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<blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 1435146" data-attributes="member: 375067"><p>A few recent diabetes related stories in the news ...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/doctors-diary/doctors-diary-dietary-advice-caused-diabetes-catastrophe/" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/doctors-diary/doctors-diary-dietary-advice-caused-diabetes-catastrophe/</a></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4384362/NHS-spend-millions-diabetes-cure-exercise.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4384362/NHS-spend-millions-diabetes-cure-exercise.html</a></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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 ...</p><p>[MEDIA=dailymotion]xvdbtt[/MEDIA]</p><p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/contact-lens-diabetes-smart-ill-montitors-insulin-levels-blood-glucose-a7666761.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/contact-lens-diabetes-smart-ill-montitors-insulin-levels-blood-glucose-a7666761.html</a></p><p>Contact lens method of measuring blood sugar in tears.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/06/nhs-risking-peoples-health-by-rationing-test-strips-diabetes-uk-says" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/06/nhs-risking-peoples-health-by-rationing-test-strips-diabetes-uk-says</a></p><p>NHS are restricting blood glucose test strips in some areas.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/thousands-diabetics-denied-life-saving-10187129" target="_blank">http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/thousands-diabetics-denied-life-saving-10187129</a></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/diabetes-is-even-deadlier-than-we-thought-study-suggests/2017/04/07/28689b94-faca-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/diabetes-is-even-deadlier-than-we-thought-study-suggests/2017/04/07/28689b94-faca-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html</a></p><p>Research in the US suggests that diabetes may be responsible for 12% of deaths making it the 3rd most common cause of death.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1435146, member: 375067"] A few recent diabetes related stories in the news ... [URL]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/doctors-diary/doctors-diary-dietary-advice-caused-diabetes-catastrophe/[/URL] 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. [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4384362/NHS-spend-millions-diabetes-cure-exercise.html[/URL] 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 ... [MEDIA=dailymotion]xvdbtt[/MEDIA] [URL]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/contact-lens-diabetes-smart-ill-montitors-insulin-levels-blood-glucose-a7666761.html[/URL] Contact lens method of measuring blood sugar in tears. [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/06/nhs-risking-peoples-health-by-rationing-test-strips-diabetes-uk-says[/URL] NHS are restricting blood glucose test strips in some areas. [URL]http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/thousands-diabetics-denied-life-saving-10187129[/URL] 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. [URL]https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/diabetes-is-even-deadlier-than-we-thought-study-suggests/2017/04/07/28689b94-faca-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html[/URL] Research in the US suggests that diabetes may be responsible for 12% of deaths making it the 3rd most common cause of death. [/QUOTE]
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