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The Diabetes Solution

And I saw an ad fora three pound device that could be usedin emergency rooms to...

And I saw an ad for
a three pound device that could be used
in emergency rooms to distinguish
unconscious drunks from unconscious diabetics
by the blood sugars

Full Transcript

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And I saw an ad for a three pound device
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that could be used in emergency rooms
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to distinguish unconscious drunks
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from unconscious diabetics by the blood sugars.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:40
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Passion River Films

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Movie Summary

A group of families and doctors reveal a corporate cover-up in exposing the truth about Diabetes management, in this seminal documentary about the disease.
If I knew my blood sugars, I could do something about them. - The Diabetes Solution 00:05
If I knew my blood sugars, I could do something about them.
So I ordered a meter and started measuring my blood sugars. - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
So I ordered a meter and started measuring my blood sugars.
In the early days, I had a very creative lunch. - The Diabetes Solution 00:06
In the early days, I had a very creative lunch.
Peanut butter, mayo, and tuna on date nut bread. - The Diabetes Solution 00:05
Peanut butter, mayo, and tuna on date nut bread.
I found that the highest blood sugars were after lunch. - The Diabetes Solution 00:05
I found that the highest blood sugars were after lunch.
So I said, well, if lunch is the biggest culprit, - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
So I said, well, if lunch is the biggest culprit,
So I'm going to eliminate the bread - The Diabetes Solution 00:12
So I'm going to eliminate the bread
The amount of insulin I took for lunch dropped dramatically, - The Diabetes Solution 00:10
The amount of insulin I took for lunch dropped dramatically,
I decided at that point that I had to get this information out - The Diabetes Solution 00:10
I decided at that point that I had to get this information o...
So the first thing I did was approach my own doctor, - The Diabetes Solution 00:09
So the first thing I did was approach my own doctor,
And he said, people come to me once a month for a blood sugar. - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
And he said, people come to me once a month for a blood suga...
I wrote a-- it was like a cookbook. - The Diabetes Solution 00:04
I wrote a-- it was like a cookbook.
Step by step, what do you do to have normal blood sugar - The Diabetes Solution 00:06
Step by step, what do you do to have normal blood sugar
I submitted it to many medical journals, - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
I submitted it to many medical journals,
So I decided I would go to medical school - The Diabetes Solution 00:11
So I decided I would go to medical school
I was diagnosed at age 12, and life expectancy for a type 1 - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
I was diagnosed at age 12, and life expectancy for a type 1
[MUSIC PLAYING] - The Diabetes Solution 00:09
[MUSIC PLAYING]
But Bernstein's situation just made sense to me. - The Diabetes Solution 00:05
But Bernstein's situation just made sense to me.
He was the first diabetic that we - The Diabetes Solution 00:06
He was the first diabetic that we
Now every diabetic checks their own blood sugar. - The Diabetes Solution 00:05
Now every diabetic checks their own blood sugar.