[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

[Mike Freeman]

There are still some.
Mike

On Sep 12, 2013, at 22:03, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I don't mean that diets like Atkins are not still popular among the
> masses, but I mean that more in the medical community debate the
> intelligence of following such a diet or only eating meat period. I know
> many people doing no-carb diets, but all the doctors I know are not as
> likely to recommend a no-carb diet.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 4:35 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
> 
> 
> I disagree with your analysis. That's okay.
> If Atkins is so horrific, how come there are still Inuit? Actualy, I
> prefer South Beach but do not consider Atkins harmful. Mike
> 
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 13:51, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Not that low-carb is out, or it doesn't have its merits. I'm referring
> 
>> more to the Atkins subscribers. We also have to keep in mind that 
>> individual bodies will react and respond to food and exercise 
>> differently. I've never had huge problems controlling glucose levels 
>> or maintaining weight regardless of what type of bread I eat. For many
> 
>> though, bread is a huge problem. Pasta, which I'm actually not a big 
>> fan of, is what is a kicker for me.
>> 
>> One problem with no-carb diets is that while you will experience rapid
> 
>> weight loss, what can happen eventually is that you're not so much 
>> losing fat as you're beginning to atrophied, which isn't healthy. But 
>> millions of people do this, not fully understanding the science, and 
>> they are probably just as, if not more, unhealthy as someone eating 
>> carbs.