ZERO tolerance for hypoglycemia

As more and more type 2 diabetics discover the Wheat Belly and other low-carb lifestyles, they are also discovering how rapidly and easily blood sugars drop. As diabetics become less diabetic–a process that can occur VERY quickly, often within 24 hours of removing all wheat/grains from their diet–but they are taking insulin or certain diabetes drugs, there is potential for hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. Low blood sugar from diabetes drugs can be dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. (Imagine if a non-diabetic started administering insulin or blood sugar-reducing drugs–it would result in life-threatening low blood sugars.) Unfortunately, you cannot always rely on your doctor. Most physicians are unschooled in how to cure diabetes and therefore how to manage the hypoglycemia that may develop on your way to cure. (They are very good at CAUSING diabetes, however, prescribing diets like “an 1800-calorie American Diabetes Association diet,” a typical dietary order in the hospital that RAISES blood sugar to sky-high levels.) It is nonetheless important to at least discuss your questions with your doctor. (If you encounter resistance, get a new doctor, preferably one in functional medicine who is more likely to understand nutrition and biochemistry.) So I reprint a section I wrote for the Wheat Belly Cookbook that details some of the important issues to be aware of if you are diabetic on insulin or diabetes drugs and remove wheat/grains from your diet: &nb...
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