The Diet That Starves Cancer & Helps Reverse Diabetes: Backed By Science

“Everyone has a physician inside him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick is to feed your sickness.” – Hippocrates
Fasting has not received as much attention as it should when it comes to the world of health and medicine. That’s because you can’t really make any money off of it. The ‘pharmaceutical science’ studies used in medical schools to teach doctors about human health simply don’t focus enough on fasting for doctors to be knowledgable in the subject. Doctors also learn very little about nutrition and are trained to prescribe drugs as a result.
Dr. Jason Fung is trying to change all that. A Toronto based nephrologist, he completed medical school and internal medicine at the University of Toronto before finishing his nephrology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles at the Cedars-Sinai hospital. He joined Scarborough General Hospital in 2001 where he continues to practice and change peoples lives.
He is one of a growing number of scientists and doctors to create awareness about the tremendous health benefits that can be achieved from fasting. It’s one of the oldest dietary interventions in the world and has been practiced for thousands of years. If properly practiced fasting was bad or harmful in any way, as some doctors suggest, it would have been known by now, and studies would not be emerging showing the health benefits that can be achieved from Continue reading

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Barred from Joining The Police Because of Type 1 Diabetes

Above: Craig Roth (center) with his father, Saul (left), who also was a police officer.
For much of his life, Craig Roth wanted to be a police officer. He dreamed of following in his fathers footsteps in joining the Nassau County Police Department and patrolling the Long Island community where his parents still live. Roth did become a police officer, and has served with distinction, but not for Nassau County; the countys civil service commission refused to hire him because of his Type 1 diabetes.
The bitterness of the rejection has caused him to move away from the community where he thought he would spend his life. He said it would upset him too much to see the blue-and-yellow-and-red emblem of the countys police force every day and know he couldnt be a part of the force.
I wouldnt want to live in a place that blatantly violates my civil rights, Roth said in an interview.
Roth has worked in public safety his entire adult life, including with the New York City Police Department, but Nassau County officials determined his Type 1 diabetes would be too much of a liability. Instead of serving his community, Roth has been fighting its government, alleging, first in a civil complaint and now in a federal lawsuit, that the Nassau County Civil Service Commission was guilty of discrimination under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and New Yorks Human Rights Law. Roths case highlights how little consensus exists in hiring guidelines for people with Type 1 diabetes in the field of public safety. Even those who have been working in the field for years may be barred from Continue reading

My life with type 1 diabetes - it's a daily battle, with no days off

My life with type 1 diabetes - it's a daily battle, with no days off
Ruby McGill talks about living with diabetes: "It infiltrates every aspect of my life, but I refuse to let it slow me down."
I'm Ruby McGill and I'm a type 1 diabetic. I'm also director of youth for Diabetes NZ, a mother, businesswoman, blogger and columnist.Even though type 1 diabetes infiltrates every aspect of my life, I refuse to let it slow me down or restrict me from living a full life. However, there have been many moments when I thought diabetes would win.
I was diagnosed when I was 14, half way through year 11at college. That was 18 years ago.
The first few years after my diagnosis are a blur. I don't think I truly understood the enormity of this disease and the complications I could face if I didn't take care of myself. Luckily I managed to make it through my teenage years relatively unscathed, with only a few diabetes mishaps.
Ruby and Hayden McGill, with 1-year-old Felix and 6-year-old Olive. Pregnancy presents a whole new level of difficulty for a type 1 diabetic.
I performed in the annual college productions, went to the ball, sailed around Great Barrier Island on the Spirit of NZ, hung out at school parties and passed most of my exams. However, during this time I was admitted to hospital a number of times due to extreme hypos or ketones. One visit I was even admitted to intensive care. I can only imagine what this time was like for my parents.
A few years later I met a boy. Hayden didn't truly know what he was signing up for when he asked me out, but 13years later he's still here. I Continue reading

Mechanical Engineering Professor Receives $1.6 Million “Visionary Award” for Diabetes Research

Dr. Sumita Pennathur, an associate professor in UCSB’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received the prestigious “Visionary Award” from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The award includes $1.625 million to support her research for five years.
Pennathur is one of only two scientists nationwide to receive the ADA Visionary Award in 2017. The award recognizes established scientists from various disciplines who are applying their expertise to diabetes research for the first time. Pennathur has proposed to address one of the most fundamental engineering challenges for diabetes monitoring: continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Efficiently measuring glucose levels is vital for patients with diabetes to manage their disease effectively. Normally, the human body monitors its own blood glucose levels: the pancreas secretes the hormone insulin, which determines how and where glucose is absorbed. In the body of a diabetic, however, this feedback loop is broken. Both CGM and insulin administration must be outsourced to needles, pumps, and sensors.
More than several hundred attempts have been made to develop a technique for continuous blood glucose monitoring, but only a couple of them have received FDA approval. The CGM devices currently on the market — subcutaneous needles that normally stay in the body for about a week — are problematic, because they need to be calibrated twice daily and can give inaccurate readings. Pennathur has proposed to develop a painless, minimally invasive, accurate, disposable “patch” to alleviate those problems. If successful, t Continue reading

The Best Bread for People With Diabetes

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Barbie Cervoni MS, RD, CDCES, CDN, is a registered dietitian andcertified diabetes care and education specialist.
Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a retired professor of medicine and board-certified internal medicine physician and cardiologist. He is Verywell's Senior Medical Advisor.
Whether you're newto diabetes or have had the conditions for many years, you may have heard that bread is "off limits." For some people, this makes managing diets easierditching bread eliminates the need to worry about or decidewhat kind to eat.
Understandably, though, you don't want to feel restricted and would rather learn what types of breads suit you best and what you should look for when shopping for a store-bought brand. If you have diabetes, you can eat breadand there are plenty of healthy choices. Whole grain breads such as whole wheat, rye, sprouted breads, and organic whole grain varieties are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and protein compared to refined, processed options, like white bread.
The tricky part is sifting through the grocery store inventory and locating a tasty and nutritious brand. Withmany options to choose from, you can certainly get lost in the bread aisle. Having an understanding of what you should look for and what to avoid can help you make better choices.
It's important to focus on what's most important for you and your health. For example, are you looking for a bread that's strictly low-calorie and low in carbohydrates? You can find these options, but they may contain artificial ingredients, flavorings, and Continue reading