A diet in which carbohydrates restricted can't be boring?
On the contrary, as soon as we are weaned from the need for carbohydrates (Rehab that we will go through together accompanied by me) we discover that very few carbohydrates can actually satisfy us and that there is a substitute for everything. In terms of diversity, only the imagination is the limit when we use natural raw and organic sources- mainly animal food. Carbohydrates are almost the exclusive factor that harms our efforts to balance blood sugar levels and diabetes could easily be called "carbohydrates intolerance". When we get rid of carbohydrates, the disease is solved.
How is the Program carried out? Do I have to come to meetings physically?
The first meeting is face-to-face and takes place in the office in Tel Aviv, and then the meetings can be continued via Zoom/Skype. If for some reason it is not possible to meet face-to-face then all meetings can be held online.
My son is not willing to listen and he does not understand the importance of nutrition and blood sugar balance. Is the program suitable for him?
for sure. This is exactly the process we go through in the program. Quite a few young diabetics are in a state of denial and I am here to help them. Based on my experience in guiding and accompanying diabetics of all ages, boys and girls, I will convey to your children the importance of the path I went through myself to balance blood sugar while givingyour child a personal example. It is important to note that when it comes to children and adolescents, the process is done in full coordination with the family and the Child’s Doctor. I work with the parents as one unit because you as parents are there with him in the important moments, preparing the meals Etc.
There are many different programs and therapists that offer methods and programs claiming they will balance my blood sugar levels. Why should I choose you?
Excellent question. Unlike programs that talk about goals that are based on pre-written formulas, I come from the field. After I completely balanced my diabetes and figured out the right way to completely balance my blood sugar, I found that the same principles are true for anyone dealing with diabetes. I decided to turn the knowledge I gained into a practical profession and enrolled in Nutrition Science studies at the Hebrew University so that I could spread the message to as many people as possible. I truly believe that diabetes is a curable disease for everyone. Taking control of the disease and preventing future complications are within touching distance of every diabetic, whether type 1, type 2 or Lada. All we have to do is get the right knowledge both scientifically and on a practical level. Type 1 is completely manageable and and that’s why it is a matter of decision.
Is the program suitable for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics?
The program is suitable for both type 1 and type 2 diabetics. Diabetes could as well be called “carbohydrate intolerance” and this is a principle that will be true for any type of diabetes. Once we took the carbs out of the equation and\or the craving for carbs, we pretty much solved the disease.
During the program between the meetings, how will I know that I am in the right direction?
From the moment you sign up for the program, you are in good hands, and you get access to the ongoing support on a daily basis and receive an answer to any question/concern/queries - in Tomer's personal WhatsApp and groups.
You know that approach that diabetics have to keep their blood sugar high to avoid hypoglycemia?
Yes. It is important to note that keeping diabetics at high values only because of the fear of hypoglycemia causes diabetics around the world to live with severe diabetes complications caused by too high blood sugar. Blood sugar level that is considered too dangerous for a person who does not have diabetes will necessarily be too dangerous for a person who has diabetes. We are subject to the same biological laws, diabetics and non-diabetics. There are enough famous groups and communities of diabetics around the world that live in those levels of blood sugar 24\7, the same values that I present on my website and by which I live (totally normal values in which you feel the sharpest and most focused, as opposed to situations in which the blood sugar climbs above 120, where you begin to feel thirsty and exhausted, from experience). Let's not forget that living with diabetes complications caused by too high blood sugar over time is not the easiest life to live. Today we see more and more people in the general population (including those with pre-diabetes) who live with some variation of diabetes complications.
The fact that you are constantly balanced between 70-100 doesn't cause you hypoglycemias?
To tell the truth the opposite is true. Hypoglycemia events have decreased significantly to close to 0 events since I changed my diet and since my blood sugar has remained stable without fluctuations throughout the day. When the sugar is balanced, we avoid diabetes complications, but more importantly, we feel healthy and clear minded throughout the day. I have lived with diabetes for decades. Ever since I changed my diet several years ago, hypoglycemias have disappeared to the peace of mind of my family. Actually, when I lived according to the accepted guidelines and when my blood sugar was fluctuating up and down between 300 mg/dl and 40 mg/dl, I experienced extremely severe hypoglycemia events, which brought me close to death more than once. I think you can understand which approach was more dangerous for me.
What about the new technologies and the 'artificial pancreas'? Does it not solve the diabetes?
During my years with diabetes, technologies have come and go but no technology has balanced my blood sugar levels to the levels that these basic lifestyle changes has balanced my blood sugar. Beyond that, true control of blood sugar levels comes only from lifestyle changes. The best technology in the world will not be able to balance the rapid spike in blood sugar that occurs after eating fast, processed carbohydrates. One thing is certain, both I and people who have been living with diabetes for a few decades, managed to balance their blood sugar to more balanced levels than a person who does not have diabetes, solely with the help of a blood glucose meter that measures blood from the finger and with the help of syringes that have been around for almost 100 years. Everything starts and ends with the food that goes into our mouths and there is no technology that will do that for us at least not in the foreseeable future. That's how it always was and that's how it always will be. Any diabetic will testify, it is not the injections that disturb but the feeling of lack of control. Technology won't help with that either. There is a method that works without technologies and without pills, only through changing the lifestyle.
I think I'm pretty balanced, why would I want to get to levels of 70-100 mg/dl?
People who walk around with an A1C levels of over 5.7 do not control their blood sugar levels and some will even say that even A1C over 5.2 is too high. Diabetics are entitled to the same blood sugar levels as a person who does not have diabetes. It makes no sense that I, as a diabetic, would walk around with an A1C of 6 or 6.5 and the doctors would say this is a perfect value for me and for my body, if it were an achievement. unless it is a temporary improvement on the way to real balance. As mammals on Earth, our body always strives for a blood sugar concentration of between 70 and 100 mg/dL, when we wake up, before training, after and during training, while eating, before we eat and after we eat, during sleep and simply in any situation, with the exception of some very specific situations of getting out of range temporarily or in pathological situations aka nonfunctioning pancreas. Changing my diet has made my blood sugar very predictable and this is my victory over this disease. Today, this lifestyle does not manage me and exactly the opposite. When I ate the Standard American Diet, diabetes completely managed my life and controlled me, when one blood check could indicate hypoglycemia and the other could indicate hyperglycemia for no apparent reason. Today I manage this disease and it is in the basis for all life aspects. This is a pathological condition and walking around all day with a blood sugar of 200 mg/dl only due to the fear of hypoglycemia or due to the inability to balance the patient's blood sugar is putting us diabetics in danger. Even walking around all day with 140 mg/dL is not normal, and even 120 mg/dl. Our body simply does not want to be in these blood glucose levels, just like any other living creature functions naturally and optimally.
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A1C and blood sugar of a healthy person 