Diabetes without Complications!

Jonathan Christie

Bsc (Mechanical Engineering), MA (Psychology), PhD (Health Principles); Food for Vitality published by Bantam UK in 1992; I am a Janov-certified Primal Therapist in private practice – jonty@ix.netcom.com

I felt depressed and hopeless when I was diagnosed with insulin- dependent diabetes at age 38, and I hope this site may ease a trying time and provide a solution for others who suddenly find themselves diabetic …

Now I'm 62 and take 48 Units of insulin per day, yet my glycosylated hemoglobin is 5% and my blood chemistry is normal: there’s no reason why diabetics should develop complications or suffer a shortened life expectancy. Years of self-experimentation taught me what works: eating for the least possible insulin transforms this killer disease into a trifling inconvenience, without any of the dire consequences predicted by the medical profession. By contrast, the low-fat medical prescription worsens the condition so that diabetics lose, on average, 12 years of life. Incredible as it may seem, diabetic complications are iatrogenic, meaning they are actually caused by the treatment prescribed for diabetes!

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The original website content of 10 years ago needed little revision: it’s just as true now as it was then!

• The food which made my glycosolated hemoglobin and blood chemistry come right, and ...
• Just as important – the foods I must avoid;
• The supplements I take, and why.
• Ketosis lessens "hypoglycemic unawareness", and controls my appetite and weight
• Why my risk of diabetic complications is so low with this way of eating
• Hypoglycemia & Neurosis – how low blood sugar causes road rage, depression, anxiety attacks, even suicide, in citizens who do not take insulin
• How refined carbohydrates like sugar may cause insulin resistance and Type II Diabetes
• Alcohol stops gluconeogenesis - not a good idea since I depend on this source of blood sugar
• Key Points & Resources: books, clued-in physicians, low-carbohydrate food sources
• Check out Dr Richard Bernstein’s The Diabetes Diet, the best guide to success for diabetics eating for the least possible insulin
• I'm not a physician and these are my experiences, not medical advice: your mileage may vary. Enlist a doctor if you experiment because insulin need will fall on this diet and you could get hypoglycemic or worse.

This site is dedicated to diabetes and diabetics, Type I and Type II, insulin-dependent (IDDM) and non-insulin dependent (NIDDM), at risk for diabetic complications from poor diabetic control such as kidney disease, overweight, high blood pressure and cholesterol, coronary heart disease and heart attacks, neuropathy, retinopathy and blindness, and leg ulcers with their attendant risk of gangrene and amputation. It is for those with brittle diabetes, Somogyi reactions or the "dawn phenomenon" who suffer emotional distress, anxiety or despair over their abnormal Glycosylated Hemoglobin Tests. And for those who feel hopeless about achieving good control, avoiding insulin reactions, hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. To all of you, I say there is hope: I'm insulin-dependent, but my risk for complications is almost zero on a low carbohydrate, ketogenic diet without sugar, refined carbohydrates or starches. My average blood sugar is about 102 mg%, and Ketostix tell me I'm in mild ketosis. I eat food I like and I feel good: it can be done!