Doctor-induced Diabetes

Doctors are starting to see a combination form of diabetes that seems to be a result of current treatment methods.

Type I is insulin-deficient diabetes, when the body doesn't make enough insulin.
Type II is insulin-resistant diabetes, when the cells don't use the insulin that is available.

The standard treatment for Type I is to inject insulin into the body. When this is not combined with diet and exercise, the cells can gradually develop insulin resistance.

Type II is generally treated with drugs that increase the body's production of insulin, but eventually the overstimulated insulin-producing cells wear out, creating an insulin deficiency.

There are many foods that can slow down the absorption of carbohydrates to prevent the blood sugar spikes that stress the insulin system, and, while some carbs turn into blood sugar very rapidly, others break down slowly. What and when you eat can protect you from diabetes, or help prevent further damage if you are already a diabetic.

Alzheimers is a Form of Diabetes?

Watch Your Blood Sugar ... Preserve Your Brain Power

By Jon Herring

For years, we have known that diabetics have about a 65 percent increased risk of developing Alzheimer's. And recently, Brown Medical School researchers found a new connection between these two diseases when they discovered that insulin is not only produced in the pancreas but also in the brain.

In their study of brain tissue from 45 Alzheimer's patients, they also found insulin abnormalities quite similar to those associated with advanced stages of diabetes. Furthermore, the brains of those with Alzheimer's had abnormal protein deposits similar to deposits in the pancreas of diabetics.

The team concluded that Alzheimer's is actually a new form of diabetes, which they call "Type 3." Other experts characterize the discovery differently - but one thing is clear: Abnormal blood sugar metabolism can lead to diabetes AND severe neurodegeneration.

This is just another bit of news to remind you to take your blood sugar levels very seriously. Avoid sugars, fruit juices, and refined carbohydrates ... and work out vigorously three to four times per week. You will have greater mental energy, your mood will be elevated, and your risk of ALL degenerative diseases will be much diminished.

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