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Now 80, he developed type 1 diabetes when he was just 12 and spent the next 20 years following the standard regimen of highcarb meals, roller coaster blood sugars, and inevitable health consequences. The only book to detail stepbystep methods for normalising blood sugars in. Bernstein explains the changes the body goes through, differing methods of treatment, easy solutions for potentially serious problems, handling sugar fluctuations, and even provides menus and. Bernsteins diabetes solution is a unique resource that covers both type. Designed for people with diabetes, like himself, dr.
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