Joanne Thomason Dear Alex and all others who have been writing about diabetes. First I believe if I remember correctly it is Dr. Alex in which case in my opinion you are being IRRESPONSIBLE and bordering on Malpractice to tell a diabetic or anyone for that matter diabetics must eat all the carbohydrates they want or desire - no restrictions. Did you not learn about simple and complex carbohydrates. An apple is not the same as Snickers bar., and to suggest to ANYONE they can have all they want is absurd! There well may be a vaccine on the way and that would be great. I am all for it but just because you have a vaccine for diabetes should not mean you should continue to abuse your body. Just because your blood sugar may test out in the normal range does not necessarily mean you are healthy. I was 101 last night and 77 this morning. Pretty good numbers but I am not healthy but I am doing my best to get there. It is important to monitor your sugars and your diet in general. I have been off sugar now for only 3 days and I feel wonderful along with walking. I have cut my meds in half and my goal is to get rid of them all together with or without a vaccine. Why wait.
Marsha I am really surprised at you and please don't take it to personal but
if you admit you are overweight (me too) and eat a lot of sugar please stop!!!
You are still a young woman.I cannot tell you how wonderful i feel and how
energized I am after only 3 days. Going back to school you need energy and the
best way to get it is to get off of simple carbs (sugar, canny, cookies ets.)
Why don't you and all the others who have this problem join me. I have set a
short tem goal which will be followed by another short term goal. We are
entering the food season here.
Dr.Alex you also said drink lots of water or fluids. I must disagree with
that. WATER YES but fluids can include all kinds of juices full of sugar,
sodas full of caffeine and sugar but water YES.
I forwarded Dr.Alex.s letter to a friend and will forward his response. This
person knows a lot about nutrition and is perfect example of good health. If
you are not interested then please delete--it may get long.
Dr. Alex I did not mean to appear rude or anything I just disagree with you
and I guess we can agree to disagree, I have lived with this thing for a long
time Thank you all for your suggestions and Ted yes please keep me informed
and everyone else too
Sincerely
Joanne
Dear Joanne and all afflicted with diabetes.SORRY, BUT WRONG IN ALL THAT YOU
WROTE!First: diabetes patient must eat ALL the carbohydrates they want or
desire... no restrictions... the problem with diabetes is that the INSULIN is
not working as a transporter From blood to all the tissues and cells to be
burned. You have LOTS of carbohidrates (glucose to be more precise) in your
curculatory system (blood0 but this carbohidrates cannopt get to the cells...
they send to the brain the order for carbohidrates, and you feel hungry
(polyphagia+eat a lot) the carbohidrates in excess in your blood produces a
diuretic effect (polyuria+urinate a lot) and as you are dehidrated with this
your body asks for water, lots of water (Polydipsia+drink a lot of water or
liquids)
Yes, he is right when he says "INSULIN is not working as a transporter" This is
true for
diabetes type II and this is what I called "insulin resitance", that is,
although your
pancreas keeps producing insulin as it should, insulin does not transfer sugar
from the blood into the cells. Then sugar is kept in your blood stream. Your
brain can not tolerate it (your brain is very sensitive to blood sugar
fluctuation!)
so it tries do get rid of it urination and, which brings dehydration, which
brings
the need to drink more water... If this does not work fast enought, you may
faint,
feel feeble, etc.
So, on this front the doctor is completely right. Now, let's go to the the
other
item: is it true that "diabetes patient must eat ALL the carbohydrates they
want or desire... no restrictions"? No, this is not correct. because if you do
it,
you'll not only suffer with the symptoms already mentioned, but also more
serious things will happen, like myopia or irreversible blindness. But not only
that, your insulin resistance will get worse and worse.
So, in order to revert and eventually cure the disease, you must make
your body work as expected under insulin. In as few words as possible,
your body needs REST. Now, if you eat only low glycemic index carbohydrate,
in moderation, you're pancreas will have to produce less insulin with a better
distribution (say, during four hours after you eat, not during 15 minutes
after you eat). Slowly your cells will become sensitive to insulin again.
It also has been demonstrated that your body is most sensitive to insulin
15 minutes after any aerobic exercise (like a brisk walk or a slow run).
It stays highly sensitive for about 10 to 20 hours after the exercise.
So, if you avoid high glycemic index food AND also do some
exercise, you will reap immediate benefits (you may be able to notice
it in two or three days!).
So, that doctor is wrong when he says there are no restrictions. Of course,
you should keep taking carbohydrates, but only complex carbohydrates.
And certainly not "ALL you want or desire" (no one should eat ALL he/she
wants or desire. Moderation is key for good health).
This three P's are always in diabetes patients... but the problems is not an
excess of carbohidrates, the problem is that the insuline is poor in quntity or
QUALITY... What means Quality? Just months ago it was discovered that diabetes
is NOT AN HEREDITARY disease. Instead, it was discovered that diabetes is an
autoimmune disease. This means that the body starts to produce antibodies
AGAINST your Insuline, not letting the insuline to work (reduced quality of
action). You can have enough or a lot of insuline, but this insuline is NOT
working.
Again, he is right, except that this was not discovered months ago. It has
always
been known that diabetes is associated with insulin, either there is too little
(juvenile diabetes
or insulin-dependent diabetes) or does not work (adult diabetes).
Again, this is the already mentioned "insulin resistance".
A test in blood looking for INSULINE and looking for antibodies against
insuline makes the diagnosis... and you can attack those antibodies with a
vaccine that can make your body to accept the insuline as part of the body.With
this innovative technique, widely used and proved in Mexico, thousands of
patients are free form insuline and hypoglicemic drugs, they are CURED and with
glucose blood tests normal.Please ask me if are interested, this theme is
really amazing and believe, it is true!
As to this "vaccine", it is new to me, but certainly makes some sense. What
does
not make sense to me is to know that there are people who know
how to avoid or to cure a disease, but instead of curing it they will
prefer to keep their bad eating habits a take a "vaccine".
Of course, this will allow these people to keep assaulting their bodies.
Avoid the high glycemic and keep walking and you will need no "vaccines".
Don't rush yourself into longer distances or faster pace. Half an hour is
already very good. But if you are sure you really want to go for 40 minutes
or one hour, just do it. But remember: walking EVERYDAY and feeling good
everyday is better than walking two or three days a week and feeling tired.
You should never feel tired. After each walk you should feel energized.
If you are walking in the morning, the best time to eat is AFTER the walk,
not before. If you can do it without eating anything, so much the better.
This will "teach" your body to burn fat instead of sugar. And insulin
will work much better after you walk, so that's the best time to eat
some (complex) carbohydrate).
Joanne Thomason
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