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The world is full people who work at jobs they don't enjoy, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't like.
I believe that you should listen to the diabetes interventional program offered by Dr Sang Lee. He is a physician, a trained immunologist who understands the pathophysiology of disease very well. I feel that the concepts he promotes in battling diabetes are sound. If you desire further information regarding Dr Lee, please send me a private e-mail.
I'm not sure what Dr Diel is talking about.
Sincerely
Dugald
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Well your not alone. Diabetes is an every increasing disease that will, along with a few other diseases bankrupt the medical profession.
I have diabetes. Now I want to claify that I think that different people have to deal with diabetes in different ways. Some have a family trait for diabetes. Some get it from lifestyle. Some have both.
In my case there is no family history of diabetes on either side. I got this all by myself with my poor eating habits and sedetary lifestyle. I gained weight and it started with a slow rising of cholesterol, high blood pressure, weight and then the diabetes.
I was diagnosed with diabetes last year at 258 fasting, but there had been a slow rise in my glucose levels over the years, but this was the highest. the doctor told me I had to get it down, but was not much help. I read some materials, such as the ones that you mentioned and came down to about 204. The doctor was still alarmed, well so because when I was eating I am sure I was even higher. I kept plugging along. The next ready was 187. It was at this time the doctor wanted me on medication for diabetes. She gave me the prescription and I read up on it and said no.
Now again, I want you to know that each person is different and deals with diabetes in different ways. I called Uchee Pines in Alabama and spoke with a Dr. Miller. Dr. Thrash runs the place. For $30.00 they will talk to you for 30 minutes. I sent them all my medical records. His answer to me was that I would have to make very RADICAL changes in my eating habits and lifestyle. I also have a friend who came from a place called Weimar, Ca. as a nurse. She sent me there guidelines for diabetes. There is also one other place called Wildwood in Georgia.
To say the least my doctor at my HMO was not happy with my decision. I gave up all meat, diary products, fish. At first I had to even give up fruits. I ate soy products, ate vegetables and graines. I also take three times a day at two tablespoons a day psyllium. I think you can get it tablets. I also take something called Green+ that has three of the best herbs for diabetes along with bilberry which is good for eyes.
Tests have been done with psyllium that has shown that it helps bring the diabetes down. If you get into the internet and just write psyllium and hit search you will find alot of information about psyllium. Since I was fighting several battles at the same time this sounded good to me. If you live in California and can get near a Trader Joe's they sell it in a round black cantainer.
Anyway I started in earnest after my talk with Dr. Miller on March 3rd at which time I also started checking my blood. At that time in the morning I was reading at 167 fasting and going up to 203, 207 after eating.
I now read about 89 to 118 in the morning and am anywhere from 96 to 138 two hours after eating. My nutritinist at the HMO said that I was no longer considered a diabetic. I go this Wednesday for my 3 month ratio reading to see if I am down from the 7.9 reading of six months ago. But since I started this in earnest on March 3rd, it will be a 3 month reading.
Another key to this was my increase in exercise. I went from just doing about two 15 minutes walking in place to now an hour a day breaking it up in the morning, lunch and at night walking, riding my bike.
I have experimented with the psyllium and eaten several foods that I know will bring up your sugar. Before I could not even eat them. Now I can in limited amounts.
One of the things I learned and there is a web site by a guy about glycemic index. Look up Glycemic index and you will find him. His name is I think Rick Mendoza. He is also a diabetes. Well certain foods will bring up your sugar, such as carrots, white potatoes, refinded foods, etc. They have the list of foods that will do that to you.
There is a book by Aileen Ludington and she writes about all different disease including diabetes in her book when she worked at Weimar. She has seen case histories of people who had been on insulin and gone off and others that were able to reduce it to a very low level.
Alot depends on if you have type I or type II diabetes. Type I startes as a child, but type II startes as an adult. Type II is the one that can be reversed. Many people with type II can reverse there pancrease so that it can function once again.
You will never know how many tears I shed over this. I am greatful for the diabetes in a way, because it made me make very big changes in my life. I feel better than I have very felt in my whole life. I feel closer to God now than I have ever.
If you want more information or just want to write, please feel free to ask for my e-mail I will be glad to do so.
My prayers are with you.
Liane
There is a Lifestyle Center in Battle Creek , Mi. now also.
The 'Green' Lian was talking about might be 'Barley Green' , it has all the nutrients in it , and you could viably live on it.
For more info on Barley Green you might contact Ken and Bonnie Parsons :
bonnieparson@yahoo.com
Good luck , my wife has this disease also.
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Better the storm <B>with</B> Christ
than the smooth waters <B>without</B> Him.
Gerry
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I know from reading that psyllium can help lower weight , but will it bring down sugar levels as well?
And what about supplements like Barley green and other vitamins? To lose weight that is.
Gerry B.
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As for the Barley Greens, there are several types of Greens products out there. I have also used Mighty Greens from Pines, but the one I use is Greens+ from another company, not Barley Greens. I would like to know the company that produces this. The reason I chose Greens+ is because it has three of the best herbs for diabetes as well as other greens that give energy and supliment the foods that I could not have until I got my diabetes under control.
As for hypoglecemia Dr. Thrash book on Diabetes and Hpoglecemia is available at any Adventist Book store or you can go to Uchee Pines web and order there. It is very technical and way beyond me, but I gleened enough to learn about food and how diabetes works.
the basic for anyone with a health problem is that almost all solutions are the same with a little variance. Get away from meat, eat regularly and exercise, drink alot of water and let the Lord lead you in the direction He wants you to go.
The point for me was that I wanted to see if I could do this without having to go to such a place as Uchee Pines, Weimar, etc. and do it.
Food is the key to good health. Our Lord gave this light to a woman who in a time laughed at her ideas, came away with a message from God that religions today are just now picking up. I firmely believe that it will be the health message which will wake people up to a spiritual awareness of the truths of God.
The secular medical system is going to crumble under the weight of illness that it cannot afford to care for. People are going to be looking any place they can for help. We need to be ready with the symbol that is at the entrance of Loma Linda Medical Center. A woman with a bread basket in one hand and a Bible in the other. With these two tools we can bring people the precious truths that God has entrusted to us.
As for psyllium, it is for weight, diabetes and cholesterol. Just get to search in the web and type psyllium and you will find reports regarding studies that have been done regarding psyllium.
Those of us that let our health fail or have family traits that subject us to health problems need a little help until we get the problem under control.
I am now at the time that I can start to try certain foods that have been off limits, such as fruit. There are certain vegetables that are very high in sugar, such as white potatoes, certain rice, carrots, etc. that bring up the sugar. Once the sugar levels are under control, then with limits one can re-introduce these foods back into your diet.
Type I will always have to use insulin, but type II can in most cases reverse meds and/or insulin.
Whatever you do, continue with your regular doctor. Let him/her know what you are doing and start slowly and watch your blood sugar levels. As you change your LIFESTYLE, you will see the difference. BUT DO IT SLOWLY. I did.
I am one of the most childish eaters in the world. My friends know this. I am a very picky eater, but with the Lord I was able to start eating foods that I never have tasted in my life. My taste buds changed in ways that I never could believe. I actually found out that I was not tasting food, but gulping down, coating it with butter, sugar and salt.
The awakening that you experience brings you closer to the Lord. Your sight become clearer, you perception become more acute and you minds begins to realize spirtual things as never before.
Read, study and put your hands on those truths that you learn and the Lord helps with the rest.
My prayers are with you and your family. Also, I want to pass on, that if you have family, they will reap what you change. They will live a better lifesytle while they are still young and never have to face the health problems that confront you. It has to be a family thing. Help your children be a part of the process. Let them read along with you what the Lord has to say. Let them help cook the food and learn what food is and what it can do to keep you healty and well. Let them be part of your experience so that they will be able to help others.
What happens to you will touch others, it has for me. It has given me courage to give people books like the Desire of Ages, a thing I would never have had the courage to do before. People at work see a different me. They come to me and ask why. I can tell them now and am not ashamed to say I am a Seventh-day Adventist and embarrass my church. I knew these truths for many years, but never lived up to them. What a shame. But the Lord is not through with me and in His good graces has given me a longer life than I deserve. He has helped me turn this around for the benefit of others.
May the Lord bless you in your journey as you make changes in your own life.
Oh by the way I was 200 pounds at 5 feet. I am now 177.
Your sister in Christ.
Also, thanks Richard for this wonderful place. The Lord is truly blessing this ministry.
An interesting case history is that of Dr. Albert Schweitzer. At age 75 the brilliant humanitarian, missionary, theologian, musician and physician was successfully treated for life threatening diabetes by Max Gerson, MD. His method of treatment consisted of a total vegetarian diet with plenty of organic vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Schweitzer maintained this diet and was able to return to his African hospital where he won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize and worked past age 90!
Other research:
A 6-yr study of more than 65,000 women revealed that those who consumed the most sugar and ate the least fiber had two and one half times the risk of developing non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Women who consumed a large amount of fiber from cold breakfast cereals saw a 28% decreased risk of the malady. Foods that caused a significant increased risk: cola beverages, white bread, white rice, and French fries. --Journal of the American Medical Assoc.
Dr. Julian Whitaker's Health and Healing newsletter, Dec. 1994: Only 10 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes have insufficient insulin. 90 percent have "insulin resistance." Here the pancreas produces plenty of insulin, but it doesn't work. It's blocked by a high-fat diet, lack of exercise and obesity, which cause insulin resistance. This same insulin resistance can cause high-blood-pressure...A very low-fat-diet can counter insulin resistance.
The benefits of exercise, especially walking...Diabetes mellitus has been known to disappear in older people with a regular daily program of walking.
I can hardly contain myself with joy. I just got my blood results from the doctor. Yes indeed a vegetarian diet with proper exercise can make all the difference in the world. So here it goes:
2/28/00 5/31/00
Choles 227 164
Trig 151 78
HDL 47 42
LDL 150 106
Ratio 4.8 3.9
Glucose 204 99
Ratio 7.9 6.2
When I first looked at the results, I had to be sure my name was on it. I could not believe it myself, but God says All things are possible.
I am so grateful for the health message. I made alot of wrong turns in my life, but becoming an Adventist was not one of them. I still have to get my weight down more and I want better readings after I eat. But this is heaven on earth.
Praise our God. Bless His name.
It is well-known that people who exercise lower their risk of developing diabetes. Now physicians at the Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research have established that staying active helps those who already have diabetes live longer.
Being physically fit helps control weight gain and prevents cardiovascular disease, common outgrowths of the illness. --Annals of Internal Medicine 2000;132:605-11.
Congratulations. You have demonstrated magnificent improvement. Those results beat the effects of the current cholesterol lowering agents. Most doctors today never discuss diet and exercise as therapy. They reach for the prescription pad instead. May God bless your continued efforts as your sincerity and belief in the SDA health message is evident.
Sincerely
Dugald
PS. Sorry that I am a little late
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A little late, but I am glad you brought this back up.
I have been for about a week having these real bad pain on the sides of my head in front of my ears and I did not know what was going on.
I would be fine when I woke up, but as I would eat and start my day, by the time I was at work my head would be throbing on the sides of my face. This was happening everyday and then when I got home after a few hours it would go away until the next day. I kept checking my glucose, they were ok. My blood pressure was up, but nothing major, could not understand. This went on for about two weeks.
I finally went to my doctor. He thinks it is either stress or TMJ. Anyway, when he saw my gloucose readings, he checked my chart and said, what are you taking, it does not show that you have been using the medications we told you to take. I said, I have been doing this by diet and exercise only and I emphasized the exercise.
All he said was: amazing, just amazing.
I know that doctors just can't believe it. But I have faith in God and what He has given us and I took hold of it. I have been truly blessed.
Liane
I am not at all surprised at your results. Many studies have shown that 80% of adult onset diabetes is preventable. Since 3% of the population are diabetics ( approx 16 million) and there are about 7 million potential diabetics, we could drastically reduce the cost of managing diabetes if individuals would take some simple steps in avoiding the onset or controlling the disease.
Keep sharing your experience as others may benefit.
Sincerely
Dugald
Amazing! Just amazing, what God wants to do for us! :)
Richard
You know what is the saddest part of it all, that when you change your lifestyle, the way you eat and the way you exercise, which I have been told takes about 21 days to develop new habits and for new synapse routes to grow in your brain, it is so easy.
When I am at a market or restaurant and I see the way I use to eat in other people and I feel so sorry for them. I was watching a man look at the ingrediants in a package one day and I came to him and said, Do you see any fiber in that. He looked and said no. All I said, was think about that.
If it was hard, I would say, go ahead and take the medication, but it is not. You don't have to be a fancy cook, make great meals unless you really like to cook (which I don't), but eating should be a simple thing and preparing it should be simple as well. It gives you so much free time to do so many wonderful things in this world, like spend more time getting to know the best friend you could every have, Jesus.
Liane
The basic defeciency in DM is a failure of the B cells in the islet of Langerhans to produce insulin to meet the demands of the body. Many factors account for this, one of the main being genetic predisposition. I am not sure that all cases of DM can safely be regarded as a metabolic disorder as the failure to produce insulin can be evident in afflictions of the pancreas eg,chronic pancreatitis due to alcoholism, pancreatic resections, and acute pancreatitis due to a multiplicty of factors.
Dr Sang Lee tells the story of a patient with DM as a result of pancreatic resection due to trauma, who was weaned off insulin by his program. He believes that the body can produce insulin from other areas to meet the demands, but certain metabolic steps must be taken to facilitate this type of natural healing. I am aware of other centers that have helped patients to stabilize glucose metabolism in a way that the manifestations
of insufficient insulin production are not clinically evident.
I am left to conclude that the individuals who are prone to developing DM must take the necessary metabolic steps to prevent the onset of DM. Those who have DM must take the necessary steps to facilitate natural healing and a reduction of demands on the pancreas. Here is where good health education plays a vital role.
Sincerely
Dugald
In working with diabetics, we have seen again and again many cases where just making lifestyle changes results in a normal life without any drugs or insulin. Blood sugar returns to a normal level when proper eating and exercise habits are established.
The lifestyle changes we are discussing are very effective at reducing insulin resistance. God is good to us to tell us what we need to do, before we know the whys and the wherefores. :) His ways are best.
Richard
Have you heard of it? Probably not, but if you eat the typical American diet, with all the refined, processed carbohydrates (cakes, cookies, sodas, ice cream and other sweets) you either have the syndrome or risk developing it.
Syndrome X describes a cluster of two or more related health problems. Central to the syndrome is insulin resistance, the inability to efficiently use insulin to help burn blood sugar. It is often accompanied by abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.
How does it develop? The more refined carbohydrates we consume, the faster the blood sugar rises after a meal. In response, the body pumps out large amounts of insulin to help move that blood sugar into cells. But insulin (a powerful hormone) also promotes fat storage, increased blood pressure and elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Almost 55 percent of Americans are overweight, a sign of syndrome X. In addition, 25 percent of thin people have insulin resistance, the cornerstone of syndrome X. Based on these numbers, more than 65 percent of American adults either have or are at risk of syndrome X.
All of this blood sugar and insulin generates large numbers of hazardous free radicals, which age the body and set the stage for heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases. To prevent syndrome X, take these steps:
* Avoid refined carbohydrates (cakes, cookies, refined flour and sugar products, etc.)
* Build your diet around plant foods: legumes, fruits, vegetables and nuts. A wide variety of vegetarian meats are available. Choose your favorites.
* Engage in some form of physical activity, such as walking, gardening, etc. --adapted from "Let's Live, Feb. 2000
MORE ABOUT INSULIN RESISTANCE:
Insulin is the juice that greases human metabolism. It "knocks" on cells to get them to open their "doors" to glucose, the sugary fuel we make of our food. For those who have Syndrome X, cells may ignore, or become "resistant," to insulin's "knock," so they don't let glucose in. Indeed, when the hormone can't push glucose into the cells, then glucose clutters up the bloodstream, causing problems.
Researcher George Howard, PhD, professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, warns, "Insulin resistance is very bad, and it turns out to be related to everything--to atherosclerosis, to hypertension, to diabetes, to elevated triglycerides, and to clotting factors like fibrinogen. It's a very important risk factor for heart disease." --Prevention, May 1997.
"Abdominal fat appears to be related to insulin resistance," says Henry S. Kahn, MD, associate professor of family and preventive medicine at Emory Univ. School of Medicine in Atlanta. As a result, the blood sugar levels remain unusually high. It's possible that over time this resistance can cause the body to stop producing insulin, resulting in one form of middle-age diabetes. "Insulin resistance may also help create yet more abdominal fat," Dr. Kahn points out.
However, as has already been shown in an earlier post, only 10 percent of people diagnosed with diabetes have insufficient insulin. 90 percent have "insulin resistance." Here the pancreas produces plenty of insulin, but it doesn't work. It's blocked by a HIGH-FAT DIET, lack of exercise and obesity--which cause insulin resistance. This same process can cause high blood pressure, heart disease and other problems, according to Julian Whitaker's Health and Healing Newsletter, Dec. 1994.
Brothers and sisters, it seems that our major degenerative diseases--heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. are related and are products of what we eat. Let us with prayer and humble hearts, review, study and implement the principles of our health message, as outlined in "The Ministry of Healing," "Counsels on Diet and Foods," and the other inspired health principles brought to us in the Spirit of Prophecy.
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In His love and grace, Richard
A true story: Austin, (not his real name), 63, a long time diabetic, recently had a heart bypass operation. Unfortunately, Austin had never been much interested in healthful living--never exercises--and indeed has to have lots of meat and sweets on a daily basis. Even the routine health lecture after his bypass didn't really register with him. Through the years he developed a huge "beer belly" which he seems to wear with pride.
Several years earlier he had joined the SDA church, but left after a while, complaining that it was too restrictive. A few months ago he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and cannot seem to understand what all has gone wrong.
Austin has a classic case of Syndrome X. He truly needs our prayers.
Unfortunately, Austin's condition may parallel that of many SDAs. Indeed, the Standard American Diet, (SAD) in many cases is also the Standard Adventist Diet. So many Adventists, like Austin regularly manage to find their way to the many joints featuring the All-American Greaseburger, larded chicken dinners and fish recently pulled from a sea of month-old cooking oil. A daily supply of cakes, pies, donuts, shakes, sodas, candy, cookies and ice cream--sweets of every stripe and type--join meat in crowding out the protective foods--fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts.
Lord, help me to be gentle in assessing a situation that simply must be addressed. The average American and many Adventists, spend their days stuffing their bodies with animal fat, cholesterol, sugar, excessive salt, refined foods, alcohol, caffeine and all kinds of chemical food additives. And sooner or later they must pay the piper. Indeed, this is the perfect lead-in to Syndrome X and beyond.
The term was first coined by Gerald M. Reaven, M.D., and a group of researchers at Stanford University, to describe a cluster of conditions that when occuring together cause obesity, diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease. Insulin is the hormone responsible for getting energy, in the form of glucose, or blood sugar, into our cells. As was mentioned in an earlier post, insulin resistance--the inability of the cells to efficiently use insulin--is central to the syndrome. And this is caused in large part by eating too much refined carbohydrates (sweets), and saturated fat as found in meats and animal products. Indeed, the cells become coated and engorged with dietary fat and become less responsive--and resistant--to insulin's efforts to escort glucose into the cells. Consequently, glucose (blood sugar) clutters up the bloodstream and can derail the health.
It indeed bears repeating. Insulin resistance is the chief symptom of adult-onset diabetes, which is running rampant in this country. Dr. Reaven uses the term "Syndrome X to describe how insulin-resistance likewise sets the stage for other serious diseases. The syndrome is characterized by 6 traits: insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, abnormally high insulin levels, high triglycerides, low high-density lipoproteins (the "good" cholesterol), and hyprtension--which can lead to heart disease.
What can you do about it? Simple! Eat right, lose weight and get adequate exercise. Indeed, for our health's sake we must follow the instructions given in the Spirit of Prophecy. And science has joined the Spirit of Prophecy in corroborating the principles Ellen White outlined over 100 years ago.
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We should be very thankful that much of the difficulty we face is self inflicted. It means that in many cases we can reverse the process if we will catch it in time. Shall we heed the counsel or will we wait until it is too late? :(
Richard
The world faces a devastating diabetes epidemic, with the annual death toll already exceeding the three million suffering from AIDS, and set to rise, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
Issuing a cry of alarm about the disease, the WHO and the International Diabetes Foundation said that the sufferers worldwide would more than double to 368 million by 2030, from some 171 million at the present time.
It is in the poorer countries that diabetes is growing fastest, and will be seen rising 150 percent over the next 25 years, 32 million to 89 million. Furthermore while in rich states diabetes affects mainly older people.
Diabetes is often linked to obesity, which the WHO has already warned is rising in developing. It is determined environmentaly and therefore it can be reversed.
Some 3.2 million people died in 2000, the latest year for which figures were available, of ailments brought on by diabetes such as cardiovascular disease, and kidney failure.
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According to some of our SDA Doctors, it is one of the easiest diseases to reverse, and to cure.
Having diabetes in middle age raises the odds of developing Alzheimer's disease by 65%, according to a new study focusing on a disturbing trend for an aging and overweight U.S. population.
Researchers found one of the strongest connections yet between diabetes--one of the fastest growing diseases in recent years--and Alzheimer's the disorder that threatens to overwhelm the health care system in years to come.
"Our confidence that diabetes is linked to
Alzheimer's is pretty strong," said Zoe Arvanitakis, lead author of the study and a neurologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Type 2 diabetes, accounting for about 95% of all diabetes cases is closely linked to obesity and is increasing dramatically in this country. An estimated 17 million Americans have type 2, including about 20% of those over 65. This malady is also a major risk factor for heart disease.
Additionally, 41 million people between the ages 40 and 74 have prediabetes, a serious condition in which blood glucose levels are abnormally high, according to the American Diabetes Association.
About 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's with the number growing on a yearly basis.
William Thies, vice president for medical and scientific affairs at the Alzheimer's Association, notes that the new research is one of the fist long-term studies to follow people with no signs of Alzheimer's and track how diabetes affects their risk of getting the brain disease. "It's a powerful argument for doing everything you can to control your blood sugar," he warns.
The study published in the May 2004 issue of the Archives of Neurology, involved over 800 Catholic nuns, priests and brothers 55 and older from several states. They were given 19 different cognitive tests each year for up to 9 years.
Other studies, too, have suggested a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's. One such study last year linked insulin levels to beta amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and is considered the hallmark of Alzheimer's Another study found that those who do not process glucose efficiently and who were considered prediabetic were more likely to have memory problems. --adapted from the Riverside, Calif. Press-Enterprise. Suzanne
When will I and others learn that there is only one way to live and that is God's way. When I was reading these posts I cannot believe I had fallen so far away.
Now I am worse than I was before. Now the strings of neuropathy has started on my feet and legs.
Slowly the numbers have risen and I am worse than I was before. How sad. I just learned that a man that I know in town had to have two of his toes removed due to his diabetes.
So now for seven days I have been changing my life to see if I can continue with just diet and exercise instead of the medication.
The numbers have been coming down in my glucose readings. I have one more week before I see the doctor again and show him my results to see if he still wants me on the medication.
This time I have the support of my pastor. We will meet once a week to go over my diet and pray with me that I will continue to walk in His light, will and way.
The interesting part is that going back to the right way to eat has been much easier than I thought it would be. The Lord has continued to bless me in my changes, even in difficult times I am having right now in my life.
I feel blessed to have the support and fellowship here and with my church.
Please keep me in your prayers.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
My lowest reading yet was yesterday of 131 before bedtime. The highest was 229. Far from the 300's and high 200's I have been doing for the last two years.
We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are walking with God in a new life until we fail. Then we are so dispondent that we walk even further away because the eating habits keep a depression and low self worth.
I am amazed at how quickly the numbers have been coming down and this is only day 10 of this change in lifestyle. Considering since 2000 when I was confronted with it and then have gone backwards I thought it would be a lot slower and that the doctor would fight me to get on the medication, but with these numbers I believe he will work with me on this.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
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If one is using insulin it is vitaly important to know what is happening and to have help in these changes. The "disease" is really a metabolic disorder and when appetite and lifestyle are brought into harmony with God's plan the blood sugar comes down rapidly. It is very sad that so many are killing themselves with their habits, but it is so very encouraging that when these changes are made the body begins to respond immediately.
When the blood sugar comes down naturally then the insulin being injected will drive the sugar level down to dangerous levels. This is very serious and needs to be planned for. The insulin needs to be reduced in anticipation of the lower blood sugar levels. Most diabetics experience this on a sporadic basis when they vary their diet and exercise program. If they eat properly and exercise the reponse can be dramatic causing a very low and even dangerous sugar level when insulin levels are not reduced.
Well I decided first to straighten out my eating and see how far I could go down in two weeks without the medication because the doctor said it would go down real fast. I asked him did I need to concern myself with how low I got and he said no, but I was not sure.
So when i started this eleven days ago my readings were in the low 300's and high 200's. The first day was 345 after breakfast. My low in the morning was 204 and my bedtime was 193. Then a few days later my highs were no more than 305 and I got down to 176.
Another day and my highest was 214 and my low was 189. That is about how the week had been going with a little spike here and there, but overall good.
Now for the last two days my highest has been 229 and my lowest 131. Today thus far I have maintained a 171 and 172 reading.
As well I have lost 3 pounds in the 10 days on this new lifestyle.
Thus far I feel that my doctor will be ok with me continuing on the diet and I may have prevented myself from having to go to the medication or insulin future.
Just with diet and exercise I did not expect the readings to come down as fast as they have, so this is good.
Yet I know my friend Nani who lived at Uchee Pines saw people far worse than me get off insulin and medications.
Let us pray for so many walking this dangerous road of a slow death and learn of God's goodness.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
If you are not on insulin right now, that is not something that would apply to you.
Great news, Sister Liane! Keep a record of your sugar levels for me day by day and we can use it to encourage others with what God will do for them if they will allow Him to work in their lives. I will do a chart and show the improvements over time. It is really amazing until you see it work every time. Because many of the "educated" are so blind to the power of God's way the world stays in ignorance when they could be healthy and happy.
As a people we will have to answer for not sharing the light given to us. As I have shared in the past there is evidence that suggests that cow milk given to babies can cause type 1 diabetes. "Got milk?" is a multimillion dollar hype that puts our children at great risk for infectious disease.
There are additional changes that I will be starting tomorrow to get me down even further as it has been a slow process of needing to cut down on salt, sugar and oils (fat).
Again I have been learning that food actually tastes good without all the add on that I have been putting on my food all these years.
It is like a drug with the above three. The more you use the more you need to have, it grows and grows as your palet loses the taste sensation that one should have. The withdrawal symptoms are there just as a drug dependence is.
I have hit some days with levels in the low 100's now and only yesterday did I rise up to 266 for some reason. Will have to look at what I ate before to see what triggered the rise, but at least I am no where near the low 300's as before.
I praise God for His many blessings as I learn and grow in this new life, praying that I glorify Him for others to see as a witness of His will and way for our lives.
Liane, the Zoo Mama
It's really very interesting, and sad actually in ways, to see the world "discover" these nuggets of truth almost daily. Sad, because we've been entrusted with the truth for so many years and failed miserably as a church to spread it to the world, and even regressed behind the world.
Our church is giving a kool aid series of meetings and we have such an opportunity to demonstrate the health message. We have these lovely little cafe tables (ahem) in the foyer that people are served from as they come in to the meetings, and they could have a healthy selection of things. But instead our church is giving them slices of junky cake with shortening type frosting. Very disappointing. :(
Add clouded thinking to the list of damage, such as heart attacks and blindness, caused by diabetes. One study indicates that erratic blood sugar hits the brain and its "working memory," which we use to juggle life's everyday tasks, like dailing the phone and talking to someone in the room at the same time.
Christopher Ryan, a neuropsychologist at the Univ. of Pittsburgh notes that "this can have a major impact on everything you do: work and social activities and family life." After studying 141 older adults with Type 2 diabtes--the most common kind--for 6 months, Ryan and colleagues found that those with the highest blood sugar levels made the most errors on a number of psychological tests. This is particularly worrisom because diabetics need decently functioning memories in order to test their blood sugar regularly and take the necessary steps to handle this malady.
The good news is that when diabetics regulate and lower their blood sugar, their cognitive abilities improved significantly. This suggests that these problems are reversible and even preventable. --adapted from U.S. News & World Report, June 14, 2004.
Suzanne
There is also some speculation (brought about by research) that the bovine growth hormone (BGH) residue in dairy products affects insulin in humans.
T. Colin Campbell is a great student and a gracious man. I spoke with him not long after they finished the research in China. His work is monumental in establishing the truth that we have been given as a people. These studies reveal the lies propagated by the meat and dairy industries and promoted by many in the health field today. There is a battle for the hearts of men. This includes their physical hearts that are being destroyed by disease from animal products.
In the interior of China the people have been very poor and their diets did not include the daily minimums of animal products recommended by American nutritionists and government agencies. The lies have been uncovered and this book is the support that many in the world need to have. For those in the church who have not the faith to believe in the light God sent, then get good scietific evidence from the China Study. Buy the book.
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Is diabetes in your future?
By Pamela Allardice
Nearly three million Australians have syndrome X, or pre-diabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not quite elevated enough to be classified as full-blown diabetes. It can easily worsen unless preventive measures are taken. Luckily, there are natural ways to protect yourself.
1. Go for whole grains: a Harvard University study has found that people who eat whole grains (e.g. brown rice and bran cereal) cut their diabetes risk by 42 percent. Whole grains keep fat off because they're high in fibre, which leaves you feeling full longer. They're also digested slowly, so they don't cause a spike in blood glucose levels.
2. Add cherries and cinnamon: researchers at Michigan State University have found that anthocyanins (the compounds that give cherries their bright colour) help stabilise blood sugar, even in people on a high-fat diet. The explanation is that the anthocyanins make pancreas cells produce up to 50 percent more insulin. Cinnamon is another potent insulin booster. In a 2003 study, diabetic patients taking cinnamon (equivalent to one teaspoon a day, in divided doses) dropped their glucose levels by as much as 29 percent; unhealthy fats like LDL cholesterol and triglycerides also showed marked reductions.
3. Take magnesium and chromium: compared to non-diabetics, patients with type 2 diabetes have lower levels of this mineral, which your body needs to form enzymes that help burn glucose as energy. Good sources of magnesium include whole grains, nuts and green leafy vegetables; if you can't guarantee the quality of your diet, take a supplement. Many diabetics also have low levels of chromium, a mineral that helps cells utilise glucose. Most experts recommend a dose of 1000mcg daily.
Clive
Clive Nevell
It is a real concern among many people today that Diabetes is out of control.
I have a friend that has had his leg taken off just below the knee.
What is more of a concern is the number of SDA's that now have Diabetes.
It never seemed like that once but now it is.
Diet plays such a big part in getting the disease.
In this report it is suggesting that red cherries could be of help. Now I know that some have had good success with the Goji Berry or Juice.
Now I know why, it is the anthocyanins that makes them red. It maybe found in all red fruit.
I wonder if tomatoes will do the same thing.
Clive
Business is booming largely because of amputations related to the disease. And this has led to advances.
William Yule is a prosthetist who fits limbs on recent amputees, and business is booming for one reason: diabetes. His place of business: Hanger Prostetics & Orthotics Inc. is brimming with dozens of patients every day. As he helps a patient adjust her right leg, he notes "It can be hard because you can't help thinking a lot of these people don't need to be here."
As more Americans become obese and 1.5 million of them are diagnosed with diabetes each year, a growing number are confronting one of the most brutal consequences of the disease: suffering amputation of a limb or two. The number of amputees in the U.S. has grown to 1.9 million, up nearly three-quarters of a million people over the last 10 years, according to federal statistics. About 60% of these are diabetes-related.
To capitalize on the market boom, manufacturers are introducing an unprecedented number of artificial sockets and limbs, many aimed at older and overweight users.... Prices of artificial limbs cost $2,500 to $50,000 depending on how advanced they are. Some have sensors in the feet that clock how fast a user is moving, how much they weigh and whether the foot is on an incline so it can adjust accordingly. Another products such as the C-Leg and a bionic knee called the Rheo are so advanced that some amputees use them to run marathons. --adapted from the Los Angeles Times, July 4, 2007.
Comment: Public health experts are indeed ramping up efforts nationwide to reverse the trend. They are informing people that regularly eating more sugar and refined carbohydrates than the body can properly handle is a major cause of this malady. A diet high in meat with its rich payload of saturated fat is also involved. Here the cells are engorged in fat making it almost impossible for the hormone insulin to do it job of utilizing and clearing the bloodstream of sugar.
While sharply curtailing these culprits it is equally imperative that the patient increase his/her consumption of the protective foods which include an abundant supply of fruits and veggies, whole grains, legumes and nuts. Researchers are also finding that plant protein is advisable including soy foods, various brands of vege-meats, nuts and legumes, etc. Surprizingly green veggies--plants-- offer some protein. (Indeed, where do elephants, horses, cows, hippos, rhinos, etc. get their protein?)
And don't forget to engage in some form of regular exercise most every day, as well as other lifestyle factors that make for good health. You can prevent and beat this disease.
Suzanne
The new analysis, which pools data from 78,000 patients, finds that one in fifty patients treated with either Avandia or a similar drug, Actos, for two and a half years would be admitted to hospital with heart failure. source
It's no secret that exercise is key to controlling type 2 diabetes--and many doctors already urge their diabetic patients to get active. But it's a vague directive: How much exercise is enough? How often? And what kind? The simple answer is any is better than none--in sum, that's what a new study published in the September 18, 2007 issue of the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found. But it also found that not all exercise is created equal and that the combination of aerobic exercise and weight training is significantly better for controlling blood sugar than either alone....
See the article: www.time.com/time/healthy/article/0,8599,1662683,00.html
Suzanne
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Where I live now I have to do more walking to get to what I have to do then I had before where I use to live. There is no such thing as flat here, everything is in you going up and down landscaping that causes more effort to be made in getting around.
We spent the afternoon yesterday picking up dead tumbleweed, of which there is much and stomping on it to make it flat and then lifting them into a utility trailer to be taken to the dump.
So in all this effort there were many different muscles being used in the body as well as lifting. Enjoying the sun, working with other people and kids make it a lot of fun and fulfilling getting a job done for the fall rains and winter snow.
Each day there is something that needs to be done in work and play that blesses one that lives in such a place. Not enough time as before to sit around in front of the computer.
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Liane, the Zoo Mama
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.