Tell your disbelieving GP that type 2 can be reversed

I AM a 55-year-old type 2 diabetic man and have eliminated my diabetic symptoms with diet, following your recommendations. But my GP tells me total elimination of this disease is impossible, even if I undertake the 800-calorie regime. Is she correct?

A PLETHORA of new research by people like Professor Taylor (see above) provides evidence for the reversal of type 2 diabetes using dietary restriction, particularly if caught early. Despite this widely available information, most doctors still remain unaware of the therapeutic power of diet for this condition. A fact sheet detailing both the evidence, and guidance for implementing the diet is available to download from thebloodsugardiet.com. Show this to your GP.

I AM keen to try your 800-calorie diet to lose a stone, but I don’t like fruit, vegetables, salad or pasta. I like cod, chicken, meat, eggs, potatoes and tinned tuna/salmon. Can I still do the diet?

A DIET filled with fresh fish, lean meat and eggs is a relatively healthy one and most suggested recipes in my 12-week plan feature these ingredients. I would encourage you to have another go at vegetables because they contain lots of fibre and other important micronutrients that can reduce the risk of some cancers, protect your bones and boost the immune system. Try veg when you’re particularly hungry. As as the French say, ‘hunger is the best sauce’. MY 67-YEAR-old wife is gluten intolerant and if she had regular pasta she would suffer stomach cramps, but with spelt pasta, she’d be fine. Is it true that not all gluten is the same?

GLUTEN intolerance is still an under-researched phenomenon, meaning it’s difficult to decipher if it is gluten, or other ingredients in food that is the direct cause of the gut symptoms. The best way to find out is to remove these foods from your diet and then, gradually reintroduce them – one by one – and record reactions in a food diary.