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Old Sat, Sep-21-13, 06:12
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Originally Posted by M Levac
We used to have something like that in the form of a second opinion. Today you'd be hard pressed to find a doc who even suggests you get a second opinion. In fact, it seems the medical profession shuns second opinions now, and condemns any doc who goes against the dominant paradigm. Atkins is a famous example of this phenomenon.


You are right! I hadn't even thought of that, but it's true. Every one of them has the same opinion.

I believe it was Dr. Bernstein, chatting in a Jimmy Moore podcast, who highlighted a problem with diabetes treatment. Going with the Bernstein plan raises the problem of blood sugar dipping too low, so the process needs to be monitored as the body adjusts to the new diet. However, it results in far better blood sugar control, and drastically lowers the risk of complications.

He said doctors have explained to him that administering the current diabetes protocol, a high carb/low fat diet with "insulin to cover," is considered the Standard of Care, and so even if patients go blind and lose limbs, that's considered "normal," and they won't get into any trouble for it.

But if a patient gets into trouble from blood sugar that dips too low... THAT they can be sued for.
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