tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post6910640540564939816..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Meaningless Diabetes Days and MonthsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-67011878244039590902010-01-29T20:22:50.825-05:002010-01-29T20:22:50.825-05:00Nelle - Matt realises that there is an epidemic of...Nelle - Matt realises that there is an epidemic of low basal temperatures in the population as a whole. Low basal body temps are indicative of a crappy metabolism. I totally agree with this. I am hypothyroid and before diagnosis my basal temps (even post ovulation) never went above 97F. I am still working on getting them up and, as I do so, I am healing my body. It is taking time as I heal from lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652943623127055351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-65932975957058562462009-11-23T16:02:08.833-05:002009-11-23T16:02:08.833-05:00Matt-
I know I'm late to this blog, but about...Matt-<br /><br />I know I'm late to this blog, but about Neal Barnard- aren't most of his patients on medication so they can eat more carbs? But can you explain what you mean by "fixing your carbohydrate metabolism" and the morning temperature influence?Nellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168060436789371388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-11701247545652576802009-11-16T23:45:45.657-05:002009-11-16T23:45:45.657-05:00Interesting happening at a local "Diabetes Ex...Interesting happening at a local "Diabetes Expo" last Saturday (World Diabetes Day!):<br /><br />I was asked to spin the "Diabetes Wheel" and answer the corresponding question for the category that came up. I landed on "Nutrition Label". The question was "What part of the label should diabetics be most interested in?". I, of course, answered "gindiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978617984562882033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-1198517853385262412009-11-11T22:58:16.253-05:002009-11-11T22:58:16.253-05:00I am sure you know these.But I hope everyones read...I am sure you know these.But I hope everyones read<br />Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects<br />By Ron Rosedale, M.D.<br />Part 3 and part 4 has some interesting information on insulin sensitivity.<br /><br />(I hope providing such a link is allowed here.I am sorry if its not).nadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061026460519673549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-86948112919192513682009-11-10T11:58:06.962-05:002009-11-10T11:58:06.962-05:00Shabnam,
If you are insulin sensitive, you are p...Shabnam, <br /><br />If you are insulin sensitive, you are producing an appropriate amount of insulin. Insulin is neither good nor bad. Rising and falling levels of insulin is no different from your chest rising and falling when you inhale and exhale. It's a basic function of all mammals in response to food or the release of liver/muscle glycogen. It's insulin resistance and the body&Matt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823163098708883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-55162047412468096252009-11-10T10:59:30.514-05:002009-11-10T10:59:30.514-05:00Two points - first to Matt. As a type 2 of 24 yea...Two points - first to Matt. As a type 2 of 24 years who is now off meds thanks primarily to relegating myself to a Bernstein diet for the last 10 months, let me say that I feel no deprivation on this diet. In fact, the opposite is true. I find my meals more satisfying and I don't get hungry off and on throughout the day. The same is true for my wife, who is not only not a diabetic, but isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-77751686945408886612009-11-10T10:40:08.918-05:002009-11-10T10:40:08.918-05:00"Eating Any Kind of Carbohydrate Raises Blood..."Eating Any Kind of Carbohydrate Raises Blood Sugar. Cutting Out Carbs Lowers Blood Sugar Safely and Effectively."<br /><br />So true. Why is that so hard for people to understand?jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-37066336155264602912009-11-10T03:53:06.933-05:002009-11-10T03:53:06.933-05:00Matt Stone,have you checked your 2-3 hour postpran...Matt Stone,have you checked your 2-3 hour postprandial? Or 3-5 hours after overfeeding on your unrestricted diet of saturated fat, meat, starch, and vegetables? ..You maybe very insulin sensitive but if you are producing lots of insulin it may not be good news. Hyperinsulinemia? Have you checked your fasting insulin level? Just curious.nadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061026460519673549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-81315173828690859692009-11-09T14:54:54.881-05:002009-11-09T14:54:54.881-05:00Thanks for the mended link. It isn't the one ...Thanks for the mended link. It isn't the one further up, though, or the one from the page on the 101 site... I've got it now...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770197787308741994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-32654518324770031932009-11-09T11:34:01.545-05:002009-11-09T11:34:01.545-05:00Kathy -
Thanks for the nudge. No I am not diabe...Kathy - <br /><br />Thanks for the nudge. No I am not diabetic, but I'm obviously very interested in diabetes as I'm breaking ground on a type 2 diabetes book project right now. <br /><br />The point of my glucose testing was to try to find out how to lower glucose levels in response to the same food. Going vegan may have done it very efficiently, but after returning to normal food, myMatt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823163098708883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88830877184493199192009-11-09T10:02:24.039-05:002009-11-09T10:02:24.039-05:00Jenny,
I support (financially) the work that Dr. F...Jenny,<br />I support (financially) the work that Dr. Faustman is doing and the JDRF. I don't do anything with the ADA. If there are others actively funding research on a cure I will support them as well.<br /><br />The WDD and other awareness campaigns are designed to bring awareness to the "general public". They are not designed to inform people with "D" about "DKhürt Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453372345745661802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3216052550091746952009-11-09T09:53:58.759-05:002009-11-09T09:53:58.759-05:00""All complaints should go to the person...""All complaints should go to the person who can do something about it."<br /><br />That's usually the person in the mirror."<br /><br />BUT the person in the mirror has almost inevitably been told to eat a high carb low fat diet and not to test. IMO the Heart Healthy Diet is directly responsible for the major "epidemics" of obesity and cardiovascular disease Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-24365761075750335812009-11-09T08:01:13.663-05:002009-11-09T08:01:13.663-05:00Helen,
Is this the link you were downloading?
U...Helen,<br /><br />Is this the link you were downloading? <br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloodsugar101.com/flyer-mmol.pdf" rel="nofollow">UK FLYER</a><br /><br />Is anyone else having trouble with downloading it?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-41052818167616034612009-11-09T06:47:13.397-05:002009-11-09T06:47:13.397-05:00Can't download the rest of the World version -...Can't download the rest of the World version - comes out corrupted... I really would liek this to hand out to all the people I describe the solution to all the time.. Like the man opposite me this weekend who injected 5x during the day and ate 6 bananas....<br /><br />Helen HowesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770197787308741994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-76241590808135804832009-11-08T23:13:40.557-05:002009-11-08T23:13:40.557-05:00Jenny, my comment was to Matt, wondering if he'...Jenny, my comment was to Matt, wondering if he's diabetic. Just to clear up any confusion!Kathy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13290366073770783142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-77550798518996745812009-11-08T19:16:10.238-05:002009-11-08T19:16:10.238-05:00One more thought. I am with every one of you in wa...One more thought. I am with every one of you in wanting to see the day when there is a cure for Type 1 diabetes. I support Dr. Faustman's work.<br /><br />But when you give your money to the big diabetes organizations, it mostly isn't going to find a cure. <br /><br />People with diabetes of all kinds keep whole industries profitable. It would be a disaster for investors if diabetes was Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-4856159564711587332009-11-08T17:08:36.568-05:002009-11-08T17:08:36.568-05:00Khurt,
I already put about 20 hours a week of com...Khurt,<br /><br />I already put about 20 hours a week of completely unpaid labor into aintaining the Blood Sugar 1010 web site. <br /><br />That involves reading all the journal articles, reviewing the studies, updating the site, and responding to hundreds of desperate emails from people all over the world whose doctors have let them down, many of whom are in very rough shape with no idea what toJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-89716848485992424102009-11-08T17:02:33.567-05:002009-11-08T17:02:33.567-05:00Kathy,
I certainly do have diabetes.
Eating a ...Kathy, <br /><br />I certainly do have diabetes. <br /><br />Eating a "normal" meal will put my blood sugar up into the 300s. <br /><br />What I am not is an insulin resistant Type 2. I make fasting insulin which eventually will bring my blood sugar down after eating, but I don't make meal time insulin.<br /><br />I inject insulin at any meal that isn't very low carb.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-1564238363895939342009-11-08T14:41:34.242-05:002009-11-08T14:41:34.242-05:00Matt, it's my understanding from reading your ...Matt, it's my understanding from reading your blog (could be wrong) that you're not diabetic. When I was in my 30s as you are now, I could eat anything and everything--my fasting bg was always 80 and my postmeal, even after Thanksgiving dinner, never went above 110. <br /><br />That changed in my 40s when I simultaneously gained weight and my blood sugars rose. My brother and Kathy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13290366073770783142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-1841241715784869722009-11-08T14:30:57.373-05:002009-11-08T14:30:57.373-05:00I use World Diabetes Day as another day to raise ...I use World Diabetes Day as another day to raise awareness of the need to fund cure-focused research to restore normoglycemia and ultimately to cure and prevent type 1 diabetes. My now 22 year old son was diagnosed in 1989.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539813071708543339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-67249735785181817342009-11-08T13:52:46.257-05:002009-11-08T13:52:46.257-05:00Since you know what the problem is ... lack of rea...Since you know what the problem is ... lack of real information about what to ABOUT diabetes ... then I suggest you start a campaign to do exactly what you said this post.<br /><br />"All complaints should go to the person who can do something about it."<br /><br />That's usually the person in the mirror.Khürt Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453372345745661802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-35474776980112717082009-11-08T13:25:08.270-05:002009-11-08T13:25:08.270-05:00Thanks Jenny. I wasn't conscious of the market...Thanks Jenny. I wasn't conscious of the marketing that goes along with Diabetes Day and Month but now can see that commercial enterprises are the real winners here. You no doubt read the same magazines as I and I'm constantly amazed how they tout recipes as being healthy for diabetics when all they're doing is substituting Splenda for sugar. Hello it's dessert. It's still poulingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367868612834399503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-75206624922823246172009-11-08T11:29:41.726-05:002009-11-08T11:29:41.726-05:00The beauty of the strategy described on the Flyer ...The beauty of the strategy described on the <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php" rel="nofollow">Flyer</a> is that it will tell each person who tries it exactly how much carbohydrate they can tolerate.<br /><br />A few may find, as you do, that they can tolerate a lot. Most won't. <br /><br />There is a subset of males whose diabetes manifests mostly as fasting blood sugar Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-41311989694756044592009-11-08T10:32:41.917-05:002009-11-08T10:32:41.917-05:00Amen to throttling the the Diabetes powers that be...Amen to throttling the the Diabetes powers that be and amen to "gluttony and sloth" not causing diabetes. I overeat at every meal and my favorite physical activity is sunbathing. In fact, one of the few overfeeding studies that has been done, brought forward by Russ Farris and Per Marin in the Potbelly Syndrome showed marked reduction in insulin and leptin resistance. <br /><br />TheMatt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823163098708883587noreply@blogger.com