Possible Diabetes Cure

I don't know what "Insulin intolerance" really is but I have heard that it is also the cause of a lot of Type II Diabetes. There is some Good to be gained along this line by getting Yourself involved in excercising and losing weight.

Insulin will bind to Fat 3X more quickly than to sugar in the bloodstream, so theoreticly reducing the amount of Fat that You carry you will reduce the workload of the Insulin available in the body to counteract the sugar level.

High levels of Insulin on the average are just as damaging as high levels of blood sugar according to the most recent medical research.

 

It's the cause of ALL Type II Diabetes. Yes, Losing weight does help.

Insulin doesn't "bind" with anything, but glucose. It is what carries the Glucose through the cell barrier so it can produce energy. However, your body stores excess glucose as fat. The liver produces an enzyme (Glucagon) that breaks the fat back down into glucose.

With Insulin Intolerance the cell membrane will not allow insulin to pass and this is what causes the increase in Serum Glucose levels in Type II diabetics and the livers insistence on producing more Glucagon.. Anti-Diabetic medicine as designed to make the cells tolerate what insulin the body produces.

A Type II Diabetic become insulin dependent if their A1C level rises above 10%

Type I diabetic just stop producing insulin and are always dependent on external insulin sources.

The key to maintaining control is diet, exercise and taking your meds.

FYI: There is no such thing as "borderline" diabetes. You are one or you aren't. If you are one you are always one, even if all your blood levels return to normal. Find another Doctor if you are told otherwise. There is only one type of Diabetes that comes with a cure. None of you GUYS have that type. If you did I guarantee you wouldn't be trucking.

 

What do You think about Diabetes that is flexible? Like when You can bring Your AIC down from something like 7.4 to a 5.6?

I lost some weight, drank a lot of apple cider vinegar and ate a lot of cinnamon and some Supefoods simple green mix etc. and I have brought my AIC readings down to somewhere between 5.6 and 6.3 recently.

 

Normal BG levels range from 80-100 DL/mg a diabetic is expected to range 90-110. A Diabetics serum BG levels can spike during the day do to the body's release of Glucagon. Unless you test your BG levels several times a day you will never catch that spike. Mine spikes around 11AM and that is when I get my happy butt out and walk.

The A1C is a indication of the average BG level over 90 days. Glucose molecules bind to hemoglobin and hang on for dear life. Your average red blood cell is around and circulating for 90 days. A normal person (non-diabetic) A1C will remain constant in the 5-6% range. A controlled diabetic will remain in the 5.5-7% range and fluctuate in that range. As long as you stay below 7% you are considered controlled.

However, don't let that vinegar and cinnamon diet fool you. You are under control because of your complete diet and exercise.

On the other hand you may be doing your body harm drinking all that vinegar. Our bodies by nature are slightly alkaline (Ph range 7.25-7.35). Vinegar is acidic. Your body is going to try maintain it's range no matter what you do to try and stop it. I would just about bet that you pee a lot and breathe fast. That's your body telling you to quit with the vinegar.. If you do pee a lot you could be throwing off your body's electrolyte levels and that isn't good for your heart or brain.

OHH At 7.4% you would be called by the Doctor not in the know as a "borderline" Diabetic. I hear the word borderline from a doctor and I walk away.. You are a diabetic if you have a sustained BG level above 125, A1C above 7% and Triglyceride level above 200. You are still a diabetic even if they all fall below normal levels.

We'll go into the LDL and HDL levels next class

.o0(thought they said I forgot all this stuff when my paramedic certs ran out)

 

Good Man Celtic Wolf!

What bothers You about that specific definition of borderline diabetes? Is It possible to live with a "normal" level of BG and AIC under the right conditions if they were once over 7.0? Would You call this Disease free for Its interval?

I'll tell You my Diabetes was kind of holding for awhile at about 6.1 to 6.3, for at least a Year and then It has had a 6 Month period where It dropped to 5.9 to 5.6.
The last I checked It 3 Months ago It was going at 6.1 again.

My guess then is that Diabetes is a lot like cancer and It can under some situations and circumstances go into periods of complete remission. Is that kind of correct?

I am going to go into my paperwork right now and try to find my 5 Year span of average Glucose levels.

I only use about a 6 ounce glass of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) per gallon of diet Iced tea but I think that It has been beneficial in reducing the cholesterol ratio and in lowering my triglycerides and even in lowering some LDL.

The Cinnamon, at 3 oz. per day or more might be considered a lot but It seems to be the main ingredient in keeping my AIC lower...But I do stick with a lot of vegetarian dishes. I have definitely noticed that just eating cinnamon with Ice cream and Yogurt by Itself is not enough to keep the AIC levels low.

Once I stopped consuming the above mentioned level of Apple Cider Vinegar I noticed that my AIC started climbing by more than a few points.

Thank You Very Much for Your replys.

 

You're welcome. Now keep in mind that A1C percentages are an average over 90 days. What are equally important are your daily levels. Like any average you can have lows and highs. Going hypoglycemic even for a short time could be fatal. The same with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. You should be checking Serum BG levels two hours after EVERY Meal na d when you wake-up.

 

sadly i have to agree with the stem cell approach, its sad because the lack of funds are really the "big" hold up on the answer.