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<blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 1747822" data-attributes="member: 323454"><p>I am just wondering whether deteriorating pancreatic function as we age might be explained by the high carb diet followed by the majority of people. We know that most people's diet consist of somewhere between 50% to 60% carbs with three meals a day, intermittant snacking and fasting for only about 8 hours when they sleep -- so in this case, the pancreas is constantly forced to push out insulin. (Also, we don't know how often blood sugar levels spike in normal people, affecting the functioning of beta cells). So, given the pressure on the pancreas, is it surprising that we observe this trend. However, what happens when we change diets and give the pancreas a rest? Will we still see the pancreas deteriorate as we age?</p><p></p><p>Personally, I believe that we don't yet have enough data to see if blood glucose for diabetics will invariably worsen as time goes on. The low-carb diet has only recently become more popular as a way to control T2 diabetes. So, there are not many people, who have tried to do this for say 20 or 30 years. I am encouraged though by [USER=126167]@caroline_92[/USER] 's experience.</p><p></p><p>So, in the meantime we can only hope to do all the right things and hope pancreatic functioning will not worsen further. For me personally this means to keep blood sugar levels always below 7.8, even half an hour or one hour after eating (preferably even lower than this). Jenny Ruhl presents some convincing evidence that beta cells are negatively affected if blood sugar rises above this level.</p><p></p><p>So, keeping my fingers crossed for all of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy_w, post: 1747822, member: 323454"] I am just wondering whether deteriorating pancreatic function as we age might be explained by the high carb diet followed by the majority of people. We know that most people's diet consist of somewhere between 50% to 60% carbs with three meals a day, intermittant snacking and fasting for only about 8 hours when they sleep -- so in this case, the pancreas is constantly forced to push out insulin. (Also, we don't know how often blood sugar levels spike in normal people, affecting the functioning of beta cells). So, given the pressure on the pancreas, is it surprising that we observe this trend. However, what happens when we change diets and give the pancreas a rest? Will we still see the pancreas deteriorate as we age? Personally, I believe that we don't yet have enough data to see if blood glucose for diabetics will invariably worsen as time goes on. The low-carb diet has only recently become more popular as a way to control T2 diabetes. So, there are not many people, who have tried to do this for say 20 or 30 years. I am encouraged though by [USER=126167]@caroline_92[/USER] 's experience. So, in the meantime we can only hope to do all the right things and hope pancreatic functioning will not worsen further. For me personally this means to keep blood sugar levels always below 7.8, even half an hour or one hour after eating (preferably even lower than this). Jenny Ruhl presents some convincing evidence that beta cells are negatively affected if blood sugar rises above this level. So, keeping my fingers crossed for all of us. [/QUOTE]
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