GEO ZAUN: IS DIABETES REVERSIBLE?

You can not reverse diabetes, once you got it you got it for life however you can lead a healthy life with the disease by living withing the carbohydrate limits that your body can still deal with without medication. So your intake of carbohydrates needs to be severely curbed and your meds need adjusted downwards with the help of you doc when that time arises. There is one big trade off in all of this, eat withing your carb limits or pay for the consequences of not doing so. Y...ou do all of this by eating to your meter...test test test, and reduce your carbs. None of us should be eating obvious carbs, if you are unsure, don't eat it. Eat those carbs that keep you healthy only, such as green leafy veggies. Count the carbs (total carbs) every day, you meter and your meds will tell you when you ate to many. This whole process is quite simple, the only thing it takes is your willpower and patience.

MARTIN SHANNON, DIABETES COACH AND HIMSELF A DIABETIC

• I read across a lot of diabetic forums and face book pages and the thing I hear the most is everyone is different you got to find what works for you. To a certain extent this is true; we are all a little different biologically. What needs to be said is that we are all human beings with basically the same biology, if this wasn’t true, vaccines, immunizations, pharmaceutical drugs all would have to be individually tailored to fits everyone’s needs and we all know that isn’t the case. Yes there are outliers to this rule; some will have a greater degree of side effects than others.
  
  A few basic facts when it comes to diabetes and a glucose metabolism that is malfunctioning. Carbohydrates are carbohydrates it doesn’t matter the source, carbohydrates will affect your glucose levels, some quicker than others but all will have an effect. The biggest source of glucose you are seeing in your blood is coming from the carbohydrates you are eating; the second source is proteins that are being eaten in excess of your metabolic needs for tissue repair. When you hear someone say you have to find out what works for you, I interpret that as find out what is acceptable to you, which still may not be what is necessary for long term health. People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus all have a varying degree of insulin available to modulate their glucose levels, what this leads to is a varying degree in the amount of carbohydrates you can consume. This is where the statement you have to find out what works for you. Knowingly or unknowingly what they are referring to is your carbohydrate budget, in reality they are referring to your available insulin. If you are taking medications that affect your insulin directly your carbohydrate budget will increase, is that a good thing or bad thing. Having to increase insulin to cover a food source that is easily removed from your diet and not necessary for human health or longevity doesn’t make sense to me. Don’t misunderstand, there are plenty of people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus that require medication even under strict carbohydrate reduction and there is nothing wrong or defeating about that. The end game here is to be healthy regardless of the path you need to take.
  
  The question now becomes for a newly diagnosed person with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, how far am I willing to push the envelope in regards to my insulin supply. Most people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus have a finite amount of insulin available and the majority of that insulin is phase II insulin or newly manufactured insulin. If you consume carbohydrates below your budget your body will once again start to store insulin as Phase I insulin. Phase I insulin is stored insulin and is used in response to consuming carbohydrates. In my opinion now that you have been diagnosed with Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus the wise thing to do is always consume carbohydrates below your available insulin supply. The less demand you put on your pancreas to supply insulin the quicker your path to health will be. Now that you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus your pancreas (Beta Mass), the insulin producing cells have been working overtime to keep up with the demand of your insulin resistance. It could use a break.

  
  

POST BY CAROLYN STATMAN IN OUR RECIPE GROUP

Wanna give a big THANK YOU to this group and a special SHOUT OUT to Martin Shannon. Just got my results. A1C went from 6.9 to 5.3!!! I feel great and have learned so much from yall. Still need to lose about 25 lbs. but well on my way!!! Doc said keep up the good work, and he's not big on praise😄