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The Diabetes Solution

I remember the date that Ifirst developed the symptoms, because it was a couple ofmonths...

[MUSIC PLAYING] I remember the date that I
first developed the symptoms, because it was a couple of
months after the atom bomb was dropped

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I remember the date that I first developed the symptoms,
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because it was a couple of months after the atom bomb was
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dropped.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:46
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.
Late 1946, diagnosis-- diabetes. - The Diabetes Solution 00:06
Late 1946, diagnosis-- diabetes.
We had to use reusable syringes and needles, which - The Diabetes Solution 00:08
We had to use reusable syringes and needles, which
We had a pumice stone, and you'd rub the needle - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
We had a pumice stone, and you'd rub the needle
You didn't know what your blood sugar level was. - The Diabetes Solution 00:04
You didn't know what your blood sugar level was.
Most of the time, it was either very low or very high. - The Diabetes Solution 00:05
Most of the time, it was either very low or very high.
And my low blood sugars were a constant problem - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
And my low blood sugars were a constant problem
And it happened that I was working for a company that made - The Diabetes Solution 00:07
And it happened that I was working for a company that made
And I saw an ad for a three pound device - The Diabetes Solution 00:14
And I saw an ad for a three pound device
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.