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TheBad...
Diabetes is expensive! It costs our health care system
andeconomyover$14billionannually.
Medicationsdonotprevent themorbidcomplications that result from the
disease, such as blindness, heart disease, nerve damage, erectile dys-
functionand stroke; theyonly reduce the riskof developing them.
Conventional dietaryguidelines only focus on counting carbohydrates
(sugars), andnot optimizingone'snutrition,whichcanactuallyalter the
courseof thisdisease.
TheUgly...
Compared to thegeneral population, peoplewithdia-
betes aremore than3 timesmore likely tobehospitalizedwith cardio-
vasculardisease,12 timesmore likely tobehospitalizedwithend-stage
kidneydisease, andmore than20 timesmore likely tobe hospitalized
for non-traumatic lower limbamputation. [CdnDiabetesAssn]
Andalthough it was once called 'adult onset diabetes', it is nowbeing
diagnosed in increasingnumbers inchildren. Thishasgot to stop.
TheGood...
because there isalwaysgood tobe found!
Diet and lifestylehabitsaregoing tohave thegreatest longterm impact
onyouroverall health.Can I simply listmy recommendationshere?No.
Because there is noquick fix and there is no 'one size fits all' protocol.
Your treatment plan needs tobe personalized for you (taking in toac-
countyour familyhistory, lab tests,mobility,etc.)andwill include thecon-
tinuation of your medications; only once your blood sugar is well
regulatedwill youworkwithyourprescribingMD tomodify thedoseof
yourmeds.
Bottom line: Diabetes isanutritional & lifestyle issuewith serious conse-
quences, andonly bymakingdrastic changes to these habits will the
courseof thediseasebealtered.And inmost cases it canbealtered.
Take the next step to feelingbetter, contact your naturopathic doctor.
Formore information&motivation
checkout thesedocumentaries:
- ForksOverKnives
- Sugar Rush; JamieOliver
- SimplyRaw:Dr.Cousins
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Diabetes isoneof the fastestgrowingdiseases in
Canadawithmore than60,000newcaseseveryyear.
Forpeople livingwith thisdiagnosis, 90%of themhave
Type2,whichmeans theirpancreas isn’tproducing
enough insulinor theircellsaren'tusing itefficiently.
What isnotcommonlyknown is that this typeof
diabetes ispreventable... and inmostcases, reversible.
DR. SHELBYWORTS, ND
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