Diabetes....


Eliot - Site Admin Posted: Sun, 07/17/2005 - 21:52


I just found out something interesting. Since I didn't really know anything about diabetes, I decided to do a bit of research. I was curious what would happen to someone with diabetes in a world where we couldn't get insulin shots at all.

From what I understand, Type II diabetes is casued by the body becoming resistant to insulin and therefore must take insulin injections for their body to be able to get enough. However, if one exercises and eats right, that should allow your body to make better use of the insulin. Type I is more difficult since the body simply doesn't produce enough insulin, but still -- diet and exercise should help to increase your bodies ability to use the insulin it has.

Small frequent meals. Limit high glycemic, refined, or processed carbohydrate foods. Reduce salt. Any beans reduce the rise in blood sugar after meals and delays the drop in blood sugar later. Peanuts keep blood sugar levels down. Buckwheat, millet, quinoa grains.

Garlic – enhances the secretion of insulin, can help lower blood sugar, stimulates the secretion of digestive enzymes thus enhancing absorption of nutrients

Green String Beans – rich in silica and hormones similar to insulin

Jerusalem artichoke – high in a starch called inulin, which does not break down in the digestive process to form glucose, which makes it an ideal food for diabetics

Raw foods stimulate the pancreas and increase insulin production. Juices are concentrated forms of vitamins and minerals in a form easy for the body to assimilate.

Apple – Regulates blood sugar levels. Lowers blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

Onions – contains quercetin which helps with diabetic retinopathy

Apple – Regulates blood sugar levels. Lowers blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

Celery – helps to balance sodium and potassium levels, natural diuretic.

Cucumber – contains a hormone needed by the cells of the pancreas to produce insulin. Aids in the elimination of toxins and uric acid through the kidneys. Good for gout. Contains sterols that reduce cholesterol.

Sources:
http://chinese-school.netfirms.com/diabetes.html
http://www.spiritherbs.com/natural_remedies_for_diabetes_ma.htm
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/insulin.htm

Does enyone else know about any these things?

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Eliot - Site Admin Posted: Sun, 07/17/2005 - 21:57
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If you aren't familiar, Jerusalem artichoke is something to be aware of since it grows in many open areas well including most ditches in Minnesota.

It looks a bit like a daisy:

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skuspar Posted: Fri, 03/09/2007 - 16:22

Being that I am type I diabetic I can shed some light on anything you'd want to know. Basically, as a type I diabetic, you will live only as long as you have insulin. A type I diabetic can last probably up to about 1 1/2 - 2 weeks without insulin before going into a hyperglycemic coma.

I am not as familiar with type II but I would assume one could control even a moderate case of type II with diet control and exercise. There are severe cases where a type II can become insulin dependent, but I don't think it's very common.

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Hamburgler Posted: Fri, 03/09/2007 - 16:33
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The sad truth of all this is that many people won't make it, they won't have a bleedin' chance- the diabetics, those dependent on hospital drugs and equipment, those confined to their hospital beds, people in wheelchairs, the elderly, the young, the infirm. I mean, if they have people helping them along they can, but their odds are so astronomically low that it's not funny.


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badhammer Posted: Sat, 03/10/2007 - 17:17
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unless thhey can regulate their diet, insulin injections are going to be hard to come by...

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