[MarineBrat]

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[puppypusher]

I hope this surgery continues to remain a positive way of controlling blood glucose because I'm tired of eating rabbit food.

[djf]

Dang!

I’m 50 plus years old and never knew I had somethin called a jejunum!

Another body part I gotta worry about!
:-(
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ex-Texan]

*BUMP*!

[PeaceBeWithYou]

So what part of your food gets absorbed in the upper intestine?

Answer: Fat.

What change has there been to cause the epidemic of type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other degenerative diseases?

Answer: Low fat diets, high in polyunsaturated oils.

Click here if you want to know more.

[Kieri]

This is very intriguing. I had a gastric bypass with a Roux-N-Y in 1992. At the time I was morbidly obese...but I had a blood pressure of 110/70 and my blood sugar was normal.

After losing 150 pounds I’m a “normal” size. My blood pressure is still 110/70 but I now lean towards hypoglycemic. If I don’t eat solid protein in the morning (peanut butter, eggs, meat, etc.) my sugar will tank.

Different parts of the small intestine absorb different nutrients. I take multivitamins and aside from skeletal and spinal irritants I’m pretty healthy. Diabetes does, however, run like wildfire in my family.

[Popman]

bookmarked

[Larry Lucido]

Nothing a Junior Mint couldn’t handle.

[prairiebreeze]

Very interesting, thanks for posting this.

[nmh]

Bump for later read!

Thanks!!! Dad has this ... might be good news for him.

[tired1]

How exactly the upper intestine is dysfunctional remains to be seen. ....

it just might, possibly have something to do with diet.

[LucyJo]

Thanks for posting this. Just sent the link to my aunt, who has diabetes.

[RoseofTexas]

book marked!

[SE Mom]

Wow- this is remarkable. Thanks for posting!

[LaineyDee]

My Aunt was "cured" of her Type II diabetes through diet.... so there's alot of truth to this. We had her fast on liquids for a few days...then added whole, natural foods back....one at a time. She's now allowed ice cream, breads, potatoes, etc....in moderation of course... and since we control the refrigerator...it's not hard for her to comply.:)

After 3 years......she hasn't had any significant fluxuations. When we first got her here.....she was a mess. She'd had a series of mini-strokes, high cholesterol (434) and a glucose level of 598. Now...her total cholesterol is around 130 and glucose levels hover around 88. Her carotids had been 96% blocked, but she was considered too big a risk for surgery at the time. We took her back to the surgeon last Spring and were told she's only 50% blocked...and he won't operate on anyone that's less than 65%. It just keeps getting better! :)

[neverdem]

Gastrointestinal surgery as treatment for type 2 diabetes.

The mechanism of diabetes control after gastrointestinal bypass surgery reveals a role of the proximal small intestine in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes.

[RightWhale]

Could be. That part of the digestive tract shoots a lot of digestive stuff into the system. Most would probably not want to know all the details, but it is very complicated and lots of big words.

[razorback-bert]

pinging me.

[Robert357]

Bump for later reading as well

[bmwcyle]

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