fact that at the time of my insurance application my sugar, cholesterol, BMI and other vital...

Yes I do believe that it would be hard to die from a condition that I do not have. The definition of pre-diabetes is that you have raised blood sugar but that it is not yet high enough to be classed as diabetes. I have not read in any medical journal or diabetes website that you can die of...