Dr Charles Clark seems to have things sorted out!

[wallycorker]

I read a book fairly recently called "The Diabetes Revolution" by a Dr Charles Clark.

I only read this book after I had sorted out my Type 2 diabetic condition and managing to normalise my blood glucose levels through changing my diet. However, I must say that I can relate to what he says and the way he explains things seems to fit best what I know happened to me.

He explains things quite simply as follows:

- Eating refined carbohydrates causes the body to produce insulin.
- Eating too much refined carbohydrate leads to the production of excessive amounts of insulin.
- Too much insulin is harmful to health.

Overproduction of insulin is a recognised condition called insulinaemia and this causes:

- Obesity (and as a result athritis)
- Heart disease
- Elevated blood pressure
- Diabetes (and as a result visual and kidney problems)
- Overproduction of cholesterol and increases in the level of triglycerides in the blood stream

Moreover, he states that insulin levels cannot be lowered by medication and can only be lowered through changing the diet - and particularly by reducing the amount of carbohydrate that we eat.

Has anyone else read this book and got a view as to how it relates to their own experiences?

 

[fergus]

Remarkable book, condensing many of the ideas underpinning low carb diets into something capable of being read and understood by anyone with just a few hours to spare.
Any sceptics (you know who you are) who dispute the importance of carb restriction in controlling diabetes and metabolic syndrome need to read it.
Actually, if Charles Clark's book was given to diabetics on diagnosis rather than the ludicrous NHS/DUK handouts, very many lives and limbs would be saved.

fergus

 

[wallycorker]

Yes - I agree fergus,

The explanation and reasoning is really confined to a very few pages and could easily be condensed into a leaflet or handout.

It is a very short book if you take out the diagrams and recipes/diet plans that seem to be par-for-the-course with most books and magazines published on the subject of diabetes. Personally, I can never understand why that needs to be the case - they never interest me. You would never expect to read a book about football that had recipes and diets for football fans at the back.

However, his message seems to be spot on for me as a Type 2 diabetic - interesting to hear that you think the same as a Type 1.

Best Wishes - John

 

[fergus]

Hi John,

However, his message seems to be spot on for me as a Type 2 diabetic - interesting to hear that you think the same as a Type 1.

Absolutely! Whether type 1 or 2, the issues are the same - insulin levels have an enormous impact on our health. I've met more than a few type 1's who have treated insulin as their get-out-of-jail-free card. Inject as much as you need to eat whatever you like, that's what insulin is for!
Just as with any other drug, abuse of it will have serious consequences in time.

All the best,

fergus