Here's a nice article in Men's Health that discusses diabetes. Instead of the usual insulin injections that a doctor prescribes for diabetes, the doctor in this story had a much simpler idea: a low-carbohydrate diet.
Since carbohydrates are what raises blood sugar and hence causes insulin to be released, this doctor logically thought that limiting carbohydrates would limit blood sugar problems. And for a good number of patients, this approach seems to work.
As for the American Diabetes Association, they want long-term studies before they would endorse such an approach. Until then, millions of Americans will keep suffering from this condition.
