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Bernstein is in his 80's. He was a pioneer. He pioneered the concept of patients testing their own blood sugar (patients never did anything like that back in the 50's), and he pioneered the concept of treating diabetes with a low-carb diet. But like so many pioneers, he took the concept to...

There are so many things I could say about this topic. First, if you don't have it in you to deny yourself the foods you love for week after week, month after month, year after year, then the willpower/self-control route is going to fail eventually. However, you can eat pretty much normally if...

I don't have the answer you are looking for, but I just want to say that Bernstein says in his book that infections (even minor ones, like infections under a tooth) will cause a substantial rise in blood sugar. Also, I wonder if you might still be having liver dumps. Once you start a...

I've concluded that my response was over the top. My mother and I didn't have a good relationship, and I guess that shows. Trying to educate your mother sounds like the best route. Also, you might print out this thread and show it to her. It might make her realize how serious you are about...

Thank you, Snurger, you are very nice. I got your comment and left my thanks. I hope you got the article today and not yesterday, because I added mmol/L numbers to the article in the middle of the night. I'm not an expert in any way, just an informed lay person, so I won't be doing any more...

I think that you need to have it out with your mother. This is a serious matter. You have a real disease that needs to be controlled, and she can't just poo-poo it. She is showing you tremendous disrespect, and she is making it hard for you to be a good mother. Now if your mother is...

Am I to take it that AMBrennan is saying that low-carbing isn't the way to go? I didn't necessarily take that from his or her remarks. But if so, let me tell you my experience. I eat a high-carb diet, about 200 carbs a day. I don't do that because I think it's right but because I'm a...

Hmm, I'm not sure what you have against Bernstein. I admire him, except that I think his recommendations are too extreme. I certainly think he's sincere in all his beliefs. Here in the U.S., more doctors seem to be on board with doing blood tests. In England, it seems that your national...

Snurger, taking insulin is a good idea. A blood sugar reading of 13.4 is high enough to develop serious complications. However, you should also immediately lower your daily consumption of carbohydrates (meaning starches and sweets). If you are one of those people (like me) who just can't go...

I probably should have said more. I am 61 years old, and I've seen medicine's approach to cholesterol change over the years. First, all cholesterol was considered bad. Then only LDL cholesterol was considered bad. The approach they have taken towards it is to prescribe medications that lower...

Jools666, I have read the reasons for this many times, but it is hard to remember all the science involved. Basically, there are places in your body -- especially your liver -- that store blood glucose in the form a glycogen (a starch). Your liver takes in and releases blood sugar every day...

A 6 is very good. You should be proud of that. I said this in another post, but I like to repeat it because I think it's important: Your regular blood-sugar test measures the amount of free-flowing glucose in your blood. The A1c test measures the amount of sugar sticking to the hemoglobin in...

I'll probably come across as opinionated, but I believe that all diabetics should test their blood sugar at least a couple times a day. If you don't test regularly, you can't know what effect your diet and/or medications are having on your blood sugar. It's really not enough to just get an A1c...

Viv, thanks for telling me about the oat cakes; I think I'll try them. I'm guessing they can be used like crackers. I need some kind of low-carb cracker to put my low-carb spreads on. I figured they would be like rice cakes, which are high-glycemic. I didn't mention any brands of bread...

I wouldn't take either drug, much less the two of them combined. It's my opinion that the medical profession doesn't fully understand the role of cholesterol, and Januvia is a drug with side effects and other problems. Merck is just looking for a way to make more money.

Denise, what do you think are reasonable dosages for vitamins B12 and D for a person who is deficient? I learned recently that metformin can cause a B12 deficiency.

If you are going to have carbs in your diet, beans are a good carb because they are high in fiber. However, they are most often cooked with sugar (as in baked beans), and that makes them VERY high in carbs. Wheat products, such as toast, are high glycemic, meaning that the carbs in wheat are...

But why are you counting calories? It seems that you just need to count carbs and proteins.

Can I recommend something radical? Since you are a diabetic, it's good that you count carbs. However, don't count anything else. Just focus on eating nutritious and unprocessed foods, and let the way you feel tell you whether you are eating the right things. I don't think that modern science...

I would like to add to what Grandma said that when you are ending your diet, you switch over to a low-carb diet. In my opinion, most of the success you are having is probably due to the decreased carbs you are eating. Since carbs have a lot of calories, anyone on a low-calorie diet will...