Posted on 10/06/2014 8:40:27 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
According to Jin, a major cause of insulin resistance is the accumulation of excess fat in the cells of the liver, as well as in muscle tissue. The fat disrupts the process where, ordinarily, insulin would cause body tissues to correctly absorb glucose – blood sugar – and use it as a fuel. With nowhere else to go, much of the excess glucose remains in the bloodstream, where in high concentrations it can damage tissues throughout the body – potentially leading to blindness, kidney damage, cardiovascular diseases and other severe health problems.
“Our goal in this study was to find a safe and practical way of diminishing fat content in the liver. We used mice to perform proof-of-principle experiments in our laboratory,” says Jin. “We succeeded in removing fat, and that in turn improved the animals’ ability to use insulin correctly and reduce blood sugar.”
The modified medication – whose full name is niclosamide ethanolamine salt (NEN) – burned the excess fat in liver cells through a process known as mitochondrial uncoupling. Mitochondria are the microscopic energy source for each cell in the body, and ordinarily – like a well-tuned car engine – they burn fuels including fats and sugars in modest quantities to keep the cells functioning.
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Type 2 Diabetes is caused by too many carbs. Humans really don’t need to eat carbohydrates, which are really sugars. The real cause of diabetes is know in the scientific literature and these studies are a waste of money.
How Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Cure Type 2 Diabetes? Doctors aim to ‘bypass the bypass’ by helping the small intestines of diabetes patients get rid of excess glucose.
http://www.healthline.com/health-news/aging-how-gastric-bypass-eliminates-type-2-diabetes-072913
New study: Weight-loss surgery may cure diabetes
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-study-weight-loss-surgery-may-cure-diabetes/
Great post!
Thanks!
Was diagnosed T2 in February. A1C 6.9, FBS 140. Three months later I lost 30 pounds. A1C 5.7, FBS 105. Three months later lost 15 more pounds. FBS 73. Go figure. No meds. Just started walking every day and watching what I eat and count calories.
Gastric bypass is dangerous, and I know people who manage to gain back most or all of the weight they had lost after the surgery. It’s a drastic choice.
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2007/01/junkfood-science-weekend-special.html
You’re welcome. :-)
I won’t go under the knife to lose weight and possibly treat my diabetes. I might feel differently if I was, say, 600 pounds. Most reputable surgeons won’t operate unless the patient is morbidly obese. In that situation, it’s less risky to have the surgery than to lose weight through the slower approach of diet and exercise. However, for the moderately obese and those with a few pounds to lose, the risks of weight loss surgery far outweigh the benefits.
Mitochondria are the microscopic energy source for each cell in the body
They use the Force to treat diabetes
Hasn’t it always been that way?
CA....
Haven’t they already demonstrated that a 600 calorie per day diet for a short duration does this same thing?
While difficult, it seems less risky than drugs or bypass.
BINGO! Oldest son is Type 2, and when he gave up the carbs and sugars, he lost weight and takes less meds.
I used his diet, sans the high sugar fruits to lower my cholesterol Tris, already had the LDL under control by getting rid of the bad oils for cooking. Now it’s bake, grill or broil. It also made me lose a few lbs.
SIL is a big man 6’4”, large boned, type 1, heart issues, back issues, he weighed 400 lbs. He had the type weight loss surgery that lets you loose slowly, he is now down to 200 lbs, which is what he should weigh, off a lot of meds he had to take, and has less back pain. He still works so is quite active. And did not need surgery for saggy skin.
He does have issues eating raw veggies. And must cut his food up real small.
Fat plays a role only as a symptom of eating too many carbs. You can’t get fat by eating fat. You get fat by eating carbs. The bady stores excess carbs as fat.
Where is neverdem? I just realized I haven’t been getting pinged to these articles in a while.
I'm no medical expert, but I think my cardiologist would beg to differ.
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There are cardiologists who would disagree with your cardiologist. Medical opinions vary. :-)
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