My wife Margie was diagnosed with pre-diabetes and decided to fight it off without drugs or insulin supplements.
She adopted a no-sugar, very low carbohydrate diet.
She also joined a gym and works out regularly.
Her most recent hemoglobin alc test showed her blood sugar had dropped from a reading of 6.
8 to 6.
0 (7.
0 is considered chronic).
A side effect of this diet was that she went from a size 18 dress to a size 6! Medical science is just beginning to recognize the fact that a low carb diet can actually reverse the debilitating effects of diabetes.
The National Institutes of Health report that Dr Richard Bernstein became an insulin-dependent diabetic when he was 12 years old, and continues he to practice as a physician dedicated to diabetes management at the age of 67.
In his book, Dr.
Bernstein's Diabetic Solution states, "How long can we as a profession afford to keep our heads in the sand regarding the benefits of low carb diets for diabetics?" Maybe your caregiver recommended this book-and maybe he didn't.
Margie has had a fondness for pizza and realized that normal pizza dough is loaded with carbs (white flour).
By chance she learned of a new bread product finding its way into local grocery stores.
It's called "Flat Out - Flat Bread.
" It consists of extra large slices of thin bread-like the tortilla wraps you see but all together different.
The label states: Stone ground whole wheat-Multi-grains with Flax.
It is 100 calories per slice and has 8 net carbs, 1 gram of sugar and boasts 31% of the daily value of fiber (8g).
Here's how to make a healthy, low carb (ala Dr.
Atkins) pizza: · Pre-heat the oven to 350-degrees F.
· Place the slice(s) of Flat Out on a cookie sheet after spraying it with olive oil-based "Pam".
One slice per serving.
· Apply a thin layer of tomato sauce (your favorite) across each slice.
· Add shredded mozzarella cheese.
(Margie is very generous with the cheese.
) · Add thin strips of provolone cheese to taste.
· Add your favorite toppings: (pepperoni, Italian sausage, onions, peppers, etc.
· Bake for about 20 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.
Serve hot! For Margie, being able to eat pizza again was an absolute luxury.
And this was so simple to prepare.
And it tastes like the real thing--low carbs or not.
She adopted a no-sugar, very low carbohydrate diet.
She also joined a gym and works out regularly.
Her most recent hemoglobin alc test showed her blood sugar had dropped from a reading of 6.
8 to 6.
0 (7.
0 is considered chronic).
A side effect of this diet was that she went from a size 18 dress to a size 6! Medical science is just beginning to recognize the fact that a low carb diet can actually reverse the debilitating effects of diabetes.
The National Institutes of Health report that Dr Richard Bernstein became an insulin-dependent diabetic when he was 12 years old, and continues he to practice as a physician dedicated to diabetes management at the age of 67.
In his book, Dr.
Bernstein's Diabetic Solution states, "How long can we as a profession afford to keep our heads in the sand regarding the benefits of low carb diets for diabetics?" Maybe your caregiver recommended this book-and maybe he didn't.
Margie has had a fondness for pizza and realized that normal pizza dough is loaded with carbs (white flour).
By chance she learned of a new bread product finding its way into local grocery stores.
It's called "Flat Out - Flat Bread.
" It consists of extra large slices of thin bread-like the tortilla wraps you see but all together different.
The label states: Stone ground whole wheat-Multi-grains with Flax.
It is 100 calories per slice and has 8 net carbs, 1 gram of sugar and boasts 31% of the daily value of fiber (8g).
Here's how to make a healthy, low carb (ala Dr.
Atkins) pizza: · Pre-heat the oven to 350-degrees F.
· Place the slice(s) of Flat Out on a cookie sheet after spraying it with olive oil-based "Pam".
One slice per serving.
· Apply a thin layer of tomato sauce (your favorite) across each slice.
· Add shredded mozzarella cheese.
(Margie is very generous with the cheese.
) · Add thin strips of provolone cheese to taste.
· Add your favorite toppings: (pepperoni, Italian sausage, onions, peppers, etc.
· Bake for about 20 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges.
Serve hot! For Margie, being able to eat pizza again was an absolute luxury.
And this was so simple to prepare.
And it tastes like the real thing--low carbs or not.