At diagnosis myself I was advised to eat at least 300g of carbohydrate a day on a 2,500 calorie a day diet… Was given the “Canada Food Guide” pamphlet and told the insane CDA (Canadian Diabetes Association) guidelines to keep Post-Prandial #’s under 180mg/dl (10.0mmol/L).

I’d already begun researching and testing, and told her if I ate that much carbohydrate, my blood sugar would be through the roof! She said if it stayed high, I’d likely need insulin and perhaps more medication. (Dumb answer, in my opinion.)

Instead I ate under 100g of carbohydrate a day on a 3,200 – 3,600 calorie a day diet, and about 150g a day when eating 5,000+ calories a day (long bike-riding days of 3 to 5 hours of intense riding).

I now eat about 2,800 calories a day and 45-60g of carbohydrate most days, all from non-starchy vegetables and the very-occasional piece of sprouted-grain bread. My typical fat intake is about 70% of my calories.

So here’s my results: Diagnosed January 4th, 2011 with Fasting of 267mg/dl (14.8mmol/L) and an HbA1c of 12.1%. I was around 320lbs, 48″+ waist, hypertensive (170/110) with horrible lipid profile. My own MD told me I should start on insulin and statins immediately, but I refused.

Today? Fasting BG’s typically under 100mg/dl (5.5mmol/L) with an HbA1c of 5.4%. My BP averages around 130/80 (I’ve always run high as a big guy), my lipids are great and I weigh 225lbs as a well-muscled mesomorph with a 35″ waist.

All this thanks to advice/blogs of people like you.

Does no one in the entire state, whatsoever, write about cooking or food?
It seems unthinkable that no one else is sharing their personal journey with others in the ENTIRE state of NC.

I guess what I’m asking is: do every single one of the writer of the blogs on healthy living noted in the following link have a license to dispense advice on diet and fitness?

http://healthylivingblogs.com/location/united-states/north-carolina/

That seems highly unlikely. Which begs the question…why YOU? Why is YOUR blog the one they’re trying to shut down, and not these other blogs? Is it because they adhere to Conventional Wisdom and you don’t?

I remember when I used to live in America. I mean, I still reside here…but it’s not the same America, is it, when the rights guaranteed to us by the first ten amendments to the Constitution are constantly being trampled.

But here’s the thing. The diabetes educators and nutritionists seem to be convinced that if I don’t have at least 110g of carbs per day, which they consider a “low carb” diet even though it’s probably closer to the number of carbs I have in a week, that somehow I will have some serious nutritional deficiencies, or will lack energy, or have some kidney problems, or something. And I’m not sure where they get these notions. And I think what they don’t get is that it’s not an either-or situation for me. If I eat that many carbs, I will need to take insulin and probably something like Actos again. And if I don’t, I won’t have to. Nutritionists don’t think about the other side of the risk-reward equation. By “depriving” myself of whatever little that carbs have to offer, I do not need to take medicines that I believe could harm me far more.

I think that the diabetes educators and the nutritionists are well meaning but ultimately they are offering advice that is wrong for me and in fact harmful. I think if this is true for me, it is probably true for others, but I can only speak for myself. It’s apparently not legal for me to pass on my advice to others. :)