Submitted by Ivan Cohen, Jul 25, 2007 10:48

Re: the minority diabetes health issues.

$6.5 Billion a year on the care of people with diabetes just in NY? There is simple way to decrease this number dramatically . Diabetics can help themselves immensely if they were simply being told how to do it. Please help me to get an answer from the ADA.

"Starch (bread), meat, vegetables, fruits, milk (dairy) and fat are on the list" of foods recommended by the ADA for diabetics. Starch, particularly in the form of bread, is virtually toxic to diabetics. According to so many research studies, there are no vital nutrients in starches that can't be found elsewhere.

My question is: Why are these carbohydrates recommended for diabetics?

It is akin to telling people who are allergic to shellfish to have some shrimp.

Adam Campbell (editor of Men's Health Magazine)asked the same question to the ADA in an interview published in Men's Health Magazine several months ago. The ADA did not have an answer. How can they not have an answer? The best they could come up with is that 'a diet restricting these types of foods is too restrictive'.

The people who cannot eat shellfish have the same type of restriction, just with shellfish, rather than breads & other carbohydrates. I imagine they adhere to the diet because they want to live. Diabetes is just a slower death for people who are told to eat 6 servings of carbohydrates daily.

I am truly puzzled by this and my hope is that you can help me find the explanation.

Thank you in advance for your response.

Sincerely,
Ivan Cohen

Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find objectionable.