ADA Conspiracy theory

[Chef Kevin]

So, I am a type 2 diabetic.
As such, I read stuff all over the web about it.

So many people quote the ADA as gospel.

So, I challenge them:
Do you really think that a big organization like the ADA with millions and millions of dollars flowing through them are interested in actually defeating diabetes?
If it was cured, they would all be out of jobs.
same for all these orgnizations (heart, lung, cancer, etc).

I mean really think about it. If someone has an intolerance to peanuts, they should avoid peanuts. If someone has an intolerance to gluten, they should avoid gluten. If someone is intolerant to sugar, shouldn't they avoid sugar?
Yet the ADA diet, which I have in writing in fromt of me, specifies a diet of 3 meals a day. Each meal (for men) should have 4-5 servings of carb per meal. Each serving is approx 15 grams. 60-75 grams per meal!!! 3 times a day!! They suggest 3-4 servings for women!

And then it says "One of the best ways to control your blood sugar is to focus on your carb servings for each meal". Wow, really....

With the sample menus, my blood sugar would be all over the place and I would always be hungry. I know this from experience. When I was diagnosed, my blood sugar was 503.

People need to really think about what the "experts" are pushing. Question everything. Follow the money. I'm sure the experts are funded by the drug companies. When you read about results of a study, be sure to see who paid for it, that's where you can find the bias.

As for me, I'm livin' la vida low carb.

[hopejoy]

Good post, thanks for sharing the info. I find that shocking that they would recomend a diet so high in carbs. What a revolutionist Dr. Atkins was. huh?

liz

[Sylvynne]

As a nurse and as a fellow Type 2 diabetic, I have to agree.

I have the extreme pleasure of working ocassionally with an "enlightened" endocrinologist. He is of the opinion that the food, diet, drug and disease management industries will not change until there is no longer money in what they are peddling.

Remember when Enteman's fat-free pastries came out? I recall a friend's mother (a physician's assistant) freebasing those suckers like they were from the fountain of youth...and then being "apauled" when she had gained weight. Have you ever looked at the sugar content on those things?!?

Bottom line - our brains are hardwired to want sugar. Goes back to caveman days, when we needed to gorge on summer fruits in order to have enough adipose around our middles to make it through the long winter. Sure, we should be smart enough to avoid sugar...but it, like most other white powdery substances, is addictive. And our brains like things that make us feel good.

Here's to overthrowing the sugar establishment!

[MelissaF_07]

I totally agree with you. I can't do 45 a day, let alone a meal. It's sad for those who believe the ADA and don't do research on their own.
I start Induction and my after-meal blood sugars are normal within 2 days. (Yeah - I need to stop STOPPING induction.. lol)

[homeseeker]

You have a lot of company, Chief. If you haven't already done so, look at the following previous threads:
Time for ADA to stop killing diabetics
ADA makes me angry
Doctors only play God on TV

[MrsChesterDogg]

Wow Chef Kevin, I couldn't agree more. I am a former nursing assistant and worked in long term care facilities. I've seen this very thing you are talking about. Patients who were diabetic and ate only what we gave them would still have very high bs readings and require lots of insulin to control it. It's very sad.

[Slapshot]

Interesting post. I'd love to know the percentage of research dollars allocated toward improving the existing treatments/making new treatments versus finding a cure through islet transfers, etc. I bet it's an 80/20 split in favor of treating the disease instead of finding a cure. There's always more money in managing a disease than curing it.