Naturopaths are not necessarily any better.  After six months on a low-carb paleo-type regime, I had not only lost fifty pounds and normalized my blood sugars, my lipid panel was absolutely exemplary.  So after congratulating me on the lab report, the alternative medical practitioner started telling me about how I needed to eat less meat and more whole grains....

I did not make another appointment with him.

Andrea

--- On Fri, 9/24/10, Trish Leon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Trish Leon <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: ketoacidosis - diabetic
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 11:23 PM
> Hilary said:
> 
> "What does your doctor want you to eat? If the answer is
> low fat and
> high complex carbs, then you need another doctor, or you
> need to
> educate this one."
> 
> Yes, my doctor wants me on the ADA diet, which is
> completely absurd. Since I have been strictly paleo since
> may, I have lost 48 pounds, and do not require as much
> medication for diabetes.  Does that not mean
> anything?  Many doctors are very blind, definitely
> brainwashed with archaic ideas. My opinion is the food
> pyramid got me this way to begin with. 
> 
> Thanks!
> Trish
>