SAMA HOOLE: Type 2 diabetes is the body telling you it can no longer cope with carbohydrate. We took a disease of too much glucose and built the treatment plan around glucose.

Type 2 diabetes is the body telling you it can no longer cope with carbohydrate.

The standard advice is to base your meals on carbohydrate. Two thirds of the plate. Starchy foods at every sitting. A little something every few hours to keep you going.

We took a disease of too…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) July 19, 2026

Type 2 diabetes is the body telling you it can no longer cope with carbohydrate. The standard advice is to base your meals on carbohydrate. Two thirds of the plate. Starchy foods at every sitting. A little something every few hours to keep you going. We took a disease of too much glucose and built the treatment plan around glucose.

Then we called the disease progressive.