Re: diebetes info please

[Guest guest]

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One of the best books for getting started, I think, is the Schwarzbein

Principle by Dr. Schwarzbein. She ended up in a diabetic clinic right out

of med school (trained in endocrinology) and after getting so many patients

complaining that the diet they were on was making them worse, she really started

working on it, having them take their blood sugars 6 times a day (before and

after every meal). This allowed them to make a connection between what they eat

and how high their blood sugars got. Having them cut way back on their carbs

made a huge difference, but adding fat to their diet was a piece of the puzzle

that took her the longest to get to, because of the " fear of fat " most med

schools teach. Good quality fats (butter, olive oil, cream, nuts, seeds,

avocados) help keep the blood sugar stable, not letting it go too high, or drop

too low (less medication for a diabetic). Our cells (insulin receptors) are made

of fatty acids so the quality of the fat helps

determines the efficiency of the insulin receptors. Cod liver oil contains the

fatty acids that start healing the cell walls and making the insulin receptors

work better. Getting control of the cravings, which can be overwhelming,

especially if your blood sugar is low, is really the first place to start. But

they need to want to be there. That's the most difficult part. Because they may

never get there, and it's hard to accept that we don't have any control over our

loved ones. All you can do is keep giving them information and hope that they

get it at some point.

There are many more nutrients and herbs which make a difference for diabetics,

but fish oil and dietary fats are a great place to start.

Barb

dmarrapodi <dmarrapodi@...> wrote:

Hey!

My grandma has diebetes as does my aunt and probably soon my mom.

We were at christmas and they had one veggie (corn zapped in the

mircowave) and they just ate cookies and tons of shit food all day.

Then talked about how it was all genetics and I probably would have it

too. I KNOW this is all onset by their crap diets but does anyone know

any books that I could use as a reference.

thanks

andrea

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[Guest guest]

thanks so much for the info I'll take a look into this book!

andrea

Barb Bredesen <kombuchadivine@...> wrote:

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One of the best books for getting started, I think, is the Schwarzbein Principle

by Dr. Schwarzbein. She ended up in a diabetic clinic right out of med

school (trained in endocrinology) and after getting so many patients complaining

that the diet they were on was making them worse, she really started working on

it, having them take their blood sugars 6 times a day (before and after every

meal). This allowed them to make a connection between what they eat and how high

their blood sugars got. Having them cut way back on their carbs made a huge

difference, but adding fat to their diet was a piece of the puzzle that took her

the longest to get to, because of the " fear of fat " most med schools teach. Good

quality fats (butter, olive oil, cream, nuts, seeds, avocados) help keep the

blood sugar stable, not letting it go too high, or drop too low (less medication

for a diabetic). Our cells (insulin receptors) are made of fatty acids so the

quality of the fat helps

determines the efficiency of the insulin receptors. Cod liver oil contains the

fatty acids that start healing the cell walls and making the insulin receptors

work better. Getting control of the cravings, which can be overwhelming,

especially if your blood sugar is low, is really the first place to start. But

they need to want to be there. That's the most difficult part. Because they may

never get there, and it's hard to accept that we don't have any control over our

loved ones. All you can do is keep giving them information and hope that they

get it at some point.

There are many more nutrients and herbs which make a difference for diabetics,

but fish oil and dietary fats are a great place to start.

Barb

dmarrapodi <dmarrapodi@...> wrote:

Hey!

My grandma has diebetes as does my aunt and probably soon my mom.

We were at christmas and they had one veggie (corn zapped in the

mircowave) and they just ate cookies and tons of shit food all day.

Then talked about how it was all genetics and I probably would have it

too. I KNOW this is all onset by their crap diets but does anyone know

any books that I could use as a reference.

thanks

andrea

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