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Here is another reason we as a country really need to stop getting anything from China.

China halts use of diabetes drug after deaths

China’s Ministry of Health has ordered doctors around the country to stop prescribing a diabetes drug after a fake batch of the medicine was linked to the deaths of two patients.

The patients died in China’s far western region of Xinjiang after taking counterfeit medication that carried the brand of Guangxi Pingnan Pharmaceutical Co but had not been produced by that company, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.

It called on medical institutions to submit their stocks of the drug to local authorities for quality testing.

Granted only two people died and it does appear the government has taken steps to prevent further deaths, but any loss for whatever reason is too much. China has a serious issues with all their products.

… and from the DUH file…

Low-carb Diet Improves Type 2 Diabetes Control

A low-carbohydrate diet such as the familiar Atkins diet improves control of blood sugar levels in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, researchers have shown.

In fact, the diet allows some patients to reduce or eliminate their medication, according to the report in the medical journal Nutrition and Metabolism.

Carbohydrate restriction is at the heart of a diabetic diet. A very low carb diet causes the body to use protein to provide energy, which produces ketones, and it is therefore called a ketogenic diet. Another dietary approach is to use foods with a low glycemic index, ie, that don’t cause a rapid rise in blood sugar, and to cut back on calories.

I have found that if I eat too many “bad” carbs, my sugar gets out of control.  Of course there are good carbs, so you just have to watch what you reach for and how much.   I found that if I want some desert at supper, if I load up on protein, the effects of the bad carbs aren’t as harmful on my glucose levels.

As a diabetic, what have you found out spikes your sugar in the “bad” carb department?

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