It was about 2 months on Atkins before my wife was able to completely get off her pills. She went from the doctor saying that he was going to have to increase her gluberide again, to taking none at all.
Marshall Charles Sutton wrote: > Only if you stay on it! I have always had an uncontrollable addiction > to > ice cream. Sometimes eating a half gallon per day. Since I have been > on it > now for a while the sugar cravings have dissapeared. I hope they stay > gone. > I think the urgency of the condition this time, instead of just being > overweight, is keeping me going. I have to get the sugar levels down > in 30 > days or the Dr. is going to put me on meds...... > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mamapug" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:55 PM > Subject: Re: CS>Diabetes > > > > > That's the first thing that I did. Been on almost zero carbs for > about > 2 > > > weeks now. I have used the Atkins diet to lose weight since > 1968. > Have > > > lost 11 lbs in 12 days, but blood sugar still in 140 to 170 > range. I > > have > > > always heard that the Atkins diet would "cure" diabetes, and I'm > going > to > > > cure it.. > > > > Since 1968??? Doesn`t work, then, does it? > > Marshalee
