[cheryl]

I am going to say this and I hope no one even tries to offend me because I have seen some things too. You eat as natural as possible the better off you are, I seen it in my grandmother, and my Mom and my Aunt who had breast cancer and no chemo-therapy in 1979, and still is cancer free....I am noticing it in myself.....If I eat mostly natural I am dropping low like it ain't no tomorrow my insulin sensitivity goes up, my requirement goes down. For example last year, I needed like almost 50 units of insulin, I cut out dairy yes dairy and no red meats or pork, I am workin on the chicken sorry it is good.....and I am now down to 34 units of insulin a day, mind you I am only about 3 pounds lighter no big difference, and back on the 50 units I was working out almost 5 days a week, now since I go low all the time, I have done some but not consistant.....I see what cutting a lot of stuff out of the diet is even doing for me, I am no where near perfect, but I used to be so negative at my mom's side about the way they ate and I sounded like a lot of the comments stated above, but the more I have done now in just 2 months the lower my insulin requirements are period.......so I do believe what you are saying, but like a lot of other people it is my weaning process, I have issues of quitting everything I love it is hard and not as cheap as you think, and since I cannot force my eating habits on my husband, he is the bread winner in the home at the moment, I have to respect his choice of foods too, which leaves me on the back burner a lot too........Well, anyway, I am so glad your diet is working for you if my Aunt did it with breast cancer, I know it can work for others too, but you have to remember it is a personal choice by which others are not willing to except, it is hard for me too and that is what I am trying to state.....some need baby steps and others can just quit it cold turkey and others just want all the food that they can eat.....

Cheryl