 Dangers of diabetes Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, non-traumatic amputations, and end stage kidney disease. Those with diabetes are at a risk 3 times higher for heart attack and stroke than those without diabetes. Obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes and many other diseases. If you want to prevent, stop, or even reverse diabetes, continue reading. It is my hope that this information will help you avoid all the risks and complications of this disease. How does Diabetes begin? Any food we eat turns
into sugar in the body. Blood sugar circulates to cells and nourish them. The
Beta cells in the pancreas produce insulin. Insulin
circulates through the blood to the cells and opens the doors (insulin
receptors) so sugar can get in. Muscle cells burn up sugar when exercised. If
they don’t need sugar they won’t accept it (insulin resistance). The sugar and
insulin then move on to the liver. Insulin opens the doors to the liver cells
so sugar can get in. When the liver is full it stops accepting sugar. The sugar
and insulin then move on to the fat cells. Insulin opens the doors to the fat
cells so sugar can get in. As we exercise the muscle cells use up their stored
sugar (glycogen). The liver and fat cells then mobilize their stored sugar
(glycogen in liver or fat in fat cells) for the muscle cells to use. The body
has a tremendous capacity to store extra sugar as a means of providing for when
food is not readily available. With a proper balance of healthful eating and
exercise the body’s sugar stays in balance. An autoimmune disease where the body destroys the beta cells in the islets of langerhans in the pancreas. The body can not make insulin so the sugar can not get into the cells. Sugar builds up in the blood and spills in the urine. It has to be dissolved in water so the body produces more urine to dissolve the sugar. The increased loss of water in the urine causes dehydration and makes the person thirsty. Since the cells can’t get sugar they begin to burn fat. The fat burns “dirty” producing ketones and results in diabetic ketoacidosis, coma, and death if left untreated. The increased sugar also causes damage to the eyes, kidneys, blood vessels, and nerves. It also raises triglycerides in the blood, lowers HDL, the good cholesterol, and makes the bad. Most type 1 diabetics will need insulin for life to control their disease and prevent complications. Lifestyle will help a lot to improve control of the diabetes and reduction in risk of complications. Type 2 Diabetes (90%) When the muscle, liver, and fat cells are full they stop accepting sugar. This causes obesity. Also, sugar has no where else to go and so it begins to build up in the blood. The pancreas senses the increased sugar in the blood and produces more insulin to force more sugar into the cells to keep the blood sugar under control. Eventually, if this continues, the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin to keep up with the body’s need for blood sugar control. As this continues the pancreas wears out and is able to produce less and less insulin until it can make very little and the person has become much like a type 1 diabetic. The cells won’t take the sugar in so it backs up into the blood. As the blood sugar goes higher it spills over into the urine. It has to be dissolved in water so the body produces more urine to dissolve the sugar. The increased loss of water in the urine causes dehydration and makes the person thirsty. The increased sugar also causes damage to the eyes, kidneys, blood vessels, and nerves. It also raises triglycerides in the blood, lowers HDL, the good cholesterol, and makes the bad cholesterol, LDL, much worse by making it small and dense. The results are heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, blindness, and amputations. Dr. Amy Mullen | Metabolic Syndrome Diabetes is also a part of what is known as metabolic syndrome which greatly increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. If a person has three of the following five items, they are said to have metabolic syndrome. All of these are related to insulin resistance. Abdominal obesity: Men over 40 inches, Women over 35 inches Elevated triglycerides: 150 or greater Low HDL cholesterol Men less than 40, Women less than 50 High blood pressure 130/85 or greater Elevated Fasting Glucose 110 or greater 
Results Insulin receptors have a half life of 7 hours. This means you can begin to reverse diabetes today. Within a few weeks it is possible to have much improved diabetic control with far fewer medications. And the complications can be prevented, and some of them fully or partially reversed. Our body is made so that years of suffering and disease can often be improved greatly in just a few weeks. When implementing this changes, keep good tabs on your blood sugars and see your doctor more frequently for labs and medication adjustment. See the attachment below for more information on a vegan diet for diabetes reversal. Warning: your blood sugar may drop rapidly and put you at risk of hypoglycemia. Know the signs and the treatment. Let your doctor and family know to be aware of this. If this happens, you will need a rapid source of sugar or immediate medical attention. |