As a diabetic, you may have heard a dietitian (or even someone else less qualified) talk about "glycemic index" and "glycemic load." The short story is that knowing about glycemic index and glycemic load really has very little value for diabetics. The glycemic index was created based on results from non-diabetic persons. Glycemic load is … Continue reading Glycemic Index/Glycemic Load
Gluconeogenesis and Glycolysis
Glycolysis refers to the breakdown of glucose and gluconeogenesis refers to the synthesis of new glucose. Both are absolutely essential metabolic processes. At its most simple, gluconeogenesis is when excess protein, beyond what your body needs for cell growth and repair, converts into glucose. Gluconeogenesis is the endogenous production of glucose in the body, especially in … Continue reading Gluconeogenesis and Glycolysis
Diabetes Medications & Insulin
It is the purpose of Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics™ to help diabetics, or those at risk for diabetes, to learn how to manage, control, reverse, and/or prevent diabetes and to achieve and maintain normal blood sugars and insulin levels without medications and/or insulin if they really want to do that. We believe that a low-carb dietary protocol … Continue reading Diabetes Medications & Insulin
Dawn Phenomenon
We often hear the question, “Why is it that my fasting blood glucose is always so much higher than at any other time of the day? Especially when I have had nothing to eat since supper (or bedtime)!” At its most simple, “Dawn Phenomenon” is “very high blood glucose in the early morning due to … Continue reading Dawn Phenomenon
Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics 