This is for all my readers that maybe suffering with diabetes….myself I was diagnosed with type 2 4 years ago….it came out of the blue….that is not true….my doctor told me 7 years ago I was pre-diabetic and a change in my diet would be best….I ignored the advice and a couple years later I had Type 2.
Since my diagnosis I have change my heathen ways and it is under control….it has been a struggle for the foods I truly enjoy are not that good for a diabetic.
Now I try to help out wherever I can but before venturing on something new please consult your medical professional.
I read a couple of stories this past week that I thought would be nice to pass on to my readers that may have diabetes.
An expert weighs in on managing diabetes….
Insulin was a game-changer when doctors started giving it to patients with Type 1 diabetes in the 1920s. At the time, science journalist Gary Taubes explains to the Guardian, most people with the disease died. Insulin not only saved lives, but offered patients the ability to eat basically as they normally would. Years later, it became clear that there were long-term complications including, Taubes says, heart disease, atherosclerosis, neuropathy, kidney failure, blindness, and amputations. Physicians at the time considered these complications of diabetes, but Taubes argues they were actually complications of the disease when insulin therapy is used to control it. Taubes has also researched the low-fat dietary advice that ran rampant for a while, and which he has called “a big fat lie” that’s behind America’s obesity epidemic. Carbs, he’s argued, are more dangerous than fat.
Put it all together, and the argument Taubes is making is this, in his words: “If I tell you not to eat the carbs and we minimize the insulin use—which for type 2 [diabetes] could be no insulin—I might keep you alive” longer than if insulin therapy alone is the treatment. The extensive article also delves into the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, which are so significant some see it as odd the two share a name (while insulin is strictly necessary for survival in type 1 cases, diet and lifestyle changes may be sufficient for type 2). And it looks at the controversy surrounding Taubes’ ideas, which are far from widely accepted in the scientific community, while also talking to patients who’ve experienced success with low-carb diets—as well as those who cast doubt on the idea. Ultimately, Taubes says, more must be researched: “The science has been pretty awful.” Read the full piece at the Guardian.
This next article is called a “game changer”….
Diabetes sufferers could one day have pancreatic cells transplanted into their forearms to treat the condition, pioneering research suggests. In healthy bodies, islet cells in the pancreas produce the hormone insulin, which is crucial for regulating blood sugar.
But these cells are destroyed by the immune system in people with Type 1 diabetes. Scientists are developing a technique in which donated islets are transplanted just under the skin on the arm, where they then perform the job of producing insulin.
An ongoing trial with eight patients has seen “encouraging” results. If successful, the treatment could free hundreds of thousands of sufferers from painful injections and the need to frequently check their blood sugar.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1867671/diabetes-insulin-pancreas-transplant-health
I hope that these stories were informative and interesting for those that suffer from diabetes.
May your Sunday be filled with joy….as always Be Well and Be Safe….
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