fullenglish22
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Do we have to accept that Type 2 Diabetes is a progressive disease? Has anyone watched Dr Jason Fung's videos? What do you think?
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Type 2 Fasting
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Resurgam
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Dr Atkins made claims as close to 'cured diabetes' as a doctor would dare to put in print, but for eating right rather than fasting.
kokhongw
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A small but growing number of us have discovered that it doesn't have to be as progressive as suggested by mainstream medical community and diabetes association around the world.
We get to experienced and maintain close to normalized glucose/insulin levels...
We get to experienced and maintain close to normalized glucose/insulin levels...
Art Of Flowers
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On fasting, see replies on your other thread of the same topic.
Many people in the medical profession see diabetes as a progressive disease which gets worse over time. My diabetes nurse told me this after being surprised that my HbA1C had dropped from 99 to 59 in 4 months. I suggested that it only gets worse if you don't change your diet and suggested to her that she watch this video entitled "Reversing Type 2 Diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines" by Sarah Hallberg. ...
The sad truth is that without changing your diet, type 2 diabetes often does get progressively worse and needs more and more medication and eventually insulin injections. However, if you do adopt a LCHF diet your blood sugar levels will improve leading to a reduction of medication.
If you watch the video you will see how the body processed the three food types: carbohydrate, protein and fat. You will see that carbohydrates causes a spike in the blood glucose which often causes the excess sugar to be stored as fat in the body. Eating a low carb diet means that your blood sugars stay low and the body can consume some of that excess fat in a process known as ketosis.
Fasting, as advocated by Jason Fung, is a way to accelerate this fat burning process. With fasting the body uses up its glycogen stores and then starts using ketosis to burn fat. There is no point fasting if you are on a high carbohydrate diet because there is too much glycogen to burn before you start burning fat.
So the advice is to adopt a LCHF diet and get a blood glucose meter to measure your blood sugar. In a few weeks your blood sugars should start coming down to the 4-7 range. Intermittent fasting can start by just skipping breakfast. If you can handle that easily, you might try also skipping lunch and eating once a day. Best to take things easy with the fasting until your body gets used to it. Watch Jason Fung's fasting course for diabetics on dietdoctor.com for a better understanding.
Many people in the medical profession see diabetes as a progressive disease which gets worse over time. My diabetes nurse told me this after being surprised that my HbA1C had dropped from 99 to 59 in 4 months. I suggested that it only gets worse if you don't change your diet and suggested to her that she watch this video entitled "Reversing Type 2 Diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines" by Sarah Hallberg. ...
The sad truth is that without changing your diet, type 2 diabetes often does get progressively worse and needs more and more medication and eventually insulin injections. However, if you do adopt a LCHF diet your blood sugar levels will improve leading to a reduction of medication.
If you watch the video you will see how the body processed the three food types: carbohydrate, protein and fat. You will see that carbohydrates causes a spike in the blood glucose which often causes the excess sugar to be stored as fat in the body. Eating a low carb diet means that your blood sugars stay low and the body can consume some of that excess fat in a process known as ketosis.
Fasting, as advocated by Jason Fung, is a way to accelerate this fat burning process. With fasting the body uses up its glycogen stores and then starts using ketosis to burn fat. There is no point fasting if you are on a high carbohydrate diet because there is too much glycogen to burn before you start burning fat.
So the advice is to adopt a LCHF diet and get a blood glucose meter to measure your blood sugar. In a few weeks your blood sugars should start coming down to the 4-7 range. Intermittent fasting can start by just skipping breakfast. If you can handle that easily, you might try also skipping lunch and eating once a day. Best to take things easy with the fasting until your body gets used to it. Watch Jason Fung's fasting course for diabetics on dietdoctor.com for a better understanding.
