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Over 3 million people worldwide are dying of diabetes related illness every year and this figure is rising. If these were military casualities in a conflict, it would be called a war. Come and join the fight.

What is the War on Diabetes?

My name is Martyn Pitchford and I am declaring War on Diabetes after living with type 2 diabetes for five years. I wish I knew what I know now when I was first diagnosed with pre-diabetes. Support from the NHS was not helpful when I first started. I had a judgemental doctor who just told me to lose weight. Having learned what I have about metabolism and the causes of metabolic syndrome, I can now see how utterly appaling this approach was. We are faced with a capitalist system that has created a food and pharmaceutical industry that does not have our best interest at heart. This is not due to any one company or particular individual's sinister aspirations, but due to the powerful market forces at play. These forces re-inforce dogma and stigmatism that get in the way of impartial, science lead research into human metabolism and nutritional education. The War on Diabetes is an attempt to build a community to help improve the health of people living with type 2 diabetes, increase remision rates, improve outcomes, and help to prevent the dramatic rise in cases of metabolic syndrome that not only causes type 2 diabetes, but also lead to hypertension, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease, alzheimers and kidney disease.

Medical Note

I am sharing my experience. I am not an expert. I am just someone who has a lived experience of struggling with conflicting advice. I will cover a lot of dietary theories but you should always speak to your doctor or diabetic nurse about any lifestyle changes, especially if you are taking medication. It can be extremely dangerous to make drastic changes to your diet or exercise regime if you are on certain medications. Do question dogma and be confident to ask questions about why certain recommendations are being made. If you're not getting satisfactory explanations or you feel you're being fobbed off, then insist on seing someone with more specialist expertise. Do not feel that you have to follow a course that doesn't make sense to you. Believe in yourself and insist on getting answers.

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Community

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