Posted on 06/07/2021 2:03:24 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
New research has shown that if people achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage their type 2 diabetes, many can also effectively control their high blood pressure and stop or cut down on their anti-hypertensive medication.
A weight management program…has proved effective at lowering blood pressure and reducing the need for anti-hypertensive medications, as well as bringing remission of type 2 diabetes.
The programme involves an initial 12 weeks on a nutritionally complete formula diet (low calorie soups and shakes) which will induce weight loss of over 15 kg if followed fully. Diabetes and blood pressure drugs were stopped at the start, and only re-started if blood sugar or blood pressure rose.
The weight loss phase is followed by support to choose foods and eat wisely for weight loss maintenance. Maintaining the 15 kg weight loss allowed 8 out of 10 people to become free from type 2 diabetes, without the need for diabetes medications for at least 2 years.
This study looked at 143 people who started the diet programme, with more than half (78 people) on tablets for high blood pressure at the start (and 44 on two or more drugs). The researchers found that, overall, average blood pressure fell steadily as people lost weight. And blood pressure remained lower after the formula diet period finished, and then at 12 and at 24 months.
… Being overweight is the main cause, and losing weight can bring a remission from hypertension for many, as well as a remission of diabetes. Withdrawing blood pressure medications is safe, provided people lost weight and blood pressure was checked regularly, in case tablets needed to be reintroduced.
“…We've shown that when substantial weight loss is achieved and maintained, patients can effectively manage both their blood pressure and type 2 diabetes without drugs."
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
Another diet to do this is a low carb approach, coupled with intermittent fasting.
Sounds like somebody is trying to sell something...
Intermittent fasting works!
It’s all about diet. ALKAline
Crap. That didn’t work for me.
The bottom line is that there are more than one approach to take when dealing with Diabetes, but they involve doing something. If you do nothing, very little, or just rely on your medication, it's going to be chronic.
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Works great!
All natural
Took a guy 65 taking two shots a day completely off in 45 days!
I disagree. Obesity is not the cause. It is a symptom of an unhealthy, carb-laden diet. The standard American diet: carbs and grains heavy with inflammatory vegetable oils is the direct cause of most chronic diseases.
The natural progression of our lives is not to be constantly sick. In a very real sense, we are what we eat.
Absolutely.
The Obesity Code - Dr. Jason Fung
This one really works: If it tastes good, you can eat it.
The problem is funding - it's hard to get studies funded that won't make someone a lot of money.
How much was he taking?
“New research has shown that if people achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage their type 2 diabetes, many can also effectively control their high blood pressure and stop or cut down on their anti-hypertensive medication.”
And new research has determined that water is wet. This has been common knowledge for years. For example, here is a study from 2007:
https://www.nature.com/articles/0803606
Big pharma will crush this report. A patient cured is a customer lost.
It’s even less complicated than that. “Low Carb” isn’t particularly realistic, in my opinion, depending on how one defines low carb. I managed to lose 50+ pounds of body fat and intermittent fasting. It isn’t really a “diet”, it’s technically sometimes called “time restricted eating”. I eat and enjoy pretty much the same foods as always, just a whole lot less of them.
One perspective somebody outlined made sense to me. A “normal” diet for a lot of people, has three main components, they typically:
Eat whatever they want
Whenever they want
However (quantity) much they want
Now this routine should look very familiar to someone who is way, way overweight. It was for me! The idea is to look at these three traits as “levers”, and try to push at least two of them every day.
Intermittent Fasting takes care of the “whenever” lever very well. In fact, people tend to lose body fat with intermittent fasting without changing what they eat or how much they eat, it’s that effective.
Dinner I eat pretty much what I want so long as it is not processed junk (like microwave frozen meals). In fact, I don't even have a microwave in the house anymore. Everything is cooked on the stovetop, oven or grill.
I've had some ups and downs over the next 18 years but never got much over 240 (I'm 6'3") and presently at around 225 or so.
No Type 2 diabetes whatsoever. Blood work is always excellent. No prescription drugs of any kind. I'll be 60 next year and in perfect health.
I'm not going to tell anybody what to eat but do recommend what not to eat: Soda pop, candy, chips, pies, cakes, ice cream, frozen "prepared" dinners, and fast food (which is basically frozen and microwaved to order).
Obesity is the result, but it is a primary indicator. Metabolic Syndrome, and Insulin Resistance.
There’s all sorts of maladies that go bye-bye almost like magic, when the fat gets burned away. It also improves blood pressure and “good” cholesterol blood parameters, allergies, arthritis, and is important for a healthy immune system. Ever notice there are no really old fat people? All of the super long lived people are always pretty spry. They often drink, and smoke too, but let’s not get carried away. There’s also just plain quality of life issues, being able to do everyday things, to say nothing of not being chained to a huge pile of prescription pills.
bkmk
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