Written by: Robert My pregnant paleo-wife ran into the bathroom crying. The phone call from the doctor’s office informed her she failed the glucose-tolerance test, looks like gestational diabetes. Second test will confirm this. If she can’t control her blood sugar through dietary changes or insulin injections, baby will be Read more…
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Posted on Apr - 29 - 2013
The Paleo Solution Changed my Life
Written by Elysia: Dear Robb (and Team)… I just wanted to write you a quick note to tell you how much the book The Paleo Solution has changed my life. I moved in with some friends for about two weeks while in transition and they were doing Paleo. They had Read more…
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Posted on Apr - 26 - 2013
Eggs Are Linked to Heart Attacks in Diabetics?
The general population doesn’t need to worry about eggs causing strokes or heart attacks according to a new meta-analysis reviewed at Forbes. We still have a question about high egg consumption and heart attacks in diabetics. Filed under: Heart Disease Tagged: … Continue reading →
Posted on Apr - 21 - 2013
Kelly Schmidt, RD, Interviews Eric Pelletier (T1 Diabetes) On Diet and Exercise
Eric is a Crossfitter who owns a Crossfit gym (or box, as they say). Kelly asks him about low-carb eating (even ketogenic) and how to manage food and insulin in the setting of vigorous exercise. Well worth a read, especially …
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Posted on Mar - 25 - 2013
Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight
Last week, I attended a Keystone conference, “Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight”, in Banff. Keystone conferences are small, focused meetings that tend to attract high quality science. This particular conference centered around my own professional research interests, and it was incredibly informative.
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Posted on Mar - 17 - 2013
The Doctor Asked: “What Have You Done?”
Yet another story from a person with type 2 diabetes, who has tried an LCHF diet: At an appointment with my doctor, after being on an LCHF diet for one year (diabetes checkup): The first thing she asks me is…. “What have you done?” – with a big smile. “I started eating an LCHF diet”, ...
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Posted on Mar - 15 - 2013
Statins May Cause Diabetes
Cholesterol-lowering drugs, so called statins, may decrease the risk for heart disease somewhat. But they may also lead to side effects, such as: muscle pain, muscle fatigue, disorientation and a lower IQ, fatigue, impotence and so on. One side effect that has long been known is that statins increase the risk of developing diabetes. You ...
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Posted on Mar - 09 - 2013
Dr. Sigurdsson’s Thoughts on the Best Diet for Diabetes
Remember that recent report on the best diet for diabetes from American Journal of Clinical Nutrition? I didn’t think so. Here’s Dr. Axel Sugurdsson’s summary: Ajala and coworkers conclude that their review provides evidence that modifying the amount of macronutrients …
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Posted on Mar - 08 - 2013
This Here Post is For My Friends
I have some really great friends who are locked in the stranglehold of current cardiology-thinking. They have been watching their food intake, especially things like sugar and junque food. They have tried to up their exercise in between inj…
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Posted on Mar - 08 - 2013
Sugar, Diabetes and E-mails From Lustig
Do you remember the new study showing that more available sugar in countries is closely followed by more cases of diabetes? As I wrote this kind of observational correlation does not really prove causation. But the story is slightly more complicated. Dr Lustig emailed me yesterday: Mail from Lustig Here’s part of the email: Andreas, ...
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