Webchat with Dr Michael Mosley about preventing and reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Tuesday 26 January, midday to 1pm

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Dr Michael Mosley is returning to Mumsnet on Tuesday (26 January) between midday and 1pm. This time he will be on hand to answer questions about his latest book The 8 week blood sugar diet which reveals a game-changing approach to one of the greatest silent epidemics of our time - raised blood sugar levels.

Mosley’s book explains that because of the high sugar/carb diet we eat today, more than a third of adults in the UK now have raised blood sugar levels and most don’t know it. This is not only making us fat, but also putting us at risk of type 2 diabetes, strokes, dementia and cancer. His book shows how to shed the dangerous abdominal fat fast, reprogramme the body and prevent and actually reverse type 2 diabetes. The book has been described as “a potentially a life-changing book for people with raised blood sugar levels as well as those with type 2 diabetes" by Dr Tim Spector, Professor of Genetics at King's College, London. A former diabetic, Carlos says: "The diet cleaned out my liver and pancreas. It's not so easy for me to gain weight any more. It's as though my body is working metabolically like a young man's again, and I like the person I see in the mirror now."

Interested? Come and chat to Dr Mosley at midday on Tuesday and if you’re unable to join the live webchat, post a question in advance to this thread.

I don't think it need be expensive, if you are doing the 800 cal a day every day option you will be eating less food which is a saving, in addition you would ideally give up alcohol for the 8 weeks which would save money. Although it is low carb natural yoghurt, beans, lentils etc are allowed which are not expensive, and free range eggs are about 13 p each at tesco.

I agree with Pacific. Most psychiatric clinics have dietary advice ( eg Promis eating guidelines) which are against white bread, sugar etc as that spikes your seratonin up and then it crashes. Hence why women telling other women whose man has left them that they should have wine and chocolate are utterly wrong - nothing will make you feel worse or aid depression getting worse either. (Writing as someone from a family of psychiatrists here). Anyone interested in the seratonin issue also look at some of the science on the Radiant Recovery website of Dr de Maisons in the US - she has looked at the studies showing the impact of sugar on the brains of mice in some people with genetic propensity to that.

It all comes down to the same thing - if you can eat real food and cut back on your sugar, move more and eat less often. It is how of course man ate for about 200,000 years plus too so all pretty logical that it might be how we feel best and eat best for health.

It's mostly fruit and veg. I spent £50 at Lidl this week and about £75 last week. That includes the kids food as well. However I do subsitute to avoid going to another supermarket eg they didn't have ricotta so I got cottage cheese instead.

If you are thinking of doing this , we have a Blood Sugar diet support group thread to join here