Don't believe everything you hear . . . not even anything I say on this site. Check everything out for yourself. Investigate with an open mind and listen to the science. Pay attention to the doctors who are actually treating patients "in the field", not the ones trying to sell you something.
Founded in 1940, and opened to the general public in 1970, the American Diabetes Association says their mission is to prevent and cure Diabetes. However, their Official Guidelines, and food recommendations, seem to be doing the opposite.
Type 2 diabetes is a reversible disease through diet. The American Diabetes Association science review on nutrition states that low carb diets have the most evidence for managing type 2 diabetes. Dr Jason Fung reviews the specific meal plan used in studies to reverse type 2 diabetes in almost half of patients.
What happens to blood glucose during fasting? Most of the time blood glucose goes down, but not to levels that are dangerous. However, sometimes the blood glucose goes up, in a variation of the Dawn Phenomenon.
Nothing triggers me more than when a trusting patient is lied to by their doctor! Worst of all is a diabetic patient, at risk for terrible diabetic complications, being told to do something that will almost certainly have a negative effect on their long-term health!
