Some of the highlights of his treatment program include:A very low carb diet to allow much tighter blood sugar controlDiet allows 6 grams of carbohydrates for breakfast, and 12 grams each for lunch and dinnerAvoiding all foods with starches, all fruitsBlood glucose testing up to 8 times per dayTarget blood glucose levels that are nearly constant for the entire dayWeight loss for obese type 2sExercise for all type 2sBasal/Bolus dosing (Basal (medicine) / Bolus (medicine)) for insulin users, a technique that he invented in 1972.
Three years after Bernstein began monitoring his own blood sugar levels, his complications were still progressing and he began researching scientific articles about the disease.
Selected chapters available on-line.
He is a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology and The College of Certified Wound Specialists.
Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: My Life with Diabetes.
The instrument weighed three pounds, cost $650, and was only available to certified physicians and hospitals.
Prentice Hall Trade; 1st ed.
Little, Brown & Company.
Bernstein conducts a monthly teleconference wherein he answers questions from listeners.
His private medical practice in Mamaroneck, New York is devoted solely to diabetes and prediabetic conditions.
This is in contrast to the then extant treatment of diabetes which focused on low-fat, high carbohydrate diets and on preventing hypoglycemia, and ketoacidosis.
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Richard K.
Despite his diligence coping with the disease, the complications from his diabetes worsened over the years, and like many diabetics in similar circumstances, he faced death at a very early age as well as poor quality of life.
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Bernstein, MD is a physician and an advocate for a low-carbohydrate diabetes diet to help achieve normal blood sugars for diabetics.
The device was intended for emergency staff at hospitals to distinguish unconscious diabetics from unconscious...

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