RFK Jr.’s FDA chief says diabetics should take cooking classes instead of insulin
RFK Jr.’s FDA head wants diabetics to get cooking classes instead of insulin
As a diabetic... we actually need both.
When I was first diagnosed, there was no diet plan. I was looking for "for breakfast, eat this, for lunch, eat this, for dinner, eat this."
Nobody has a plan like that and as it turns out, there are reasons for that.
Every diabetic reacts differently through the day and what works for me may not work for someone else.
All you can do is continually test with the meter and when you hit an adverse reaction, stop doing that.
My wife finds weird blood sugar fluctations when she has a hot shower, I don't.
When I'm running low, my go-to to raise sugars is dairy, milk, ice cream, etc, but not every diabetic can do that.
So "learn to cook" or "learn what not to cook" is not the answer, you'd have to have a brain worm to think that... oh, wait...
This. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
When I first got diagnosed with T2 my doc tried to put me on the Mediterranean diet. You know, the one with all kinds of pasta? Yeah, no fucking way that worked.
I ended up having to do keto for about 8 weeks to get my glucose levels under control and then meticulously jab test myself for every freaking meal for about 10 months until I figured out how a variety of foods affected my glucose levels. Mostly just gotta eat high protein, moderate fat, and low carb, but also have to supplement a lot of fiber (soluble and insoluble) and various vitamins so I don’t suffer dietary deficiencies.
At the end of the day, intense resistance training exercise still has a larger impact than any other lifestyle change. And I still occasionally have to go on jab sessions with the vampire stick on the rare occasion my glucose gets out of whack again.
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Edit- I hope to Hell he’s not talking about T1 diabetics. A cooking class isn’t gonna help when your pancreas has left the chat.
Oh yeah, I had the same thing. Dietician told me I could have 50g of carbs with every meal.
"Yeah, no I can't."
"Who told you that? 'The Internet'?"
"No, my blood sugar meter told me that!"
Man… this shit kills me (literally and figuratively). After I got my glucose under control, she (the above noted doc) told my wife “do what he’s doing” in response to an entirely different, unrelated health condition.
One doctor (second after I “cancelled” that first one I mentioned) told me I was cured after I tested 5.1 a1c. I’m like, are you serious? Get me some fucking donuts right now, I’ll wait. We can test again in an hour and see. He backed off the “cured” talk really fast. Then later proceeded to evangelize about statins over multiple visits like it was his job to sell them.
Thankfully I’m now working with a NP who’s knowledgeable and considers holistic health options (lifestyle change, exercise, etc.) as well.
I had a nutritionist wanting me taking fish oil...
"The fish oil that has been proven to not do anything?"
"Where did you hear that?!?!?"
"Harvard."
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-false-promise-of-fish-oil-supplements
You should never see a nutritionist. They don't need any particular qualification. I once had one (family of a friend) tell me that you shouldn't eat sushi because it's raw. Which also demonstrates that she didn't know what sushi is because it's not even always raw. I could declare myself a nutritionist and be just as qualified as whoever you saw.
You should see a dietitian if you need dietary guidance.
Interesting. I actually take an omega-3 supplement, but it’s flaxseed based, not fish oil.
"And no, I don't need a digital rectal exam, again, Dr. Steve, you fucking creep!"
You kid, but in September I'm going in for an upper GI scan and colonoscopy at the same time.
"Are we sure spit-roasting is a good idea with my heart problems?"
"Please don't call it that..."
"OK, Steve, don't get excited, take it slow and easy."
"Uh, my name is Mike, Doc..."
"I wasn't talking to you. Here we go..."
Except the advise was "learn to cook instead of taking insulin".
Edit- I hope to Hell he’s not talking about T1 diabetics. A cooking class isn’t gonna help when your pancreas has left the chat.
Lol, like he knows the difference
