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‘Eating low GI has helped me maintain a reasonable blood glucose level.’ – Peter ‘I am a health professional and worked shifts until July of this year when I turned 50. Over the past 18 months I was diagnosed as being diabetic and my controlled hypertension was becoming increasingly uncontrolled. Being horizontally displaced (around the …

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‘How I Lost 80 Pounds (36 kg) with Smart Carb Eating.’ – Richard Price ‘I became a type 2 diabetic about 15 years ago, and have learned how to control my weight and blood glucose with diet and exercise. I lost 80 pounds (36 kg) and am a member of the National Weight Loss Registry …

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‘The GI can be a great friend and tool to anyone that battles weight and carb cravings.’ – Stephanie ‘I always worked out with weights, and occasional cardio. After my father died, my family broke apart. With all the stress and court drama, I turned to high carb and convenience and comfort foods. I gained …

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‘I’m having fewer hypos, I am on low doses of insulin and I feel much better.’ – Sarah ‘About six months ago I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, which I managed with insulin. I read lots of handouts about how to manage diabetes with diet, but the focus was very much on reducing sugar in …

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‘In six months I lost over 25 kg. It has been a very interesting and enjoyable journey … and I bore my friends with the details! Some think I am obsessive (possibly true).’ – Robert My diet management, fitness improvement and weight loss program was based on the recommendations in The Low GI Diet: 12-Week …

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‘For anyone starting their journey into low GI eating, embrace it, the health benefits are enormous.’ – Robin I discovered a low GI way of life in March 2006 when my weight was 125 kg (275 lbs). By August of that year my weight had dropped to 94 kg (207 lbs) and I was well …

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‘I have just started my sister on eating low GI food, hopefully she’ll have as much success as myself.’ – Vicki ‘I am a 50 year old female who had VERY unhealthy eating habits. I had spinal fusion in my neck in 2003, as a result my thyroid went haywire! Then in 2005 I had …

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‘Just wanted to say I was glad to see that there is support for the low GI diet in youth with type 1 diabetes.’ – G. ‘Last summer (2007) my daughter had a sports physical 3 weeks before turning 15 and we discovered she had type 1 diabetes. Her A1c was 12.7. We read all …

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‘I am going for it and will achieve the 82 kg goal.’ – Greg I am 64 year old RAAF veteran, ex aviation then mine fire fighter and mine rescue officer with a total of 38 years in the profession. I suffer with PTSD, RLS, sleep apnoea, and my blood pressure, weight (102.5 kg / …

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‘Eating low GI is saving my life’ – Bev The threat of type 2 diabetes loomed large in my life. I had undiagnosed gestational diabetes with my first child and was able to control it through healthy food choices during my second pregnancy. Although significantly overweight, I was always interested in nutrition. Then last year …