D-solve - Solve Diabetes Using Low Carb & Low Insulin Diabetes Management

The following represents an "open source" collection of 300 low carboydrate recipes which are very useful in the "solving of diabetes". This is the "compiled" PDF version but if you would like to contribute please send an email to the publishers (email:publishers@dsolve.com) or get involved directly through the google repository at:http://code.google.com/p/lowcarbrecipe/ (http://code.google.com/p/lowcarbrecipe/)

Dr Katharine Morrison has shared this amazing collection of research on the topic of macronutrients and what is optimal from a macronutrient perspective for those with glucose metabolism disorders (such as diabetes). She has compiled an amazing body of evidence in support of using lower carbohydrate diets as a treatment option--in addition there is also a large body of evidence which shows the many flaws in a high carbohydrate diet--both for the general population, but especially for those with diabetes.I will slowly be adding some of these studies and collected research as individual content items in to D-solve, but I couldn't resist posting the motherlode now. If anyone reads through the materials on the Learn the Solution (content/view/30/) page and has questions around the lower carbohydrate part of the Diabetes Solution this is an amazing place to start your own research to gain any assurance you may need that this is the right way to treat diabetes.

AbstractDue to failure to achieve control twenty-two patients with type 1 diabetes with symptomatic fluctuating blood glucose started on a diet limited to 70-90 g carbohydrates per day and were taught to match the insulin doses accordingly. The caloric requirements were covered by an increased intake of protein and fat. The purpose was to reduce the blood glucose fluctuations, the rate of hypoglycaemia and to improve HbA1c. After three and 12 months the rate of hypoglycaemia was significantly lowered from 2.9 + 2.0 to 0.2 + 0.3 and 0.5 + 0.5 episodes per week respectively. The HbA1c level was significantly lowered from 7.5 + 0.9 % to 6.4 + 0.7 % after three months and was still after 12 months 6.4 + 0.8 %. The meal insulin requirements were reduced from 21.1 + 6.7 I.U./day to 12.7 + 3.5 I.U./day and 12.4 + 2.6 I.U./day after three and 12 months respectively. Furthermore the triglyceride level was significantly lowered whereas the levels for total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol were unchanged. Conclusion: the present report shows that a 70-90 g carbohydrate diet is a feasible long-term alternative in the treatment of type 1 diabetes and leads to improved glycaemic control.

From the introduction: In this chapter we will discuss the diagnosis and treatment of a few of probably more than fifty known long-term complications of diabetes that can cause distress or disability but which are frequently undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or mistreated. We will focus on approaches accessible to the primary care physician or to the physiatrist. Some of these approaches to treating and diagnosing such complications are not described in the scientific literature and are probably unique to my practice.

From the Introduction:Protein plays a litany of roles in living systems: structural elements, peptide hormones, cell recognition, antibodies… the list is staggering and continues to grow as our understanding of biology expands. What, however, is the role of dietary protein in health and disease in humans? Is the source, type and quantity intimately and directly tied to optimal physical development and continued wellbeing? Is it causative or preventative of disease? How do we know, and how can we know?One would think this question should be straightforward and easily answered; as you will soon see the question is anything but simple! In the pages that follow, two scientists at the top of their respective fields--Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, author of The China Study and Dr. Loren Cordain Professor, Department of Health Exercise Science, Colorado State University, author of The Paleo Diet—make their competing cases for the role of dietary protein in health and disease.Commentary:Obviously I side with protein and fat having a core place in our diets.