Article by Katharine Morrison - Well worth reading!

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wallycorker

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I just cam across this article by a Dr Katharine Morrison who I believe is a member of this forum and one of the moderators also. I hope that I am correct on those points.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articl ... id=1570767

I found the article, published by the British Journal of General Practice, to be superbly succinct in describing how I have come to understand my own Type 2 diabetic situation. Moreover, I can completely recognise in this article the way that my blood glucose levels have been normalised through testing and self-management.

In my opinion, all diabetics ought to read this article. Moreover, members ought to give a copy to every health professional they meet who is working in the field of diabetes.

I notice that the article was published in 2005. Personally, I would be interested to learn how it was received within the medical profession if Dr Morrison has time to tell us.
 
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Hi John.

As you say makes interesting reading. A good proposition in my view. Excellent letter from Katharine.

I also noted the response from another GP, A Lyndsay Gibb and one William Welfare. Here is the link.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articl ... id=1821422

It is a rather patronising, if predictable read. I am not an avid low carber but I know that a reduction does work.

Here are some other links which were responses or references used in the initial letter.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16105366

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16018812

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15975094

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16045639
 
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In the absence of conclusive evidence of benefit and lack of harm, we would propose a pragmatic solution: achieving and maintaining an appropriate weight, physical activity and a conventionally healthy balanced diet. People with type 1 diabetes can inject the insulin they lack as appropriate for the carbohydrate load and their activity level.

So what's new there then ?

In our (non-expert) opinion, it is better to enable people with diabetes to live a normal life with good control than to promote a difficult-to-achieve, restrictive, expensive and potentially stigmatising diet, which has unclear long-term benefits.

I don't need some jumped up GP to tell me how to control my Diabetes and live my life. What is stigmatising about reducing your carbohydrates, what is difficult to achieve, what is restrictive, what is expensive ?

Now that is patronising.

I think that is a valid comment too..... :D
 
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