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    Type 1 diabetics can have healthy, normal, and long lives. The typical health tragedies that befall type 1 diabetics are the result of the combustible combination of American food and excessive insulin use, a fire fueled by physicians and dieticians whose nutritional advice unfortunately remains in the dark ages.
    By adopting this high-nutrient approach, type 1 diabetics lower their insulin needs and no longer have swings of highs and lows. Glucose levels and lipids stay under control with minimal insulin. Requiring less insulin while still having excellent glucose readings is the goal. The simple truth is that the reason why type 1 diabetes leads to heart attacks and other life-shortening ailments is the excess insulin required by a low-nutrient diet, not the diabetes itself.
    It is not type 1 diabetes that causes such negative health consequences. Rather, it is the combination of the diabetes and the typical nutritional “advice” given to patients—advice that requires them to take large nonphysiological amounts of insulin to maintain favorable glucose readings. Insulin itself promotes the development of atherosclerotic plaque, the foundation of heart disease and heart attacks. Insulin increases appetite and promotes fat storage and weight gain, thus furthering insulin resistance. This is particularly exacerbated by the high glycemic and excessive caloric load in conventional diets.
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    I have been on your plan for two years and am really happy with the results. I am at my ideal weight with about 10 percent body fat. A couple of years ago I was 190 pounds with high cholesterol. My insulin was at 30u Lantus and Humalog on a sliding scale but often like 6u per meal. Following your advice I dropped the weight to 170, my cholesterol is awesome now, and blood pressure and lipid profiles are great! Now my Lantus is 10u and I am on Novolog, two or three units per meal.
    When I was diagnosed in my teens, my doctor said there were two ways to look at the diagnosis:
    1. as the end of my health forever or
    2. an opportunity to gain an understanding of my body and how it works and become healthier than ever
    I tried to take the latter road, and now, at age thirty-four, I think I am finally realizing that potential. Your writings were the suit of armor I needed in the fight all these years. Thanks again for everything.
    â€”Tony Gerardo
    Several studies illustrate the dangers of giving insulin to the adult diabetic. In one such study, when diabetic patients were given insulin, compared to those given metformin (Glucophage), the risk of death from heart attacks tripled. 5 The negative effects of insulin are related to both the systemic metabolic abnormalities from excessive insulin and the direct pro-atherogenic effects of insulin on the endothelial lining of blood vessels that promotes atherosclerosis. 6 The more insulin that is needed, the more dangerous plaque is promoted, especially when the amount of circulating insulin is high. Extra insulin and high blood sugar levels also raise cholesterol, promote fat deposition, and damage the body. With this in mind, it should be clear that while the SAD, which has spread to all industrialized nations, is dangerous for everyone, it is particularly deadly for diabetics. Diabetes is not a death sentence, but we can’t keep following conventional medicine and dieticians’ advice or the excessive insulin and overuse of other medications they call for.
    The negatives of overprescribing insulin are not limited to weight gain and heart disease. The connection between diabetes and cancer is thought to be due at least in part to insulin therapy. A new review that analyzed data from several studies found that diabetic patients are 30 percent more likely to develop colorectal cancer, 20 percent more likely to develop breast cancer, and 82 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer. 7 I am certain that by using insulin in small physiological amounts in type 1