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<blockquote data-quote="Neil12240" data-source="post: 2088606" data-attributes="member: 237175"><p>I was a pharmacist, but now retired. I had to go over to the local health food shop and tell them that they could not "cure" type 1 diabetes with supplements , and that without insulin a type1 diabetic would die. That was scary.</p><p>Also I had a long conversation with a local GP who came in with prescriptions for insulin for him and his daughter. His daughter was diagnosed at age10, he was diagnosed a few years later, in his 40's. He was as thin as the proverbial lat. He had a theory that eventually, we will find that it (type1), is caused by a virus damaging the pancreas. They already know that parvo virus in dogs does that. The damage is irreversible, and although dogs can be given insulin, they are usually euthanised. (No NHS for dogs). We had a dog that got that, it was horrible the way she lost all her weight and was really ill. </p><p>There is a huge amount of confusion out there about the different types of diabetics, the general public does not understand the differences, and with all the publicity about the low carb diet, think it can be reversed. If you are type 1, please help educate, especially people you socialise with and work with. If you have a hypo, it could save your life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neil12240, post: 2088606, member: 237175"] I was a pharmacist, but now retired. I had to go over to the local health food shop and tell them that they could not "cure" type 1 diabetes with supplements , and that without insulin a type1 diabetic would die. That was scary. Also I had a long conversation with a local GP who came in with prescriptions for insulin for him and his daughter. His daughter was diagnosed at age10, he was diagnosed a few years later, in his 40's. He was as thin as the proverbial lat. He had a theory that eventually, we will find that it (type1), is caused by a virus damaging the pancreas. They already know that parvo virus in dogs does that. The damage is irreversible, and although dogs can be given insulin, they are usually euthanised. (No NHS for dogs). We had a dog that got that, it was horrible the way she lost all her weight and was really ill. There is a huge amount of confusion out there about the different types of diabetics, the general public does not understand the differences, and with all the publicity about the low carb diet, think it can be reversed. If you are type 1, please help educate, especially people you socialise with and work with. If you have a hypo, it could save your life. [/QUOTE]
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