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Fall asleep HARD within minutes of eating sugar

I noticed an 8 year old post here about this same topic and am wondering if anyone else has this, or if this...

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Diabetes and honey

I have bad allergies and want to try local raw honey to see if it helps. I just read an article that said raw...

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type 2

I have been experiencing signs of extreme thirst, fatigue, shakiness, swelling and tingling in my feet....

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Diabities

Is it possible to reverse type 2 diabetes?

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Diabetes and Tired

Hello everyone, Are any you tired all the time? My feet hurt me so bad with my condition. I have High blood...

Posted by brand1992

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Gestational Diabetes: Post Birth care for the Bab...

My sister in law developed Gestational Diabetes while she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth...

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Grandpa Has Diabetes also High Blood Pressure

He has been taking his medication but when going for a walk he gets tired and dizzy if he walks a lot....

Posted by viciouzbarbie

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Which do you think is the best Diabetes Drug?

I have had diabetes for 6yrs now. I have been on everything and nothing seems to work for me. It is always a...

Posted by jahs495

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Newly Diagnosed, lots of questions.

Hi all, I am newly diagnosed. My levels of understanding are increasing by the day, but I still have a lot to...

Posted by BigDC

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Thyroid function and Type ii Diabetes

I am a new Diabetic and have long suffered from Hyperthyroidism (about 18 yrs). I started on initial dose of...

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Diabetes and your home computer

A home computer is the very best example of how diabetes "progresses". When you first take it out of the box...

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Diabetes

When I found out that I am T2 diabetic I was furious with myself because I had been warned that I needed to...

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Cortisone injection and blood glucose

43 yo pre-diabetic with Max Bg of 220 ever. Current a1c is 5.7. Today went for a first lumbar cortisone...

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Cortisone injection and blood glucose

I am a 42 yo pre-diabetic with a historical max bg of 220 and a1c of 5.7. I I am on 1000mg Metformn ER...

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Chronic Pancreatitis & Diabetes

I have chronic pancreatitis and am pre-diabetic according to my doctor...does this mean diabetes is...

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Diabetes 2 - Insulin Question

Hubby started had drastic weight loss 6 mths ago and was diagnosed with Diabetes 2 (BS very high!) straight...

Posted by julesverne

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I'm old member( for long time was in danial )Heal...

I'm a old member. My name is Bill I'm 41 now with Mental Health. If someone remembers me I to have slight...

Posted by mustang37b

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not sure about being type 2 diabetic, currently ha...

hello everyone, I am 21 and was diagnosed in November with metabolic syndrome. I am currently on 500mg...

Posted by scaredabouttype2

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Shaky, sweating, trouble concentrating

I do not have diabetes. I do not have episodes of high blood glucose but I start getting shaky around 100. If...

Posted by An_266951

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Diabetes is Insulin Resistance Due to Too Much Ins...

5 Points on How Diabetes Works and Gets Worse 1. It's important to understand how your body regulates blood...

Posted by brunosbud

5 Points on How Diabetes Works and Gets Worse
1. It's important to understand how your body regulates blood sugar. Most people, including most diabetics and every diabetes educator I know, do not have an accurate understanding of why and how blood sugar can become high (or low). Please refer to the following link then study the Blood Glucose Control diagram:
http://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/diabetes/normal-regulation-blood-glucose
What's important to note is where does excess blood sugar go in the presence of insulin: Fat Cells. This is why Insulin is referred to as the "starvation" hormone. Insulin causes excess blood glucose to be converted into fat.
2. What is the cause of Type 2 Diabetes aka Insulin Resistance? Diabetes is a condition in which the body produces insulin but does not use it efficiently. When people build a resistance to insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of being absorbed by the cells. The primary cause of this "desensitization" to insulin? Poor diet. Specifically, too much consumption of refined carbohydrates, foods with "sugar added" (fructose) and heavily processed foods high in preservatives or artificial sweeteners and low in insulin-reducing fiber. Think of insulin is simply a drug...just as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, sleeping pills, laxatives, marijuana, oxycodone, cocaine or crystal meth. What happens when you over-indulge (abuse) a drug? You body becomes increasingly "desensitized" to it's effects, thereby, requiring higher and higher doses to accomplish the desired affect. In other words, it builds a "resistance".
3. What are the effects of chronic over-exposure to insulin to overcome a body that's developed insulin resistance (diabetes)? Please watch this video in the following link:
http://authoritynutrition.com/fix-the-hormones-that-make-you-fat/
In the video-interview, pay close attention to the section from 12:45 to 15:55 (end). The key message that Dr. Lustig is conveying, here: "Insulin shunts sugar to fat. Insulin makes fat. More insulin, more fat. Period."
Note: Ask any Type 1 Diabetic how insulin affects their body and then you will understand why Type 1 females tend to run glucose high...They can't lose weight unless they stop injecting; Insulin makes them fat! {Skipping the injections shoots their blood sugar sky high. >>>The body reacts by urinating the excess blood sugar>>>They lose a quick 10-20 lbs of water weight>>>and, they're happy to be "thin" again.}
4. It's chronic high insulin that's the cause of obesity. It's chronic high insulin that's the cause of diabetes (desensitization to normal insulin levels). Constant exposure to large amounts of insulin or "Hyperinsulinemia", is the hallmark that connects obesity to diabetes.
High blood sugar is not the "cause" of Type 2 Diabetes; it's a "result" once the body develops a resistance to insulin due to chronic "abuse". As Lustig explains, you are not "starving" but your body "thinks" you are. Thus, this explains why eight out of ten Type 2 Diabetics are either overweight or obese. What happens when T2 Diabetics are able to lose just 5-10% bodyweight? Improved insulin sensitivity and a reduction in diabetes medications. Weight loss is a well established "cure" of Type 2 Diabetes.
5. How do most diabetes medications lower high blood glucose?
They increase the presence of more insulin in the bloodstream. Now, do you understand why most Type 2 Diabetic who follow standard diabetes treatment protocol by taking diabetes drugs to lower blood sugar tend to get worse & progressively require more and more drugs to stabilize BG levels? What happens when you become so resistant to insulin that standard oral diabetes drugs are no longer affective? You inject insulin. Think about this...
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Confused about dealing with my type 2 diabetes. N...

I was rdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes a week ago. I am on a low dose of medication. I am following my...

Posted by An_266911

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