How To Achieve Diabetic Control Completely Free Of Prescription Drugs
October 10, 2015
At
a 1999 conclave, executives of the nation’s biggest food companies
walked out on a meeting that attempted to get them to share some of the
responsibility for the then growing diabesity epidemic. [New York Times
Feb 20, 2013] With sugarized bacon, ketchup, peanut butter, wrapped
meats, salad dressings and processed foods dominating grocery store
shelves, shockingly half the nation now is diabetic or pre-diabetic. [LA Times Sept 8, 2015; Journal American Medical Assn. Sept 8, 2015]
Pre-diabetes
means that your blood sugar level is higher than normal but not high
enough to be classified as adult-onset (type II) diabetes and you have
not developed symptoms yet (eyes, kidneys, heart, pancreas). You are
more likely to develop full-blown diabetes within 2 to 10 years. [Mayo Clinic]
Not
thinking they went to medical school to prescribe diets, doctors
generally treat diabetes as if it were a drug deficiency. Treatment
options posed by the American Diabetes Association are all
pharmaceuticals. [American Diabetes Assn.]
All anti-diabetic drugs, save for metformin (Glucophage), induce weight gain, a risk factor for diabetes. [American Family Physician
May 1, 2001] No problem. One published report brushes this fact aside
and says diabetics can take a weight-neutral drug along with one that
induces weight gain to control this problem. [Diabetes Spectrum July 2007]
There is a long list of side effects induced by anti-diabetic drugs. Some are life threatening. [Joslin Diabetes Center]
It is
common for diabetics to experience frequent urination. Elevated blood
sugar has diuretic action induces frequent urination which results in
loss of nutrients. Yet replacement of lost nutrients is not the
mainstay of diabetic therapy.
More than 50% of diabetics take dietary supplements, but most are unguided. [Diabetic Educator
2011] Even dietitians look at dietary supplements with disdain when it
comes to diabetes. One prominent dietitian says she doesn’t recommend
over-the-counter supplements for fear of possible drug
contraindications.
She says:
“I’d never advise anyone to take extra magnesium or to use a
supplement-level doses of herbal remedies that claim to lower blood
sugar.” [Todays Dietitian Nov 2011] Yet, as you will learn below, supplemental magnesium is critical for diabetics.
Phyto-phobic
physicians themselves issue caution over dietary supplements
interfering with anti-diabetic drugs even though vitamins and minerals
are essential for life. It may be the drugs that are interfering with
nutrients. [Advances Clinical Experimental Medicine Nov 2014]
While not
supplanting a healthy diet, dietary supplements may be of critical
assistance in delaying or altogether preventing pre-diabetes from
becoming overt diabetes. Insulin resistance, decreased beta-cell mass
and elevated blood sugar are the defining characteristics of adult onset
diabetes.
Insulin
resistance may not progress to overt diabetes unless beta cells are
unable to secrete an adequate amount of insulin to compensate for
decreased insulin sensitivity. Various vitamins, minerals, amino acids
and herbals may help. [Current Diabetes Reports Oct 2015]
In
development of a list of supplemental nutrients for diabetics,
essential vitamins and minerals such as vitamins C and D should be given
priority over herbal or other supplements. While there are many herbal
supplements that are touted for sugar control (among them cinnamon, Gymnema
sylvestre, and many others), it is important to first utilize essential
nutrients (vitamins and minerals) in a daily dietary supplement regimen
for diabetics.
The
top three vitamins I recommend for diabetics are vitamin C, D and B1.
The top two minerals are zinc and magnesium. The top herbal supplements
are resveratrol, cinnamon, Gymnema and Boswellia. Natural iron
chelators are also potentially helpful, even curative. Here is the
scientific rationale for their use.
Magnesium
Low magnesium blood levels are common among adults with diabetes. [Journal College Physicians Surgery Pakistan Nov 2014]
Magnesium
has been proposed as a public health strategy against diabetes.
Diabetics are commonly deficient in magnesium. Insulin and glucose
regulate magnesium and visa versa.
Low
dietary intake of magnesium or increased excretion of magnesium due to
diuretic use, are the most common causes of magnesium deficiency. [World Journal Diabetes Aug 2015;Journal Renal Injury Prevention 2014]
There is
considerable evidence that diligent magnesium supplementation may delay
the progression from impaired blood sugar (glucose) regulation to
adult-onset diabetes. [Diabetes Obesity Metabolism Sept 2015]
Blood
serum magnesium levels decline as blood sugar levels rise. The
hemoglobin A1c blood test, a measure of long-term blood sugar status,
rises as serum magnesium levels decline. [Diabetes Metabolism Syndrome Jan 2015]
In one
study, just 100 mg increase of supplemental or dietary magnesium was
associated with a 16% risk reduction for diabetes. [Biomedical Environmental Science July 2015]
In another
study, 382 mg of supplemental magnesium taken over a 4-month period
resulted in 50.8% of supplemented patients improving their blood glucose
levels compared to just 7.0% taking an inactive placebo. [Diabetic Metabolism June 2015]
In one study of 54 diabetic patients, 300 milligrams of supplemental daily magnesium improved blood sugar (glucose) levels. [Medical Journal Islam Republic Iran July 2014]
One of the biological actions of metformin, a commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drug, is it raises magnesium levels. [Biology Trace Element Research July 2011]
Iron avoidance; iron chelators
An
overlooked fact is that iron overload induces insulin resistance, that
is, the inability of insulin to get into cells and generate energy.
There
is a blood test that is not part of a regular blood panel that measures
iron load in the body. It is called a ferritin test. Transferrin is
another test that measures iron transport. Elevated transferrin and
ferritin are believed to be underlying causes of high blood sugar
(glucose) and insulin resistance. [European Journal Endocrinology Aug 20, 2015]
Very few
diabetics are aware of the need to measure iron storage in the body.
Men begin to accumulate iron in their body earlier than females who
control iron load by monthly menstruation.
Men tend to have a greater risk to develop diabetes as indicated by a high ferritin level. [British Journal Nutrition Dec 14, 2014]
Males
accumulate 1 milligram of excess iron per day of life after they are
fully grown. By middle age, around age 40 years, males will have double
the iron load of an equally-aged female and experience double the risk
for diabetes.
Iron from
plant foods is absorbed on an as needed basis. Iron from meat is
absorbed whether it is needed or not. The consumption of red meat,
which provides the most easily absorbed iron of any food source, is
associated with adult-onset diabetes. [American Journal Clinical Nutrition
June 2015] High ferritin levels, as determined by a blood test for the
amount of iron stored in the body, correlates with the onset of
diabetes. [Advances Biomedical ResearchMarch 2015] Insulin resistance occurs when ferritin (iron storage) levels rise. [Journal Pakistan Medical Assn. Dec 2014; Diabetologia March 2015] In fact, elevated ferritin levels predict future onset of insulin resistance. [Diabetes Research Clinical Practice Jan 2015; Acta Diabetology April 2015]
There
are various ways to control iron or reduce iron load in the body. One
is to limit meat intake, particularly red meat. Another is to utilize
natural iron chelators in dietary supplements such as rice bran IP6 or
quercetin.
Blood letting or blood donation reduces iron load and improves insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion from the pancreas. [Diabetes Care March 2008;Diabetes April 2002]
Zinc
Elevated copper levels are also associated with loss of blood sugar control and onset of diabetes in adults. [Endocrinology Journal 2013]
The use of
a copper chelator (key-lay-tor) to bind to excess unbound copper in the
body has been shown to help reduce insulin resistance and control blood
sugar. [Endocrinology Journal 2009]
Copper and zinc balance each other.
Low blood levels of zinc are associated with higher blood sugar (glucose) and greater insulin resistance. [Diabetes Metabolism April 20, 2015]
In one
study those participants who had the highest blood levels of zinc were
50% less likely to develop diabetes. The mechanism is believed to be
zinc’s ability to compete with iron. [BMC Endocrinological Disorders Oct 4, 2013]
Zinc
actually exhibits insulin-like qualities. Zinc deficiency is common
among diabetics. Researchers say: “Theoretically zinc supplementation
should prevent the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and diabetic
complications.” [Frontiers Medicine March 2013]
Zinc supplementation exhibits a significant though modest ability to reduce blood sugar levels. [Journal Trace Elements Medicine Biology
April 2013] A review of 25 published studies involving zinc
supplementation convincingly shows this trace mineral has profound
effects on the control of this disease. [Diabetology Metabolic Syndrome April 19, 2012]
Thiamin (vitamin B1)
In one study 100 milligrams of thiamin taken 3 times a day resulted in a significant decrease in blood sugar (glucose). [European Journal Nutrition Oct 2013]
In
experimental studies thiamin produces remarkable reversals of conditions
like urinary frequency, cholesterol imbalance and aids in the disposal
of undesirable triosephosphates that produce diabetic complications in
the eyes, nerves, heart and kidneys. [Current Diabetes Review Aug 2005; Journal Biochemistry April 2001; Circulation Heart Failure March 2010]
Thiamin even prevents early-stage kidney disease typically seen among diabetics. [Diabetes Obesity Metabolism July 2011]
High-dose thiamin (300 mg/day) has been shown to normalize blood pressure among diabetics. [Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome April 29, 2015]
Diuretics,
frequently prescribed for diabetics with high blood pressure, can
result in increased urinary loss of vitamin B1, a diuretic effect that
is often forgotten. Vitamin B1 deficiency may result in heart failure,
which is typically seen among diabetics. While potassium is often
supplemented to make up for mineral losses when taking diuretics,
thiamin should also be replaced. [Praxis May 2004]
Thiamin
helps to avert the major complications of diabetes: cardiomyopathy
(heart failure); retinopathy (leakage of blood vessels at the back of
the eyes; nephropathy (leakage of protein from urine and kidney
failure); and neuropathy (nerve degeneration experienced as numbness and
pain). [Journal Clinical Medical Research June 2012; Graefes Archives Clinical Experimental Ophthalmology Oct 2012]
Vitamin C
Diabetics have at least a 30% lower circulating vitamin C blood concentration than healthy adults. [Nutrition Reviews July 1996]
Five-hundred milligrams of vitamin C taken twice daily improves many measures of health among diabetics. [Journal American College Nutrition Aug 1995]
Supplemental vitamin C, 2000 mg/day, has been shown to have many beneficial effects upon blood sugar control. [Annals Nutrition Metabolism 1995]
Supplemental
vitamin C helps to reduce fasting blood sugar levels and long-term
blood sugar levels (hemoglobin A1c) and normalizes vitamin C levels
which are typically low among diabetics. [Journal Pharmacology Pharmaceutical Science Oct 2014; Advances Pharmacological Science 2011]
Vitamin C supplementation, 1000-3000 mg/day, has a positive effect over blood sugar and antioxidant status among diabetics. [Journal Korean Academy Nursing April 2003]
Five-hundred milligrams of vitamin C/day has been shown to reduce blood pressure among adult diabetics. [Hypertension Dec 2002]
Diabetics
with retinal problems within 1 year of initial diagnosis of diabetes
exhibit a much lower vitamin C blood concentrations than diabetics who
develop retinal problems 7-17 years following initial detection. [Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin April 1992]
Vitamin D
Available published reports suggest supplemental vitamin D may reduce the burden of diabetes. [Diabetes Research Clinical Practice May 2015]
Vitamin D exhibits preventive and therapeutic action against metabolic syndrome (a cluster
of conditions — increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level,
excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels).
In one
study those individuals who took vitamin D supplements experienced
decreased incidence of metabolic syndrome that correlated with
increasing levels of vitamin D. Those individuals with increasing blood
levels of vitamin D experienced a 24%, 36% and 44% reduction in
metabolic syndrome. [Nutrients Aug 28, 2015]
In a
6-month study, 4000 units of vitamin D given to 30 diabetic patients
significantly reduced their insulin levels and long-term blood sugar
control (hemoglobin A1c). [Iranian Journal Public Health Dec 2014]
It seems that vitamin D supplementation appears to slow the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes. [Indian Journal Endocrinology Metabolism May 2015]
Vitamin D supplementation has been demonstrated to improve symptoms of nerve pain (neuropathy) associated with diabetes. [Medical Principles Practice2015]
Researchers
say the least that can be done is ensure that diabetics are not
deficient in vitamin D given the growing body of evidence of its health
benefits and evidence from animal studies that vitamin D deficiency
results in a higher prevalence of diabetes. [Diabetes Research Clinical
Practice My 2015]
Herbal supplements for diabetic control
While many
herbals are touted for control of diabetes, four stand out and should
be considered; cinnamon, resveratrol, and two lesser- known East Indian
herbals, boswellia and gymnema sylvestre.
Resveratrol
Surprisingly,
a lab dish analysis of resveratrol (rez-vair-ah-trol), known as a red
wine molecule, demonstrated that the molecule completely substitutes for
insulin. [International Journal Biochemistry Cell Biology March 2015]
The underlying biological mechanisms of resveratrol in regard to diabetes have been reported. [Review Diabetes Studies Winter 2013]
A review
of 11 published human studies reveals resveratrol significantly reduced
fasting glucose, insulin, oxidized (glycated) hemoglobin, and insulin
resistance levels in diabetes. No significant effect of resveratrol on
glycemic measures of non-diabetic participants was found in the
meta-analysis, meaning resveratrol does not lower blood sugar in healthy
individuals, that is, it does not induce hypoglycemia. [American Journal Clinical Nutrition June 2014]
The
failure of resveratrol to produce positive effects on sugar control and
insulin sensitivity in some studies could be explained by excessive dose
(1500 mg/day). [Diabetes
April 2013] A more modest dose (250 mg/day) significantly improved
long-term blood sugar control (hemoglobin A1c) and blood pressure among
diabetic adults. [Nutrition Research July 2012]
In a study
of adults with diabetes and fatty liver disease, resveratrol
supplementation reduced insulin resistance, blood sugar (glucose) and
lowered abnormally elevated liver enzymes. [Digestion Liver Disease March 2015]
Finally,
the primary biological action of the anti-diabetic drug metformin is to
raise a cell energy sensing molecule called AMPK. A modest dose of
resveratrol has been shown to raise AMPK levels 50-200 better than
metformin. [Diabetes Aug 2006]
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is now widely touted and consumed by diabetics.
Its use by diabetics is not without scientific backing.
For
example, a study of 109 adults with poorly-controlled diabetes (average
hemoglobin A1c level was 8.4%), those who received a 1 gram (1000 mg) of
encapsulated cinnamon daily for 90 days saw A1c levels fall by 0.83%
compared with 0.37% for standard care. [Journal Medicinal Food 2011]
However, some published studies using cinnamon have produced equivocal results. [Journal Traditional Complementary Medicine July 2013]
An
analysis of 10 published studies that employed varying doses of cinnamon
(120-6000 mg/day) reduced fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol and
triglycerides but had no significant effect upon long-term blood sugar
control (hemoglobin A1c). [American Family Physician Sept 2013]
Insufficient evidence is the criticism often heard over the use of cinnamon by diabetics. [Cochrane Database Systematic Review Sept 2012] Yet there is no impetus in the research community to conduct conclusive studies.
There is question over whether the type of cinnamon consumed or dosage explain its mixed results in human clinical studies.
Both
species of cinnamon, Cinnamomum aromaticum (Cassia) and Cinnamomum
zeylanicum have been shown to be beneficial in regard to diabetic
control. [International Journal Food Science Nutrition
May 2012] As of 2012 cinnamon as cinnamomum zeylanicum had been
demonstrated to produce beneficial effects in animals but not humans. [Diabetic Medicine Dec 2012]
Cinnamon
(Cassia) powder, 1500 mg/day, did not exhibit significant difference
from an inactive placebo in reduction of fasting plasma glucose. [Journal Medical Assn. Thailand Sept 2006]
One study
utilized a purified cinnamon extract dosed at 1000 mg three times a day
which produced a three times greater reduction (10.3% versus 3.4%) in
fasting plasma glucose. But if this extract was so potent, why was 3000
mg needed? [European Journal Clinical Investigation May 2006]
Dosage may
control effectiveness. A 40-day study of adult diabetics showed that
1000 mg, 3000 mg or 6000 mg of cinnamon reduced fasting serum glucose
18-29%, triglycerides 23-30% and LDL cholesterol 7-27% and total
cholesterol 12-26% (effective as statin drugs). [Diabetes Care Dec 2003]
In another study a concentrated cinnamon extract dosed at 500 mg/day produced a modest 8.4% reduction in fasting blood sugar. [Journal International Society Sports Nutrition Dec 2006]
Cinnamon
powder is different than cinnamon extract. Cinnamon intake, either as
whole cinnamon or as cinnamon extract, results in a statistically
significant lowering in fasting blood glucose. [Journal Medicinal Food Sept 2011]
The
primary active ingredient in cinnamon is cinnamaldehyde. In animals, at
a human equivalent dose of 1400 mg (160-lb human) blood plasma glucose
declined 63%. Cinnamaldehyde was equivalent to the action of the
anti-diabetic drug glyburide (Micronase, DiaBeta). [Phytomedicine Jan 2004]
Cinnamon oil is 98% cinnamonaldehyde and is apparently the most potent form of cinnamon to use. [Planta Medica March 2010]
Cinnamon has been shown to reduce blood pressure by as much as -5.39 systolic/-2.6 diastolic pressure. [Nutrition Oct 2013]
Despite
cinnamon’s largely favorable effect among diabetics, researchers are
quick to warn physicians away from supplanting standard drug therapy
with cinnamon. [Pharmacotherapy April 2007]
While
studies involving cinnamon are confusing and do not presently define the
effective dosage range, cinnamon should be considered a natural herbal
remedy for diabetes and pre-diabetes. Apparently cinnamon oil would be
equivalent to available anti-diabetic drugs. Cinnamon oil can be
purchased economically. [Iherb.com]
Two East Indian herbal supplements: Boswellia serrata (frankincense) and Gymnema sylvestre.
Two East Indian herbals are frequently recommended for diabetes: Boswellia serrata (frankincense) and Gymnema sylvestre .
There is scant evidence of Boswellia’s effectiveness but the results in limited animal and human studies are striking. [Phytomedicine Sept 15, 2011; Journal Diabetes Metabolic Disorders 2014]
Boswellia has been found to be effective in humans at a dose as low as 400 mg were found to be effective. [Jundishapur Journal Natural Pharmaceutical Products 2012]
There is more convincing evidence for the use of Gymnema and doses of 500 mg/day have been shown to be beneficial. [Journal Dietary Supplements Sept 2010; Diabetes Control Newsletter Oct 2001]
An
excellent review paper suggests Gymnema may be a “panacea” for the
management of diabetes. Given that Gymnema has anti-inflammatory
properties, restores beta cell function in the pancreas to produce
insulin and helps with weight control, a reviewer said: “there is no
single oral anti-diabetic drug that presently exerts such a diverse
range of effects.” [Journal Alternative Complimentary Medicine Nov 2007] Truly, Gymnema at least partially restores insulin secretion. [Journal Ethnopharmacology Oct 1990]
A 400 mg dose of Gymnema was shown to reduce blood sugar readings and 5 of 22 subjects were able to discontinue their drugs. [Journal Ethnopharmacology Oct 1990] A 450 mg Gymnema tablet only costs $8.63 for 120 tablets. [Iherb.com]
Other dietary supplements
Given the
many drawbacks of anti-diabetic drugs and the generally safe history of
these herbals, it is tempting to advise diabetics to try them.
The
list of dietary supplements presented in this report is certainly not
inclusive of all of the beneficial nutrients for diabetics. For
example, nutritional supplements containing zeaxanthin, lutein, lipoic
acid, omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients have been shown to reduce
the risk of retinopathy in experimentally induced diabetes in animals. [Nutrition Metabolism Jan 30, 2014]
Lipoic acid helps overcome the adverse effects of dietary fructose consumption. [American Journal Physiology Regulation Integrated Comprehensive Physiology May 2010] Lipoic acid allays diabetic nerve pain (neuropathy) and kidney failure (nephropathy). [Diabetes Educator Jan 2007; Journal American Social Nephrology Jan 2001]
Diet Versus Supplements
The diet must be emphasized since diabetes is a diet-induced disease.
Recently published science points to high carbohydrate diets as the primary culprit in the onset of diabetes and pre-diabetes.
Low-fat
diets fail to improve health risks and carbohydrate restriction (bread,
rice, pasta, cereal) reliably reduces blood sugar (glucose) and reduces
the need for medication. Coupled with the fact that current
recommendations to control the diabesity epidemic have been met with
failure, a re-direction is needed.
Even a modest reduction in carbohydrate intake (from 53% to 33%) has been shown to reduce weight and insulin levels. [Journal Diabetes ComplicationsSept 2015]
Carbohydrate reduction accounts for 71% of the reduction in glucose achieved by short-time fasting. [Metabolism Feb 2015]
Convincing supportive evidence for a carbohydrate restricted diet are as follows:
1.Dietary carbohydrate restriction has the single greatest effect on normalizing blood glucose levels.
2. Calorie increases have been almost entirely due to increased carbohyrates.
3. Carbohydrate restriction is not dependent upon weight loss
4. No dietary plan is superior to carbohydrate restriction for weight loss
5. Adherence to low carbohydrate diets among adult diabetics is at least as good as any other dietary intervention.
6. Replacement with protein in place of carbohydrate is generally beneficial.
7. Dietary saturated fat does not correlate with heart disease risk.
8. Carbohydrates control saturated fats levels in blood plasma more than fats.
9. Dietary carbohydrate restriction is the most effective approach to triglyceride reduction.
10. Carbohydrate restricted diets reduce or eliminate need for medication.
11. There are no side effects of carbohydrate restriction compared to problematic drugs.
The call is for dietary carbohydrate restriction to be the first approach in diabetic management. [Nutrition Jan 2015]
A Harvard-based expert says 90% of diabetes can be avoided by diet and other healthy lifestyle habits. [Harvard]
A review of the published literature suggests a Mediterranean diet
would reduce the probability of remission from metabolic syndrome by
49%. [British Medical Journal Aug 10, 2015]
The long-dreaded cholesterol-rich egg is not associated with an increase in the risk for adult-onset diabetes. [British Journal Nutrition Sept 2015]
Diet: Fat or Carbs?
The
prevailing dietary advice from modern medicine over the past few decades
has been to reduce fat intake and replace calories with carbohydrates
without recognition that carbohydrates turn to sugar in the body.
It is
indeed refreshing to hear that British physician David Unwin learned
from an online forum that a group of diabetics who employed a diet with
plentiful amounts of meat, milk, butter, cream and lard were more
successful in overcoming metabolic syndrome than a low-fat diet
dietitians and doctors commonly recommend.
Dr. Unwin
broke from the advice to consume whole grain bread, pasta and rice. As
he says it: “Bread should be recognized as a concentrated sugar with a
higher glycemic index than sugar itself.”
Dr.
Unwin began to advise newly diagnosed diabetics to adopt a high-fat
diet. The results, published in the journal of Practical Diabetes, were
called “astonishing” – with average weight loss of almost 20 lbs., a
reduction in waist circumference of 6 inches and only 2 of 19 patients
had an abnormal hemoglobin A1c, a measure of long-term blood sugar
control. Simultaneously, blood
pressure improved (systolic 148 to 133; and diastolic 91 to 83 mmHg).
Elevated liver enzymes (gamma-glutamyltransferase) fell dramatically
(75.2 to 40.6). Total cholesterol on average fell from 212 to 181. More
remarkably, 7 of 19 patients no longer needed medication.
So much for physicians taking the lead from published science. A patient-led revolution took place. Big Pharma take note. [Telegraph UK Nov 24, 2014;Practical Diabetes March 2014]
More
recently, the British Medical Journal chose to publish a case report
submitted by Dr. Unwin of a patient with adult-onset diabetes (Type II)
who was able to come of all his medications (metformin, statin drug,
aspirin and ACE inhibitor) with adoption of a low carbohydrate diet.
Disturbingly, most medical guidelines in the UK do not recommend the diet. Dr. Sarah Hallberg advises diabetics to ignore the guidelines and eat low-carb, high-fat foods. [Diabetes Blog
UK] “Carbohydrate intake is the single biggest factor in blood sugar
levels and therefore the need for medication,” says Dr. Hallberg. By
following current dietary guidelines “we are essentially recommending
that they eat exactly what’s causing their problem” she adds. [Diabetes Blog UK] Listen and watch Dr. Hallberg talk about low-carbohydrate diets. [TED Talk]
In a
landmark study, researchers now report a low-carbohydrate diet is more
effective for weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction than a
low-fat diet. [Annals Internal Medicine 2014]
Commenting in The Daily Mail, a UK-based publication, Dr
Aseem Malhotra, consultant clinical associate to the Academy of Royal
Colleges, challenges health authorities to explain why it continues to
recommend “carbohydrates known to promote fat storage and hunger” to
overweight adults with metabolic syndrome.
He said:
‘Given that type 2 diabetes is a condition related to an intolerance to
metabolize carbohydrates, it is puzzling why Diabetes UK recommends as
part of a ‘healthy balanced diet’ the consumption of plenty of starchy
carbohydrates and modest amounts of sugary food and drinks including
cakes and biscuits.”
The case
of a patient in the UK with newly diagnosed diabetes who received no
dietary advice whatsoever has been published. The patient comments that
the nurse who administered his first insulin injection calculated the
dose to include a sweet tart he usually ate with his evening meal in the
calculation to determine how much insulin he needed. “That effectively
meant that I had to eat it – or I risked having a hypo (when blood
sugar becomes dangerously low). It was like hitting my head with a
hammer and then taking painkillers for the pain.” [Daily Mail UK Sept 7, 2015]
It
is clear that modern-day physicians treat diabetes as if it were a drug
deficiency. There is obvious need to control a diet-induced disease
with a diet plan and to utilize nutrients rather than synthetic drugs to
control diabetes. If patients adhered to low-carbohydrate diets and
took dietary supplements it is obvious they would require less doctoring
and drugs.
It is
total folly to take drugs or dietary supplements while ignoring the
diet. The current approach of treating diabetes with drugs or
supplements while ignoring diet is like lighting matches and continually
needing to use fire extinguishers.
A
diet with no added sugars and low in carbohydrates + dietary
supplements should help reduce or entirely avert the need for
problematic anti-diabetic drugs and slow or halt the progression from
pre-diabetes to overt diabetes.
It
is clear the doctor community is aware of the need for more medications
with high carbohydrate diets. The Food & Drug Administration’s
nutrition guidance committee that is re-evaluating dietary guidelines is
now under criticism for disregard for the current science. Conflicts
of interest by parties and organizations involved in the issuance of new
guidelines suggests the physician community, often influenced by
dollars from pharmaceutical companies, is gaming the U.S. population to
be dependent upon drugs and doctoring. [British Medical Journal]
The
fact this criticism comes from an overseas publication suggests
additional collusion by U.S. medical and news publishers with the
medical industry. Only after the British Medical Journal raised the
alarm did U.S.-based news sources pursue this issue. The low-fat,
high-carbohydrate diet archived into food policy in 1980 has spawned the
diabesity epidemic. [Time Magazine]
The
U.S. population is essentially being treated like a bunch of guinea
pigs that are misdirected and even coerced by the prevalent availability
of high-carbohydrate, low-fat foods in grocery stores to become
dependent upon doctoring and synthetic drugs for survival. “Let them
eat butter” rather than cake is the new cry for lean healthy bodies.
Added
note: Think you don’t have diabetes or pre-diabetes? Think again.
Dr. Joseph Kraft makes us aware the commonly used fasting glucose blood
test does not accurately detect diabetes. Dr. Kraft found only 7% of
adults with a normal fasting blood sugar reading had a normal insulin
response. Therefore, about 93% of adults will experience a false sense
of security because they have an undetected condition, high insulin
levels / insulin resistance that is now linked to an umbrella of
diseases (Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, heart failure, kidney
failure and diabetic problems in the eyes). The Kraft insulin assay
detects diabetes 10 years prior to onset of disease symptoms or the
pre-diabetes state. [Profgrant.com; Facebook.com; Townsend Letter for Doctors]
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