Omitting Starches from Diet -- Cron for Diabetes

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Hello All:

Here is wisdom about omitting WHEAT, bread, pasta, rice,

potatoes, or any other kind of starch from the diet.

Such would apply especially for diabetes control.

In the case of CR: high calorie, low nutrition foods

don’t make too much sense.

The counsel is impressive, and comes from , who has

a PhD in nutrition. Wisdom is one thing, and academic

credentials are another. Here we have both.

-- Warren

> On 20 Jan 2003, wrote:

>

> I will try to answer your question with what is my

> opinion only. I have a Ph.D. in nutrition and have

> LADA Type 2 diabetes. This means that it is genetic

> and that I developed it in adulthood but produce

> almost no insulin. Most type 2 diabetics are overweight

> and insulin resistant. I am underweight and not insulin

> resistant.

>

> I believe that a CRON diet would be excellent for any

> type of diabetic. My problem is with the vegan part. I

> was an ethical vegetarian for many years and I think

> that that is what beat the **** out of my pancreas. I

> now eat a diet of about 1200 calories which consists

> of fish, poultry, lean beef, dairy, splenda sweetened

> desserts, soy and nut flour baked goods, and almost

> every kind of low glycemic vegetable that exists. What

> is important is that I do not eat: WHEAT, bread,

> pasta, rice, potatoes, or any other kind of starch. I

> am 59 years young, am told look much younger.

> I have just returned from a visit to my physician who

> declared that if all of his patients were like me, he

> would have to retire. This is from a man who two years

> ago told me I would die if I did not eat any complex

> carbohydrates. My triglycerides are 57,my fasting

> blood glucose is 90, and my Total Cholesterol is 220

> with an HDL of 105. When I eat a slice of 8 grain

> whole wheat bread my BG goes to 225, so guess what, I

> do not eat 8 grain whole wheat bread. I will

> eventually have to go on insulin which does not

> frighten me a lick as it is a natural product and does

> not cause any undue stress on other organs. I am

> hoping to have some beta cells left so that they can

> use my own instead of transplanting when the

> technology is available.

>

> As I have to say on my talk radio program, I am not

> practicing medicine without a license and must tell

> you to ask your physician, but in my opinion I believe

> that following a CRON diet is good for EVERYONE. The

> trick is to customize the diet to what works for each.

> My program allows me to keep my blood sugar down, keep

> my weight down, limit my calories without being

> hungry, and feel rested and energized.

>

> I hope that this was helpful to you.

>

> in Ohio

> > On 20 Jan 2003, Rudek wrote:

> >

> > This is my first post and I am new to this group.

> > ... I've had insulin dependent diabetes for 32 years...

> > I've been following a vegan diet for 10 years, and my

> > diabetes has always been very difficult to control...

> > ... Would I be wasting my time (depriving myself for

> > no possible benefit) if I restricted my calories?

> >

> > Any thoughts or advice?