On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:39:59 -0800 (PST)
DMJoshi > wrote:

> Has any one read
>
> http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/foods.html

I disagree strongly with the opening paragraph:

! Diabetes affects different people in different ways,
! depending on their degree of diabetic complication,
! but, while different amounts of carbs may be eaten for
! this reason, the types of foods to eat and to avoid is
! the same for all.

Diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and autoimmune diseases
are mostly allergies. When I first came into this forum
I read a discussion about glycemic index, and how we cannot
rely on the glycemic index of foods from the standard tables.
Each of us has a different reaction to the foods. Some food
allergies attack the insulin producing cells or increase
insulin resistance. This is *why* they have higher glycemic
index. On top of this there are issues about the amount of
carbs and how quickly they are absorbed.

I did somewhat the same thing that Chris Malcolm did, taking
many BG readings during the day, and I found that dairy products
are incredibly damaging. They are a slow poison for me.
Potatoes OTOH are perfectly OK. I thrive on potatoes and sauerkraut.
Rules about whole grains are completely wrong for me.

I know that others here have different results. They find that
different diets work better for them. Genetic variation is a
consequence of evolution, but "one man's meat is another man's
poison" harks back to Democritus.