My father has borderline diabetes. What kind of doctor should he seeing to get the best dietary advice?
My father has borderline diabetes for which he is taking pills. He also has high cholesterol and high triglycerides. He would like to know what kind of doctor he should be seeing to get the best dietary advice. His general doctor has not been supportive in putting him on a well-defined diet - at...
Tell me about glucagon and how it relates to weight loss.
I was hoping you could tell me a little about glucagon and how or if it relates to weight loss. I heard in a lecture recently that it works against insulin and helps people to lose weight. Is there any truth to this?
Could you just give me a little more information about it and...
Can a person with diabetes drink alcohol?
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Beverages containing alcohol are converted into fat and are high in calories. People with diabetes...
If your C-Peptide levels has dropped, what are some foods that could prolong being diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic?
If your insulin reserve (C-Peptide levels) has dropped significantly over the last year, what are some foods/diet tips that could help prolong being diagnosed as Type 1 Diabetic?
Hopefully, your doctor discussed why s/he ordered a C-Peptide blood test and how the amount reflects how much insulin you are producing. If not it would be...
My husband’s doctor took him off diabetes pills. He is back to his old ways of eating and drinking.
I am so worried about my husband, in January he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His cholesterol was 441 and his triglycerides were 2395 the highest his doctor has ever seen. His glucose was 347. He was put on a diet and pills.
Well we followed the diet strictly and seriously in a week...
My test for hypoglycemia was negative yet I am tired.
I was tested for hypoglycemia (fasting and then a blood test) and I was found to be negative. But after eating high sugar foods, such as pastries, donuts, etc. my stomach feels funny and I feel tired.
What's causing the tiredness? I do not have diabetes either, by the way.
Your symptoms are not uncommon and...
Why isn’t Addison’s Disease looked at more often with the inability to eat?
I notice there is nothing in your topics about the failure of the adrenal glands because of Addison disease. I was assumed to have anorexia because of an inability to eat and it took ten years of suffering before I was finally diagnosed correctly and my life literally saved. Why isn't this disease looked...
I have reactive hypoglycemia and have been getting so much advice lately that am totally confused.
I'm also recently diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia. (Although I think I've always been hypo as I used to faint a lot as a child). I've been getting so much strange advice lately that am totally confused.
This is what I do know now: (please tell me if I'm wrong) Ketosis is BAD - they kept...
Would your 1200 calorie high protein, low carb vs high carb answer apply to a type II diabetic on pills?
THANK YOU! I love your reply on high protein low carbohydrate diets and have linked to it in several places on Facebook!
Would your same answer apply to a 66-year old Type II diabetic using drugs to control (no insulin)?
As far as weight loss, yes. As to best nutrition therapy for a person with Type...
My doctor told me I have reactive hypoglycemia.
Recently, my doctor told me I have a condition known as reactive hypoglycemia, which he explained could be a precursor of diabetes. I know I have to change the way I eat to stabilize my blood sugar, but I don't know what to eat to both lose weight and treat these sudden drops of...