A new group to monitor, control, reverse and prevent type 2 diabetes

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A new study from Finland shows that lifestyle changes can be made to

prevent, control and even reverse or cure type 2 diabetes. A new

diabetes study group list has been created to implement and monitor

the results of that study for those who have adopted similar

lifestyle protocols and are under the care of a physician who

monitors the progress from a medical standpoint.

The study group site is at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Finnish_Diabetes_Study_Group

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Almost three decades ago the Finnish led the way for prevention of

coronary heart disease by successfully implementing the

community based North Karelia project. With the recent

publication of their randomised controlled clinical trial of

prevention of type 2 diabetes, Tuomilehto et al have now shown

that effective lifestyle changes can prevent and control type 2

diabetes.

Diabetes can be prevented by exercising regularly, not being

overweight, reducing intake of saturated and partially hydrogenated

fats, and eating more unrefined foods from plants.

Diabetes means that your blood sugar level rises too high after you

eat, causing sugar to stick to cells irreversibly, eventually

destroying that cell to cause blindness, deafness, heart attacks,

strokes, kidney failure, amputations, burning foot syndrome,

impotence, and so forth. Since the cause of all side effects of

diabetes is blood sugar levels rising too high after meals, the

prevention and treatment of diabetes is to prevent blood sugar levels

from rising too high after meals.

1) Eat only unrefined high fiber, low glycemic vegetables, whole

fruits, unprocessed cooked grains, and unprocessed cooked legumes to

insure a diet up at least 70 grams of fiber daily.

2) Avoid the foods that cause the highest rises in blood sugar

levels: sugar added foods and other refined carbohydrates as bakery

products, pastas, and fruit juices.

3) Avoid saturated fat that blocks insulin receptors so you need more

insulin to do the same job.

4) Avoid being overweight which prevents your body from responding to

insulin so you need more insulin to do the same job.

5) Exercise. The only place that you can store extra sugar is in your

muscles and liver. If you eat and your muscles are full of sugar,

sugar goes from your intestines, into your bloodstream and has no

place to go, so it accumulates in the bloodstream. On the other hand,

when you exercise, your muscles and liver are empty of sugar, so

sugar goes from your intestines, into your bloodstream, then into your

liver and muscles, to keep blood sugar levels from rising too high.

6) Drink at least 1/2 ounce of water for every 2 pounds of ideal or

optimal lean body weight. Upon waking each morning, hydrate your

body with 1.5 to 2 liters of clean filtered or fresh spring water.

Before bedtime, hydrate your body with another 1 to 2 liters of

water. Drink another 1.5 to 2 liters through the day. Minimize your

liquid intake during mealtime.

If you are following this correctly and have diabetes, you can reverse

your symptoms without medication. If this does not work for you, you

are likely not following the program properly.

I am the list moderator. I have followed this program since being

diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. I have not taken medication and have

lowered my fasting blood glucose from 320 to 90 within 45 days and

have maintained this for over 6 months by following this program

alone.

Ernie Karhu