Welcome to Diabetes Smarts - Podcast

Helping Men & Women To Fight or Prevent Diabetes

Hi, I’m Judd…

I’m an Author, Documentary Filmmaker, and founder of Diabetes Smarts.

Several years ago, I was with my friend Ryan when he suffered a hypoglycemic diabetic attack.

Luckily, he had previously shown me how to administer a shot of GLUCAGON, should something like this ever happen.

It was very scary, but he did eventually recover after several days in the hospital.

Over the years, I’ve seen other people go from prediabetic to diabetic, and then later to heart disease, nerve damage and more...

So, I spent 3 YEARS flying to different countries, talking to doctors, nutrition experts, diabetics and those who had reversed their symptoms, and more.

I am happy to share these podcasts and the Diabetes Smarts Program with you.

Diabetes Smarts is a powerful guide that aims to help people balance their blood sugar so they can live symptom-free.

It not only offers valuable knowledge, it also provides the reader with the tools needed to stay healthy for good.

What shocked me the most, however, was when my own father was diagnosed as pre-diabetic.

“What?!” I said, when he told me.

This took me by surprise because he had been preaching health and fitness his whole life.

When I was growing up, he used to run at least five miles a day!

And he regularly worked out with weights.

He ate reasonably healthy, though now that he is retired, he had slipped into an enjoyable lifestyle of large meals and long motorcycle rides.

And now, with this diagnosis, anything could be in his future.

I’ve seen other people go from prediabetic to diabetic, and then later to heart disease, nerve damage and more... 

My father’s doctor quickly prescribed him a commonly prescribed drug which helps to control blood sugar levels.

It did have an immediate benefit, as it did balance those levels out.

But these medications only cover up the symptoms of diabetes, yet don't address the root cause. And his doctors told him he'd need to up his dosage over time It’s like a life sentence.

And in many cases, they eventually become worse. A lot worse.

I couldn’t bear the idea of my father’s future going down this path.

And it made me think about my own life also, and that of my wife and our future children.

I spent 3 YEARS flying to different countries, talking to doctors, nutrition experts, diabetics and those who had reversed their symptoms, and more.

Is there something we can do to reverse my father’s condition?

What about preventing it from happening to my wife and I in the future?

Surely there must be a better way!

My profession is as a documentary filmmaker. So I decided to make Diabetes the topic of my next film.

I thought this would take 6 months...

Little did I know, that it would take me 3 YEARS of flying to different countries, talking to doctors, nutrition experts, diabetics and more, to get to the bottom of this.

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Episodes:

From Type 2 To Diabetes-Free:
How Did She Do It???

Is it truly possible to return to good health after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis?

For generations, most doctors believed that such a diagnosis was a life sentence. Once someone got diabetes, they’d be doomed to never get better ever again.

They believed that their condition would only worsen over time with no long-term relief in sight.

Rachel Woodrow, who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, used to believe the same thing.

After she got the bad news, Rachel was told by doctors to throw out any hope of reversing her condition.

However, she proved them WRONG.

To Rachel’s (and everyone else’s) surprise, she lowered her fasting glucose levels, dropped her weight, and her doctor even took her off the type 2 diabetes registry.

So, the big question is: HOW did she do it?

In our latest Podcast, we'll get the inside scoop on her secret to sustained success.

Download Transcript - From Type 2 to Diabetes-Free, How did she do it???

So What Exactly Are The Signs Of Unstable Blood Sugar Levels?

Frequent urination

Drowsiness

Nausea

Extreme hunger and/or thirst.

Blurred Vision

Shaking

Fast heartbeat

Sweating

Dizziness

Anxiety

Weakness and tiredness

Irritability

The problem that caused this to take so much longer than I initially planned, was that…

There is a lot of misinformation out there.

Pharmaceutical companies sponsor the training of Doctors, so it’s not surprising the standard practices involve prescribing medication.

The food industry is profit driven, so they sponsor more studies that muddy the water on what is nutritionally good for you and what isn’t.

There are conspiracy theorists out there, who go against everything mainstream, no matter what.

So it was important to me to get to the bottom of it all.

To do this, I needed to speak to people who had actually reversed or dramatically improved their Diabetes symptoms.

I also needed to speak to a wide variety of experts. And I needed to do this in multiple countries.

I even researched what Centenarians were doing that caused them to live longer, happier and healthier than the rest of the population.

I was appalled to uncover that...

The Entire System Is Rigged Against Us.

Natural alternatives that have allowed many people to wean themselves off medication over time.

It’s time to put an end to the risk of becoming just another statistic and follow this blueprint to restore our health once and for all.

It’s very important to realise that diabetes is not a life sentence, nor a ticket to an early grave…

...In fact, many people use it as the wake up call to change their lives and become healthier than even before their diagnosis.

The GREAT news, is that…

Regular people, like ourselves, are the lifeblood of the pharmaceutical industry. And we are the reason they make over 50 $Billion dollars each year.

And that number is growing at an alarming rate.

So while there is some good in that they provide short to medium-term relief with their products…

They are truly motivated by securing more LIFE-LONG CUSTOMERS, because the longer we're sick, the more money they make.

So instead of focusing hard on treating the root cause...

Instead, they continue to recommend increasing dosages of medications that only treat the symptoms.

As a result, most diabetics need to take MORE medications down the road.

Ones that also ONLY treat the symptoms and NOT the cause.

There are MILLIONS of people who have pre-diabetes too, who could easily prevent escalating this problem if they treated the root cause.

Instead of just medication to treat the symptoms, as that only delays the onset of Diabetes, rather than prevents it.

I'm NOT saying to stop taking these meds if a doctor has prescribed them for you.

What I'm saying is that it IS just a treatment of the symptoms. People DO need to look at the real protocol for treating the root cause.

If the root cause isn’t addressed, then many other conditions may result, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and more.

However, the hidden TRUTH is that it’s possible to reduce our need for medication - and many doctors KNOW this.

Hi, I’m Ange…

…women’s health researcher, author, and former long-time sufferer of hormone imbalance issues.

And in order to show you just how much your hormones are really affecting you, I need you to hear my short story.

Just a few years ago, I was a different woman. I was in my mid thirties and had just had my third child. My daughter had finally started to sleep through the night, and I was so relieved because I thought that with a decent night's sleep I would start to feel more energetic.

But as time went on and my children didn't need me during the night, I realised I was still struggling with my energy levels.

I seemed to wake up exhausted and had to drag myself through the day, only to fall into bed at night and then be tortured with insomnia.

I knew that exercising every day was meant to naturally boost energy levels. So I walked and I walked, for miles every day.

But still, nothing changed. Not only was I exhausted, I was also disheartened that none of the walking seemed to be helping me to lose any 'baby weight'. In fact, I felt bigger than ever.

And the worst part about it all was the guilt I was feeling as a mother.

I had 3 small children who needed me… who wanted me to play and to give them cuddles in the middle of the night. But most of the time I just couldn't do it.

I was too tired, and seemed to spend the whole time they were awake waiting for the time they would go to bed.

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About the Author

This wasn't the life I had imagined for my children.

I had always thought I would be one of those active, fun loving mothers I saw all the time at daycare... not one that was constantly struggling to keep it together.

As a woman who has struggled with hormone-related conditions from the age of 14, including Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Hashimoto’s Disease, and later Endometriosis, I felt sure that once again my hormones were at the root of the problem.

Feeling desperate for help, I went to my doctor, hoping that she would be able to tell me what was going on.

She said all the right things, ordered hormone blood tests, and ruled out Postnatal Depression.

But then three days later, I was devastated to hear my doctor say;

“Ange, your test results are in the normal range... there is nothing more we can do.”

What?? I thought.

How can that be right? Surely there has to be a reason for why I feel so tired all the time, not to mention the weight I can't stop piling on?

The doctor brushed off my questions and said…

“Look Ange, you're a mother of three young kids. Have you considered that what you're feeling is just a normal part of being a busy mother?”

I felt like my head was going to explode. I knew deep in my heart that what I was feeling was NOT 'normal' in any way. Yet, she did not see a need to investigate further.

In desperation, I asked if there was anything else that could possibly help.

Reluctantly, my doctor put through a referral for me to see an Endocrinologist. She was doubtful it would help as my blood tests did not appear abnormal, but still I was hopeful for answers.

Unfortunately, the appointment was a complete disaster. The endocrinologist barely listened to what I had to say and sent me out the door telling me I had depression and a sleep disorder - which I just knew wasn’t right.

At home, I dissolved into tears of frustration and despair. Deep down I knew I wasn't going crazy - there is no way this exhaustion, weight gain, and moodiness was “normal”.

Something had changed following my last pregnancy to make me feel like a completely different person. I knew this wasn't the real me... it was my HORMONES. And I was fed up with letting them ruin my life.

So, I threw myself headfirst into finding out what the experts hadn’t been able to tell me.

One of the first things I questioned was what it actually MEANT for a hormone test to be defined as NORMAL versus ABNORMAL.

And I was shocked to discover just how huge the ‘normal’ range was for most hormones.

Looking back at my test results, I could see that some of my hormone levels were at the very low or very high end of ‘normal’. So although it hadn’t raised any red flags, I wondered… was it really HEALTHY?

Over the next few weeks, I must have read hundreds of scientific journals in the field of endocrinology, to find out everything I could about hormone imbalance in women.

I also got the opinions of several other medical professionals, including an amazing doctor who specialised in women’s health and openly embraced naturopathic medicine as part of her practice.

She reviewed my hormone test results and helped me to confirm a suspicion I had had all along:

‘Normal’ does NOT mean ‘Optimal’. And only once a woman has reached the Optimal Hormone Balance that is right for HER body, can she be functioning effectively in all areas of her life.

After a lot more research and a little trial and error, I learnt exactly what my personal optimal hormone levels were. And best yet, I learnt exactly what I needed to do to achieve and maintain these hormone levels to live my best life.

And the results were truly AMAZING - the weight just seemed to slide off, I was able to sleep at night, my energy levels skyrocketed, and I was finally back to the fun, happy Ange my family had all missed.

I was so relieved and elated… But the thing that still bothered me after the dust had settled was how HARD it had been to simply feel like me again.

I wondered about all of the other women out there who were feeling the same way I had been and were desperate for answers.

So, that’s when I decided to compile everything I discovered about hormone imbalance and how to treat it into a book, so that other women could use it to discover their optimal hormone levels and finally become free of debilitating symptoms.

And this is how The Power of Hormones movement began...

…A tribe of incredible women who share the common goal of treating hormone imbalance for greater health and happiness, and refusing to accept that feeling sub-optimal is OK.

And just like me, you have your own "optimal" hormone levels, that are right for YOUR BODY and YOUR HEALTH.

Yes, one of the key things you need to know is what to ask for in regards to hormone testing. But what’s even more important is being able to interpret your own test results. I’ve made sure that this is completely covered within the Power of Hormones program.

Yes, I cover natural treatment alternatives in depth within the Power of Hormones. I believe they have a very important role to play in the treatment of hormone imbalances.