Posted on 09/09/2024 2:49:53 PM PDT by Songcraft
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Diabetes can usually be reversed through proper diet and lifestyle
Type II, that is.
YES!
YES!
That’s a misnomer. EAating less carb diets and exercise can assist a patient tht is young enough and physically fit enough to do it.
I was diagnosed in 1987 when I wa actiove military and exercising daily and was able o maintain it. But as time went on, and the older the body got, the ability to get the exercise dwindled with energy loss and injury. And it worsened. A study found that the rates of type 2 diabetes were up to 7 times higher in Chinese adults aged 55–74 than in 20- to 34-year-olds.
According to medical news today there are a number of factors tht place a majority of the progniosys of type II being determined above ages 45”
overweight status - not burning the calories taken in
excess abdominal fat - same thing along with insilin resistence
poor diet, especially one high in fats and added or refined sugars tht shouldn’t happen adn that’s a fault of the person.
a sedentary lifestyle - body slowing down and wasily injured. Thnis has been one of the major points in men losing testosterone.
family history of diabetes - sometimes not known.
history of heart disease or stroke
Most of these are greater attached to people over that 45 marker so overturning diabetes is a not a fool proof tehnique. All the ducks need to be in line. And hisory has proven that that is unusual.
wy69
The ketogenic diet, or keto diet, is a strict diet that involves eating foods that are low in carbohydrates and high in fat. The carnivore diet is a restrictive diet that consists of only animal products and excludes all fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts.
First of all, the diet that is low in carbs is low in the fuel that runs the body. The body works through carbs as a *protective* reaction to blood glucose that is elevated high above normal levels. A basic thought on the big three is of your daily caloric intake, 60% should come from carbs, 15% from fat, and 25% from protein.
But that also means a balanced diet that creates intake of the different needs of the body like vitamins, iron... You don’t feed the body by taking away nutrients. Both the diets you mentioned do that as a major part of their selling point.
But that doesn’t mean you should just...eat. Eat right and balance that with calorie control. Healthy people use the Harris Bendict scale for measurement because it takes into consideration your lifestyle that you actually have. It doesn’t create a false lifestyle to react to your changed intake.
Now, as for diabetes, in its action it is very inconsistent and troublesome because of how it works. There is so much varients in everyday situations that it can be a crapshoot. The illness is a battle everyday for the rest of your life. I equate it to cancer. How many people go into remission and down the road have recurrence?
Diabetes is not a triggered illness. It is not caused just by being overweight or eat too much of a wrong food. If that was the case I would never have gotten it diagnosed as when I was told I was 6’ 1”, 190, running 5 miles a day and playing competitive sports like racquetball and handball as an amatuer. (Military fitness)
Weight and fitness is a part of the control of it but age, injuries, other illnesses, and lifestyle changes are also just a part of it. Another part of the illness is that type 2 diabetes has a stronger link to family history and lineage than type 1, and studies of twins have shown that genetics play a very strong role in the development of type 2 diabetes. (ADA).
So diet is part of the equation in many cases. But a diet is what you consume, not a name for a directed amount of what nutients you require. And the keto or carnivore may be good diets for some people depending on what they need. The keto diet helps reduce seizures in pediatric patients with epilepsy. Endurance athletes and body builders also use it to scrap fat in short timeframes. But if they do not have the fat tissue they need they cannot finish many races as the fuel goes out. Balance and planning of consumption is what is needed for the body. Not a diet to lose weight for an illness.
wy69
Reducing carbs is not the answer to diabetes. A balanced diet in exchange for burning the carbs you need to live your life is the answer. I mentioned the Harris Benedict formula which has been in existance since 1918 and points out the problem with blind keto actions.
In the formula it recognizes the need for more or less carbs based upon your lifestyle. If you take a person that is ill and can’t exercise, should they require the same amount of carbs as a ditch digger?
I was using a doctor years ago that went on a keto diet and within a couple of weeks he was unable to finish his run due to exhaustion and ended up thumbing a ride back to the hospital. He needed more carbs. Ever watch a worker for UPS? They need more carbs. I was a sports official and active military for many years and during those years I had to increase my carbs.
They two you mentiomned even differ between themselves.
Standard ketogenic diet:
Overall, 70% of a person’s intake is fat, 20% is protein, and 10% is carbs.
Cyclical ketogenic diet:
There is a cycle of 5 low carb days and 2 high carb days.
I mentioned the Harris Benedict as it is the main source for many of the diets out there to include weigh watchers and nutrisystem. I am a former military trainer being schooled at
Cooper Institute in Dallas, TX in training and dietary. I trained military and civilian staff in exercise physiology, use of weight lifting and cardio machines, and recommended people for dietary couselling at medical facilities. From my experience the one size fits all weight loss idea is not consistent with the needs of the audience. And the two diets you mentioned are examples of over the top efforts to accomplish a goal using questionable processes in that they create a misnomer of what they are trying to accomplish. No one should make an effort to lose more than 5 to 10 pounds a minth. They didn’t put it all on the first month. And trying to cut back on the main source for energy is like cutting the octane to almost zero in an auto. It won’t run and could blow a cylinder. Same with a human.
wy69
“...foods which contain large amounts of sugar and carbs?”
Life as a diabetic is not cut in stone, it is moderation. And this leads to many questions. From me, if someone gives you a cake, do you eat the entire thing? Of course not. You may only eat a tiny sliver, but it accomplshes the goal you are trading for. If a diabetic’s life is driven by the illness, then he/she might as well stay home, draw the blinds, and eat water and celery. Course, you’d have no energy to do anything so crossing the doorstep would be a gamble. But that sliver of cake at your grand daughter’s 8th birthday party is an expected and required event. So, you moderate.
A good source for diabetic life style is this:
https://diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes
And what do you do when you can’t exercise anymore? That makes anything you eat a problem past that which the body requires to survive. If you don’t give and take using smart choices and not watching your needs, you will fail as a diabetic. And as soon as one of the two main parts of that control, proper diet and exercise, is no longer sustainable, life is short.
“I think that most people practicing a keto diet or a carnivore diet would strongly disagree with your views...”
We live in that modertion world. Each diabetic is going to be a little different than the one next to them. And the keto diet is also determined by some not to be sustainable. From this article:
“The keto diet could cause low blood pressure, kidney stones, constipation, nutrient deficiencies and an increased risk of heart disease. Strict diets like keto could also cause social isolation or disordered eating. Keto is not safe for those with any conditions involving their pancreas, liver, thyroid or gallbladder.
So what I work with is sustainable with moderation. Keto doesn’t do that. It’s a crash course in weight loss and not wellness. And it has it’s drawbacks besides that.
““If you are on diabetic medication that causes low blood sugar, those meds may need to be adjusted within a few days,” Condon says. “There are heart-healthy sources of fat, however if that person is not educated on heart-healthy sources of fat, they may consume excessive amounts of saturated fats that can increase your risk of heart disease.”
There’s some bugs. And for those that choose that direction I wish them success. But they need to detemine what they are trying to acomplish and for how long. Those diets are not established to do that. Just knock off weight through starvation and require exercise to accomplish. Your body is pretty smart. It will adjust. This is why my teachings say about 3 to 5 pounds weight loss a month is a better path. And the military I practiced at, was in agreement with that number as that is their expectations even with the huge mount of exercise they put theior members through. And they make available large amounts of carbs within their dining facilities as carbs equal energy to be used. The military demands that in bushelfulls.
wy69
“I hope that your way works well for you.”
I keep hoping for someone to come up with something that can halt it in its tracks. But so far, everything I have read or talked to people about it all seem to only come up with a way to “try” to maintain it because of its varying changes day to day. So far the predominance has been insulin in some form and proper diet with exerecise so the body can get the minerals and vitamins it needs to operate so the exercise can work. But as time goes on the ability to exercise, which is a major component to the success of any of the treatment programs, becomes an impossibility, then everyone’s program fails.
They know so little about diabetes as type II is relatively new and they are just startinbg to scratch the surface of treatment. I doubt they can get it in my lifetime but they may get lucky in the next generation.
wy69
Women eats 50 sticks of butter in a month.
https://youtu.be/AzJrwAjMkCU?si=JhmjH7vTgZwYKkhk
What most have noticed.
https://youtube.com/shorts/mgtHKJDMLcM?si=gfiBWsp8Xcjk6BfK
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