NHS Scotland Diet Of Slow Death A Carboholic’s Wet dream !

A friend sent us an email today with a link to the NHS Scotland diabetes information and inter-active web site, it’s logo My Diabetes My way. Unsurprisingly, they are pushing the usual diet of death. Call me an old conspiracy theorist, but it looks very close to my old mate Sid’s nose bag to me. Is Bonkers working for the NHS, we need to be told. Maybe they should change the logo to Sid's Diet His Way 

Part of their dietary recommendations.

Eat starchy foods at each meal !
Include plenty of starchy foods e.g. bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, breakfast cereals etc. Try to choose those that are higher in fibre, if possible. Some fibre rich foods can slow down the rise in blood sugar, which could improve your diabetic control.
Eat regular amounts of starchy foods at breakfast, lunch, tea and supper. They help to fill you up and should form the main part of all your meals. These foods include -

Cereals e.g. Porridge, Weetabix, Shredded Wheat, All Bran, Muesli, Oat-based Cereals, Cornflakes and Rice Krispies
Bread and rolls - preferably whole grain
Potatoes - boiled or baked rather than roast or chips
Pasta, rice, noodles and yam
Chappati/naan bread

If anyone believes, this is suitable food for a type two non insulin using diabetic, they have zero understanding of  the effect of high carb food on BG numbers. This dietary information can only lead to increased medication for almost all. Medication that has been proved to kill and maim countless times. Many Doctors believe type two diabetes is always progressive, they know this, because they go out of their way to ensure the prophesy is self fulfilling.

Eddie

http://www.mydiabetesmyway.scot.nhs.uk/resources/leaflets/diet.asp?ID=135&thesection=healthyeating&thetitle=Diet&thetype=leaflet