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Hello everyone,
I've learned a lot since being DX'd as type 2 in January 2009.
Much of what I learned came from books and videos.
So I thought I would share the names of the books and video; and what knowledge I obtained from each.
So they are; in approximately the same order that I read or watched them:
So far since switching to a 99% raw food and 99% vegetarian diet I've seen my BG readings improve. My BG readings are staying between 70 and 100.
Whereas before I was having after dinner readings over 100.
AND my endo has given me permission to stop taking Januvia and Simvastatin.
And may even possibly come off of Metformin.
At my last visit in February; my endo said stop Januvia and if I don't see any difference I am to stop Simvastatin.
So I stopped Januvia about 6 weeks ago. And there has been no difference in my BG readings.
I plan on stopping Simvastatin after my next test results in about two weeks; which will coincide with my current bottle.
This is just a brief summary of what I've learned from these items and how they have helped me.
I hope this helps other people as well.
--ET
P.S.
I can add the authors names and ISBN numbers of these books if anyone wants them.
I've learned a lot since being DX'd as type 2 in January 2009.
Much of what I learned came from books and videos.
So I thought I would share the names of the books and video; and what knowledge I obtained from each.
So they are; in approximately the same order that I read or watched them:
- The Everyday meal Planner for Type 2 Diabetics
I got virtually nothing from this book. I'm not certain if that's because it was the first book I read, I don't do much cooking, or the book really is meaningless. - Diabetes Meals On The Run
I learned that if absolutely positively necessary; it is possible to eat at a fast food restaurant. You just have to be very very very picky ! - The New Glucose Revolution For Diabetes
I learned about how some foods digest more slowly than others; ie the Glycemic Index. Although I can't remember most foods glycemic index values; I do occasionally use this book to look up the values of some foods. - The Ph Miracle For Diabetes
This was book that really got me into reading about proper eating. I learned about it from this forum. Specifically TammyL1's reply in my "How foods have changed in the past 30+ years." thread. Thanks Tammy !
The title and the author's work history made me very sceptical. BUT since it bascially said the same thing that our mother's have always said; ie. "Eat your vegetables". I changed my diet; just not as drastically as how this book suggested. And did some PH testing along the way.
According the the Ph test strips I was very acidic; although at the time my A1c was in acceptable range. So I quit the Ph testing and dismissed it as quackery.
BUT several months later after following the advice of many of the other books I read; which basically amounted to a more vegetarian diet. I again tried the Ph testing. And my Ph levels were perfect. Which coincided with my A1c's dropping to non-diabetic levels. So there MAY be something to this Ph level stuff afterall. - Eat To Live
Basically this book provides evidence for a near vegetarian diet.
And I learned the motto: "The salad is the main dish.". - Fasting And Eating For Health
Very similar to The Ph Miracle. Both books basically enforce that chronically ill people; (ie diabetes, cancer, artritis, etc ..) have built up too much toxins in their bodies. And need to flush out these toxins. This book says to fast under the supervision of a physician to flush out the toxins. While The Ph Miracle says to flush out the acids by not truely fasting; he says to have a "liquid feast" for 2 or 3 weeks. (The liquid being highly alkaline green drinks.) - The Food Revolution
- Diet For A New America
- Food Inc. (DVD)
These two books and one video taught me a lot.
I learned about the horrors of the meat and agriculture industries. ie "factory farming"
Such as 30% of animals are still alive when they are skinned and cut up with band saws and chain saws !
I've never been a PETA type person. I've always said that big animals eat little animals. BUT I have always been against unnecessary cruelty.
Or
How the "Four Food Groups" and "Food Pyramid" were created.
There was no actual nutritional science behind these. The government and food industries simply took the average of what most Americans were eating.
And as history; and many of these books would show. Most Americans were and are eating lousy.
Also; when the "Four Food Groups" was changed into the "Food Pyramid".
The "Food Pyramid" originally was meant to have much less meat and dairy. BUT the meat and dairy industries pressured the government to change it for their profit.
How the rain forests are being leveled to make way for cattle to feed the Standard American Diet.
How you can feed more humans than animals from 1 acre of land. - The China Study
Very very convincing evidence for a vegetarian diet.
Such as:
The country with the highest percentage of diabetes; also consume the most diary products.
How a vegetarian diet has been shown to reverse heart disease.
How consuming milk for it's calcium may actually deplete the calcium from our bones and cause osteoporosis.
How orange juice is not as good of a source of vitamin C as the orange growers have been telling us. - Eat This Not That
How foods have changed in the past 30+ years.
And few foods we should try to eat everyday. - Eat This Not That - Supermarket Survival Guide
Helped greatly in teaching me how to food shop.
Like stay away from the inner isles at the grocery store. - 12 Steps To Raw Foods
- The Raw Food Diet Myth
- Eating In The Raw
- The Wisdom And Healing Power Of Whole Foods
These four books really convinced me to stay away from nearly all processed foods.
Once in a while with my breakfast I will have a whole wheat, no high fructose corn syrup English Muffin.
(I plan on stopping this in the next week or so.)
And I still keep Glucerna snack bars in my pocket in case of emergencies. - The Ultimate Ph Solution
- The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health
These two books reinforced the ideas in The Ph Miracle. - Blood Suger 101
Lots of useful information !
Such as all the different medications available.
Shop around for a doctor. Just because someone's a professional; doesn't mean they are good. - Beating The Odds
Very inspirational ! - Good Calories, Bad Calories
Lot's of compelling evidence that suggests that being overweight may not be due to simply being a glutton. - Think Like A Pancreas
I've just started reading this one.
So far I've learned a little bit about the history of diabetes.
And why exercise may affect your BG several hours afterwards.
I currently don't take insulin; so much of this book may not fully apply to me.
So far since switching to a 99% raw food and 99% vegetarian diet I've seen my BG readings improve. My BG readings are staying between 70 and 100.
Whereas before I was having after dinner readings over 100.
AND my endo has given me permission to stop taking Januvia and Simvastatin.
And may even possibly come off of Metformin.
At my last visit in February; my endo said stop Januvia and if I don't see any difference I am to stop Simvastatin.
So I stopped Januvia about 6 weeks ago. And there has been no difference in my BG readings.
I plan on stopping Simvastatin after my next test results in about two weeks; which will coincide with my current bottle.
This is just a brief summary of what I've learned from these items and how they have helped me.
I hope this helps other people as well.
--ET
P.S.
I can add the authors names and ISBN numbers of these books if anyone wants them.