BANT clearly knows the best diet and lifestyle for a type two diabetic.

BANT was set up as a Company Limited by Guarantee in February 1997. It is a non-profit organisation funded neither by pharmaceutical, agrochemical, commercial or government agencies but by member subscriptions and donations. BANT members are qualified in both the science of nutrition as well as clinical practice. BANT is here.

Over the years I have been very critical of the British Dietetic Association and some of it's members. It's my opinion the BDA has failed countless diabetics. Just check out the average UK diabetes forum, and you will see, many diabetics agree with me. How refreshing to see an organisation that has moved with the times, has taken on board the latest science, and clearly knows the best diet and lifestyle for a diabetic. Eddie

"Deputy Chair of BANT, Sarah Green, says low carbohydrate diets should be the first treatment recommendation for diabetics.

Registered Nutritional Therapists recommend lower carbohydrate diets. Just as we have “good fats and bad fats” we have good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates. Green leafy and non starchy, colourful vegetables are good carbohydrates. But starchy vegetables, grains and wholegrains (found in bread, pasta, cereal, cakes etc) are bad carbohydrates if you are overweight or obese. As our food becomes ever more processed and modified and our lives become more stressful and sedentary, late onset diabetes is manifesting younger and younger. We need to fundamentally change our approach.

Diabetes does not happen overnight. It happens over years of chronically raised blood sugar and insulin levels stemming from too much carbohydrate, increased stress levels, systemic inflammation and lack of exercise.

Nutritional guidelines which persist touting low fat foods as healthy are encouraging people to eat more carbohydrates. If you lower the % of fat in the diet, the % of carbohydrate will automatically increase. The science shows that a balance of good fats are anti-inflammatory and that essential fats improve insulin sensitivity. Not promoting and supporting people to increase their intake of good fats, higher protein and reduce carbohydrates (along with stress management and increased exercise) is contributing to the underlying pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Until we start to use this knowledge in a preventative way, T2D is going to continue to plague us as one of the biggest epidemics of our time and worse contribute to the statistic that this generation of children will not outlive their parents. The lack of focus on prevention is costing the NHS and taxpayer dearly."