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Posted AT 9:13 PM EDT on 28/07/06

The Atkins of diabetes

LORNE RUBENSTEIN

From Saturday's Globe and Mail

When I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes four years ago, I immediately adopted a new diet, carefully following Canadian Diabetes Association guidelines. But despite sticking to the regimen, my blood sugar was still off the charts. I feared blindness, a stroke. Or perhaps the loss of a leg. Then I heard about Richard Bernstein. The endocrinologist is often described as a “maverick” for his diabetes treatments.

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