Doctor recommended Vegan Diet last year?!
Answers: I am curious as to what it is exactly and what are the benefits, if any, you have experienced since changing to a vegan diet. (I'm diabetic, and she [Dr.]said that many diabetics that switched have had better blood sugar levels since.)
the great thing being a vegan, you have more control over what is in your food, and therefore you can control your suger intake - or lack of. being vegan is going to do your body a world of good.
you need to plan your diet well.
buy a book called :veganomics" cookbook - there are also many other I wish you luck. I hope your health is the best ever!
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I'm Diabetic and still eat meat
my levels are fine.
its all about good choices and portion control.
I think your Dr. is a veggie.
Only switch if YOU want to switch.
you don't need to be vegan to control diabetes.
I watched this remarkable, quick, documentary about a case study where six diabetic americans actually reversed their diets by adopting a raw vegan diet. Yeah I said reversed their diabetes.
I found the link the video can be found here only 9 minutes:
http://verdavivo.vodpod.com/video/ 514840-reversing-diabetes-naturally
(just connect the space between "/video/" and "514840...")
here's the synopsis:
Six McDonalds-munching Americans eat 100% vegan live foods for a month. Medical results are fantastic. Doctors and experts are interviewed ... all ? including Gabriel Cousens, MD and David Wolfe. Raw for 30-Days
Raw for 30-Days will document the journey of five Americans suffering from Adult Onset Type II Diabetes, who undergo a radical 30-day diet and lifestyle change in the hope of reversing or reducing their insulin dependence. The film will show the eating habits that led to the development of this disease and will posit an alternative approach to living and eating, one in which foods can heal and hold the potential to reverse Diabetes. We will recruit subjects who have been subsisting on a standard American junk food diet and who are now insulin dependent and Diabetic. Those selected will journey to the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona to undergo a 30-day health regimen consisting of 100% raw organic living foods that are purported to heal Diabetes. We will select a diverse group of subjects, representative of the different segments of the population most affected by this epidemic. Examples include a Native American from a Reservation, an African American from an urban Northeast city, a Mexican American living in the western US and a Caucasian person from the mid-west or a Southern city such as Chattanooga, TN.
"I watched this remarkable, quick, documentary about a case study where six diabetic americans actually reversed their diets by adopting a raw vegan diet. Yeah I said reversed their diabetes"
Actually you didn't say that...
Vegan diets can have benefits but thats because they are controlled well-balanced diets- go vegan and eat trash and you will still have problems related to diabetes.
Really? That's odd since mine told me I needed to eat fewer sugary carbs and more low GI protein, neither of which you'll get on a vegan diet. See another doctor, this one will screw up your health.
Your doctor isn't a dietitian. Check with a dietitian before making any diet change.