Month: November 2023

Type 1 Diabetes and Ketoacidosis

Question “I have a young male family member who has Type 1 diabetes. He has had many times that he has been in ketoacidosis and hospitalized. I don’t know much about this except its not good. Is there anything we can do to help him 

Bert’s Story

On August 11, I received an email from “Bert,” a 76 year old male reader wondering what kind of diet would help him lower his cholesterol so he could avoid taking a statin. Between August 11 and the 25th, Bert and I “talked” and learned 

Overweight, diabetic, and high cholesterol

Question “A while back you wrote about a guy who wanted to know about a diet to reduce his cholesterol. I think his name was Bert. He was a skinny guy and you helped him to fix his diet. I need that kind of help 

Is ozempic right for you?

Question “My doctor prescribed Ozempic for my diabetes because she wants me to lose weight and I have stage 3 kidney disease. She said somebody did a study showing that the drug in Ozempic helps with kidney disease. You don’t seem to think well of