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 ...
what did you do?
oh dear take thyroid meds, cannot use it
My dad got diabetes and hyoertension/high blood pressure in his late 50s.
Doc put him on 3 meds and said “you will have to take these the rest of your life”
Dad said “no I won’t”
Doc replied “yes you will”
Dad said...”you are not listening....this time next year I won’t need any of these neds”
Dad went on to lose about 40 lbs (he was never obese just a little overweight and dropped down to being super skinny) take up martial arts and cut back on sugars/simple carbs.
Next year he went to the doc who told him “your diabetes medicine and the other 2 pills seem to be keeping everything under control”
Dad told him “I haven’t taken any of that medicine in 4 months.”
I am so glad you found a tasty and sustainable approach to greatly extend your life.
So many diagnosed with Type 2 just accept the drugs and continue to eat in unhealthy ways. For that matter, the American Diabetes Association prescribed high simple sugar diets as the only “sustainable” diet for diabetics. They knew in 2006 that low carb put diabetes into remission, but couldn't encourage it because it was not sustainable.
“We want to promote a diet that people can live with long-term,” says Clark, who is vice president of clinical affairs and youth strategies for the ADA. “People who go on very low carbohydrate diets generally aren't able to stick with them for long periods of time.”
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20060616/do-low-carb-diets-help-diabetes
This article taught me a great deal, and made a substantial difference in my diet, and blood pressure-
Potassium makes all the difference!
https://chiro.org/nutrition/ABSTRACTS/Natural_Approach_to_Hypertension.shtml
That’s another success story!
Doctors honestly don’t read study write ups. They go off of what they learned in med school. Sure, continuing medical education credits are now expected, but they can’t possibly cover everything their patients need.
That isn’t a genuine magazine cover is it?
Lie if you must
Agree. For health, diet is everything.
A better question is why would anyone want to?
If you tell people up front that they can’t ever again eat Pizza, or Bread, or Pasta or Spaghetti or Taters, Ice Cream, etc, they will tune everything out. Particularly when the “approved” diet is 3 almonds, a slice of Hickory Sawdust toast, and a Brussel Sprout Smoothie.
I mean, just shoot me now. I can and do eat entire Pizzas once in a while. 2,000 to 2500 calories isn’t going to “break” the calorie bank.
Tonite I made a 2 egg omelet stuffed with Parnells breakfast sausage and melty velveeta, doused in Franks hot sauce. Two thick texas cut chunks of well-done toasted home made french bread slathered in dairy butter. And I might have a homebrew. It ain’t a lot of food, but it’s damn tasty.
One thing about people “watching” what they eat, they get real particular about it, ingredients and prep. (Yeah, I know velveeta ain’t cheese. Sue me!)
No it’s not, and the world has got to stop saying it is. Their model is in the obese category.
That said, a little overweight is good and I have read that slightly overweight people (by modern too-thin standards) have better survival rates from disease and surgery than normal or low-weight people. But that probably means that medical weight standards should be returned to what they used to be years ago, and people should stop trying for the skeletal look. It does not, however, mean that being seriously overweight is good for you.
It just means having enough fat reserves to give your body strength, not enough to make your heart beg for mercy.
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“ALL foods are replaced with specially formulated low-energy food replacement products, such as soups, shakes and bars, which provide 800kcal– 1200kcal/day and all essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals.”
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Wow. Did you take 600 mg?
Why is it contraindicated if you’re on thyroid med?
Not sure. But that is a contraindication all across the reputable sites.
I’ve never had the self-discipline to even change one item in one meal. But with a waist size of 33/34, doesn’t seem I can be THAT fat.
That is bat$hit CRAZY
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