When we think of high glucose levels and diabetes, people automatically jump to the big 3. Insulin, the pancreas and carbohydrates. Yet, did you know there is forth culprit which is just as responsible for increasing glucose levels? The liver has a tremendous impact on glucose levels. In this video (click link if reading on email) I explain how the
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People with type 1 diabetes have had it tough over the years. They still do. It’s not an easy disease to manage. Yet, it is manageable. 10 years ago the only way to know what was happening with your glucose levels all day was to finger prick test a whole lot. This obviously wasn’t good for your fingers or your
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The only way to be able to fix a problem is to understand what is wrong in the first place. Most patients I meet have not had what is happening in their body fully explained to them. If they can’t understand what is happening to them, how are they supposed to be able to fix it? That is why learning
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The Paleo Diet Imagine a time before, cars, supermarkets, agriculture, heck, before houses existed. You’d spend the day roaming the planes of the land or the coast of the seaside in the endless pursuit to find food for yourself and your tribe. You’d gather anything edible you could find from plants and trees. This meant a lot of nuts, seeds,
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The 2 year follow up results have been published for the type 2 diabetes remission study. If you’re not familiar with the study or diet, I’ve blogged about it previously here to bring you quickly up to speed. I’ve also done a complete review of the diet outlining the pros and cons which you can find here. However, for those
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I think one of the most commonly misinterpreted parts of UK dietary guidelines is portion sizes. As dietitians we generally take the stance that nothing is off limits assuming the portion and frequency is correct. Of course, this is in the context of how your health is generally and how active you are. Those in better health and who are
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Dietary guidelines explained Dietary guidelines is one topic everyone seems to have an opinion on. I mean we all eat right? As a result, UK dietary guidelines frequently come under scrutiny. On one hand, this is a good thing. This is what pushes evidence based research further forward. On the other hand, it means there is a lot of bad
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This week I stumbled upon a new publication in the Cochrane Library. This particular publication looked at the link between following a low glycaemic index diet and cardiovascular disease rates. The reason this study caught my eye was because it appeared to contradict usual dietary advice on this topic. Conventional thinking would associate low glycaemic index carbohydrates with improved cardiovascular
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The journal Circulation has published a new study. The study compared the age of diagnosis with type 2 diabetes and adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The authors claim an earlier onset of diabetes increases the risk of suffering adverse cardiovascular events e.g. stroke, heart attack. The researchers collected data from the national diabetes register in Sweden (where the study was
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I know, I know, but carbohydrates increase blood glucose levels I hear you say. Well this post is for the carb haters out there. I’m going to explain why carbohydrate containing foods aren’t actually bad and how you can still include them in your diet. Carbohydrates get a bad rep. They are the primary nutrient that increase blood glucose levels
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