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DiabeticDesign no longer maintains a physical retail store in Fort Worth, TX and we are now a mail order company only. We have partnered with CarbSmart, Inc. to bring you the widest selection of sugar free, low carb, and diabetic-friendly products available anywhere. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at comments@DiabeticDesign.com.

Most of Us are Diabetic by Design.
Nobody becomes diabetic on purpose. Some of us are predisposed to becoming diabetic because of our family history and some of us become diabetic because we do not eat the right foods, we do not exercise and we let stress rule our lives.

The State of Diabetes.
Diabetes is out of control here in the United States and all over the world. Diabetes is characterized by either low levels of insulin in the body or from the body's resistance to insulin. The diabetes epidemic could see as many as 50 million Americans suffering from diabetes if preventative measures are not put into place. If nothing is done to reverse the trend, this number can only go up.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) claims "there are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population... While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 6.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease. Due to many circumstances related to poor nutritional choices and a dramatic reduction in the amount of exercise, those figures are expected to continue to grow."

Doctors and researchers have found that obesity and diabetes are connected. People who are obese or overweight are at high risk for developing Type 2 diabetes (also known as "insulin-resistant" or "adult-onset" diabetes), particularly if a close family member is affected with the disease. Therefore, it becomes very important to maintain a healthy body weight throughout your life in order to protect yourself from developing a chronic disease like diabetes.

Historically, the ADA and other researchers have claimed that the best way to control the effects of diabetes is to take insulin or other drugs and to eat a "balanced" diet of grains, fruits, and "moderate sugars" while eating a low fat diet.

But Are They Right?
New research from many doctors and researchers all over the world shows that a lifestyle of moderate exercise, a reduction of stress and a diet without bleached white flour and sugar can reduce our chances of becoming diabetic. In fact, even the ADA is changing their tune (read here). While everyone agrees that moderate exercise is important, today's experts are normalizing blood sugars, reducing the amount of medicines taken by diabetics and pre-diabetics and prescribing food options that include the low carb lifestyle. Type 2 diabetes can often be controlled by monitoring the food one eats and by partaking in regular physical exercise. Respected physicians like Dr. Richard K. Bernstein, Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades, Dr. Atkins (that's right Dr. Atkins) and his disciples like Dr. Keith Berkowitz and Dr. Fred Pescatore, and noted journalists and researchers like Gary Taubes and David Mendosa know that achieving normal blood sugars can eliminate chronic fatigue, energize the body, reduce serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels and reduce the amount of medications you take each day. We believe the best way to do this is to follow the low carb lifestyle.

What can be done to stop this diabetic epidemic on the national level?
We need to look at what causes diabetes in the first place. People become diabetic due to their food choices and their lack of physical exercise. In our fast-paced society, we do not cook at home like we used to and we eat a steady diet of fast food and processed grains and sugars. Major multi-national corporations are profiting from selling nutritionally bankrupt foods that are making us fat and diabetic.

We need to eat more functional foods - foods that are without sugars and refined flours, higher in protein and fiber and do not spike our blood sugars. If we eat unhealthy foods while avoiding physical exercise, we will have a higher chance of becoming diabetic over time. This is not a medical mystery - this is an epidemic.

What We Do.
DiabeticDesign is a CarbSmart company. We have been living and promoting the low carb lifestyle as a way to lose and maintain weight and to lower the effects of diabetes since 1999. Our goal is to improve the quality of life of diabetics and pre-diabetics through low carbohydrate food choices, better and more frequent exercise, and diabetes education and prevention. Although most diabetics need some level of medication in their daily life, we believe a lifestyle change is the first step to regulating our blood sugar levels.

What We Promote.

* Follow the teachings of Dr. Bernstein, Dr. Berkowitz and Dr. Atkins.
* Learn about the causes of diabetes and how proper nutrition can control it.
* Avoid eating the foods that cause obesity and diabetes. This includes:
o all refined white flour
o refined white sugar
o high fructose corn syrup
o milled grains
o and other processed carbohydrates.
* Eat more Functional Foods:
o Sugar free foods
o High fiber foods
o High protein foods
* Drink water.
* Take a multi-vitamin and supplements.
* Exercise regularly including cardiovascular exercise and strength training.
* Reduce stress in your life and lower your blood pressure.
* Help others who need help.

How We Do This.
DiabeticDesign is an online retailer of 1,300 diabetic-friendly, low carb products. Unfortunately we no longer maintain a physical store but we have been online since 1999 serving the low carb dieter and diabetic community.

* Everything we sell supports the diabetic-friendly, low carbohydrate lifestyle.
o We only sells foods that do not use bleached white flour as an ingredient.
o We only sell foods that are sugar free or no-sugar-added. A few products we sell may have a small amount of fructose as an ingredient. For most of these products, this small amount of fructose is used as a binding agent and not a sweetener.
o We only sells foods that do not use aspartame or saccharin as sweeteners.
o We sells many foods that are high in protein and high in fiber.
* No diet gimmicks - only good food and good nutrition.
* Guaranteed Secure online shopping.
* 100% satisfaction on your shopping experience (everyone's taste is different - we can't guarantee you'll enjoy the taste of everything we sell but we make it easy to return your unopened items).
* Excellent customer service.

I'm a diabetic, but I'm CarbSmart.
Andrew DiMino, President and Founder of CarbSmart, Inc.I've spent most of my life overweight, wondering if I could ever lose the excess pounds. I started a new diet every week - with no lasting results. All I had ever heard about were those low-fat, high carbohydrate diets that the medical profession was so fond of. But, they never worked for me.

And then in 1998, a co-worker lost 25 pounds in a couple of months. I was amazed. He looked great, and he was excited about his recent weight loss. He told me about this great book by Dr. Atkins and his new way of life, a way to eat good tasting functional foods without skipping meals or having to worry about calories, grams of fat, or major exercise programs. He told me he ate meals that were low in carbohydrates, high in protein, and had normal amounts of fat. He explained how he did it and why it works. Boy, was I amazed. This went against everything I was ever taught. Yet the simple fact was my friend lost weight following this regimen.

Thank you for visiting DiabeticDesign.com!
Healthy choices for your diabetic, low carb lifestyle.

Andrew DiMino
President and Founder of CarbSmart, Inc.
Fellow diabetic and low carber for life.