Diabetes in the News - Apr09

Art Of Flowers

Well-Known Member
Messages
956
Type of diabetes
I reversed my Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
A few recent diabetes related stories in the news ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbein...y-dietary-advice-caused-diabetes-catastrophe/
Back in 1982 people were advised to eat less dairy and eat more carbs. This has led to an obesity epidemic and three times more people getting type 2 diabetes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4384362/NHS-spend-millions-diabetes-cure-exercise.html
Dr Michael Mosley argues that losing weight can help prevent getting type 2 diabetes and help reverse the symptoms. He says we spend about £25 billion a year on diabetes and since one in three people over 20 in the UK either have diabetes or have pre-diabetes the expense to the NHS will go through the roof.

Dr Mosley fixed his type 2 diabetes by changing his diet and doing intermittent fasting. He mentions research by Roy Taylor at Newcastle University on reversing type 2 diabetes using restricted 800 calories/day diet. See his BBC documenetary on fasting here ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/h...rs-insulin-levels-blood-glucose-a7666761.html
Contact lens method of measuring blood sugar in tears.

https://www.theguardian.com/society...lth-by-rationing-test-strips-diabetes-uk-says
NHS are restricting blood glucose test strips in some areas.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/thousands-diabetics-denied-life-saving-10187129
The NHS seems to also have a post code lottery for weight loss surgery. However, if you want the videos by Jason Fung you will see that intermittent fasting can be just as effective in reducing weight and reversing type 2 diabetes without the cost and possible side effects of surgery.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...689b94-faca-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html
Research in the US suggests that diabetes may be responsible for 12% of deaths making it the 3rd most common cause of death.
 
Last edited:

4ratbags

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,334
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Thanks for the links it will give me something to read throughout the day.
 

walnut_face

Well-Known Member
Messages
1,748
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Nice article in the Torygraph, needs to find its way to the front page
 

DavidGrahamJones

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,263
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Other
Dislikes
Newspapers
A few recent diabetes related stories in the news ...

I'm getting a "deja vu" feeling.


"Viagra – from personal experience – as a panacea combatting the effects of ageing: “dispelling lethargy, improving lower bowel function, promoting better urine flow and boosting memory”.

Now that is interesting, my memory is lousy.

He says we spend about £25 billion a year on diabetes

The cost to the NHS is actually about half that, even the article says that.


That really is old, very old news.


I know somebody who had a gastric band, it was only a partial success. I know somebody who has had a bypass, again only a partial success. I attended a Bariatric Surgery Support Group where they discussed how to liquidise chocolate and ice cream, something the dietician present eventually told me was because they had to consume 1200 calories a day. I have be told by the same dietician that they no longer recommend that. 1200 calories is still the aim and I do that without surgery.

Do have any links to some good news please, I'll even be happy with a kitten video.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ultramum

Art Of Flowers

Well-Known Member
Messages
956
Type of diabetes
I reversed my Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I'm getting a "deja vu" feeling.

"Viagra – from personal experience – as a panacea combatting the effects of ageing: “dispelling lethargy, improving lower bowel function, promoting better urine flow and boosting memory”.

Now that is interesting, my memory is lousy.

The cost to the NHS is actually about half that, even the article says that.

That really is old, very old news.

I know somebody who had a gastric band, it was only a partial success. I know somebody who has had a bypass, again only a partial success. I attended a Bariatric Surgery Support Group where they discussed how to liquidise chocolate and ice cream, something the dietician present eventually told me was because they had to consume 1200 calories a day. I have be told by the same dietician that they no longer recommend that. 1200 calories is still the aim and I do that without surgery.

Do have any links to some good news please, I'll even be happy with a kitten video.
The good news is that with a LCHF diet, exercise and intermittent fasting you can reverse the high blood sugar levels experienced by type 2 diabetics and can mitigate the risks of serious diabetes complications.

It is good to see that there is a glimmer of recognition that the official dietary advice has been wrong and has been partly responsible for the obesity and diabetes epidemics we have today. Peoples awareness that carbs are not good for you, and that daily fat is OK maybe gradually sinking it. There was a story recent story about bread sales dropping 10% and Unilever selling its margarine business as people are switching to butter as the more healthy option.

The cost of diabetes to the UK economy was quoted as being up to £25 billion/year. Michael Mosley said ...
Already the annual cost of type 2 diabetes is estimated to be as high as £25 billion — lost in sick leave, early retirement and spent on hospital treatment. And though the prevalence of the illness has spiralled upwards in the past 20 years, we are seeing just the beginning of this crisis.

In the Mirror article is says
One person in 20 in the UK now suffers from type 2 diabetes, costing the NHS £8.8billion every year.

One in six hospital beds is taken up by someone with the condition.

By 2035 the cost will soar to £15billion a year – that is £1.7million an hour – as the number of overweight diabetes cases continues to rise.

Unfortunately people and governments have not really paid enough attention to solving this problem. A sugar tax on fizzy drinks is a token response. There are lots of people who join this site after finding that their blood sugars are still high despite taking medication because they are reluctant to change their eating habits of a lifetime. Bariatric surgery is totally unnecessary if people have the willpower to do intermittent fasting or control their calorific intake. It seems many people think taking pills and having surgery is the answer, when in fact the solution is quite simple - eat less and eat low carb.
 

DavidGrahamJones

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,263
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Other
Dislikes
Newspapers
The good news is that with a LCHF diet,

The HF bit isn't for everyone and our individual experiences will all be different, mine certainly is and I know that I am not alone.

reverse the high blood sugar levels experienced by type 2 diabetics and can mitigate the risks of serious diabetes complications.

Perhaps I'm on my own but in the 20 years since diagnosis my HbA1c results have always been OK, and my own monitoring has usually been OK as well. That changed to excellent after lowering my carbs but then took a turn for the worst last year when I increased my fat intake in an effort to comply with my GP's request to eat more.

Already the annual cost of type 2 diabetes is estimated to be as high as £25 billion — lost in sick leave, early retirement and spent on hospital treatment.

How to they work out the bit in bold. I'm obviously very ignorant but what sort of diabetic related things do type II diabetics go sick with.or are they just saying that diabetics have this much sick leave and it must be diabetes related. I've seen the statement several times and never with any empirical evidence. Do you have any? If it's an estimate then can I see their calculations, they might have got their sums wrong!

when in fact the solution is quite simple - eat less and eat low carb.

That's the problem, it isn't that straight forward as we keep seeing on this forum, we are all different. Eat less might be the answer for some and not others, eat low carb is alright for some and not others. What seems to be more important is knowing what sort of person you are. Big/little eater, high/low carbs. Plus don't forget, even low carb isn't the whole answer for everyone.
 
Last edited: