tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post1074989062869489752..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Another Dangerously Misinterpreted Study: Insulin Doesn't Raise Cancer & Heart Disese Risk--High Blood Sugars DoJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61609230986374788082013-08-25T09:52:40.610-04:002013-08-25T09:52:40.610-04:00It certainly wasn't true for me. I lost weight...It certainly wasn't true for me. I lost weight after starting insulin without consciously dieting--and lost enough that I got a bit scared! I think that was because controlling my blood sugars stopped me from getting the hunger caused by those steep ups and downs so I ate less. <br /><br />Doctors dose insulin with "one size fits all" dosages which leave people with those Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3279034086022495302013-08-24T22:56:22.044-04:002013-08-24T22:56:22.044-04:00Is the old story true that if you use insulin, you...Is the old story true that if you use insulin, you will get fatter and fatter, since higher insulin levels for a type 2 makes you store sugar as fat?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999755738557851751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-73964261867655714682013-03-15T09:41:47.622-04:002013-03-15T09:41:47.622-04:00Roadrunner,
The claims made for berberine are bas...Roadrunner,<br /><br />The claims made for berberine are based on studies published in marginal journals, some of them look to me like "pay to publish" vanity journals. While it is possible it has an effect on blood sugar, we don't know enough about it to know if it has other, dangerous effects that would only show up in larger, well-conducted studies. <br /><br />On top of that, Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-55343365865073414682013-03-15T09:12:36.133-04:002013-03-15T09:12:36.133-04:00This is off topic, but I don't know how else t...This is off topic, but I don't know how else to reach you. Searching for "berberine" I find no hits on your website. Since Jimmy Moore has recently made such a big deal of it, I'd like to know your opinion.roadrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421407432418410121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-63764508071611887492013-03-01T09:39:49.972-05:002013-03-01T09:39:49.972-05:00Andrea,
You are 100% wrong unless you are talking...Andrea,<br /><br />You are 100% wrong unless you are talking about a small subset of obese people diagnosed with Type 2. There are almost 100 gene defects already known to be associated with Type 2 diabetes, all of them slightly different. Most of them affect the ability to secrete insulin. <br /><br />The only people who would make a statement like the one you cite are those who make their moneyJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-7064207430795359992013-03-01T05:44:48.436-05:002013-03-01T05:44:48.436-05:00Diabetes is NOT a disease of blood sugar, but rath...Diabetes is NOT a disease of blood sugar, but rather a disorder of insulin and leptin signaling. Type 2 diabetes is completely preventable and virtually 100 percent reversible, simply by implementing simple, inexpensive lifestyle changes, one of the most important of which is eliminating sugar (especially fructose) and grains from your dietAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380463948780368291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-15261351903936398102013-02-27T17:20:07.448-05:002013-02-27T17:20:07.448-05:00What I mean to get across is that cutting carbs al...What I mean to get across is that cutting carbs alone is not enough to normalize blood sugars in people who don't secrete insulin properly. <br /><br />A person with advanced LADA who attempts to control with only a low carb diet will have the same problems someone with Type 1 has--and over time would experience muscle wasting and long term even perhaps death, as happened to those with Type 1Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82850651118233636402013-02-27T15:44:21.741-05:002013-02-27T15:44:21.741-05:00Can you explain your comment ..
"Low carb doe...Can you explain your comment ..<br />"Low carb doesn't work for the people who really need insulin. Some years ago I was seeing blood sugars over 140 mg/dl after eating as little as 10g of carbs at once. <br /><br />Low carb works best for people whose diabetes is mostly due to insulin resistance and who are still producing significant amounts of insulin."<br /><br />Surely low carbSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636186081993824884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-35098734690145264302013-02-22T14:38:27.297-05:002013-02-22T14:38:27.297-05:00Jackie,
Re Lantus, it is possible the link with c...Jackie,<br /><br />Re Lantus, it is possible the link with congestive heart failure has to do with Avandia, which is known to greatly increase that risk, not insulin, since they were prescribing Avandia with insulin for many years under the belief that the Avandia would lower the needed insulin dose. That turned out to be a toxic combination.<br /><br />The big fear with Lantus was the Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-49653742882219810802013-02-22T13:04:04.623-05:002013-02-22T13:04:04.623-05:00I did see a study a while back... apparently, Lant...I did see a study a while back... apparently, Lantus raises the risk of congestive heart failure (not heart attack, as discussed here). Not too surprising because ALL insulin, even the homemade stuff, causes potassium loss, which shifts the body to fluid-retention and higher sodium (and hence high bp). <br /><br />I am of the opinion that insulin is a very good mode of treatment for T2 diabetesJackie Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045742074108609096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61386446240302885622013-02-22T09:38:34.809-05:002013-02-22T09:38:34.809-05:00Anand,
Low carb doesn't work for the people w...Anand,<br /><br />Low carb doesn't work for the people who really need insulin. Some years ago I was seeing blood sugars over 140 mg/dl after eating as little as 10g of carbs at once. <br /><br />Low carb works best for people whose diabetes is mostly due to insulin resistance and who are still producing significant amounts of insulin.<br /><br />If your beta cells aren't producing Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-19072063242927607512013-02-22T02:09:58.777-05:002013-02-22T02:09:58.777-05:00But there is a silver lining.
If the insurance co...But there is a silver lining.<br /><br />If the insurance companies stops paying for insulin, many people will get on a low carb diet to control their blood sugars. Doctors will have to come to terms with the fact that the patient cannot pay for the insulin and they have to come up with a different strategy.<br /><br />In the long term it will be very good for the patients.Anand Srivastavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616369007370348265noreply@blogger.com