Out of Pod Experience

I figure this needed to be a new post so… here it is!
P.S. I will streamline this as much as possible.

People assume that diabetes is caused by being over weight, but the truth is being obese is merely a symptom of much more in depth body processes. In order to grasp this in it’s entirety, we need a quick rundown of how your body fuels itself.




1. Your Cells Have A Fuel Tank

Your cells turn glucose in your bloodstream into glycogen (that is their gasoline) Glycogen is stored inside of the Cell.

2. Your liver makes glucose all the time
3. Your pancreas makes insulin - insulin tells your cells to absorb glucose so it can be turned into glycogen.



The Beginning Of Metabolic Disease

It does NOT start with being fat. It starts when your cells constantly have a FULL fuel tank. When your cells are full of Glycogen, they literally cannot absorb more glucose. It would be like over filling the gas tank of your car! Glucose in high amounts, like oxygen, is toxic to your cells.


The only way your cells can empty their gas tank is if they expend energy. So when your sitting at work all day long typing on a computer, and then you come home and watch TV… your cells have had no chance to empty their gas tank. Dinner comes and they are hit with Glucose.





Metabolic Disease In A series of Steps

Step 1.) The pancreases sees a rise in sugar, and it secretes insulin

Step 2.) Your cells have not expended their fuel stores, so they decide to ignore that insulin signal (they basically put on earmuffs)

Step 3.) Your pancreas yells louder so it can be heard (It’s job is to drop your glucose levels back down to baseline) so it secrets even more insulin.

Step 4.) The glucose in the bloodstream ends up being turned into fat by your fat cells (you have just gained a little weight.

Step 5.) This process repeats itself for years, and slowly but surely you get fatter. The kicker is each time your body does this, your cells become a little more insulin resistant. Remember this has less to do with how much your eat and more to do with the fact that your cells have a full gas tank ALL THE TIME.

Part II Did You Know Metabolic Syndrome & Most Type 2 Diabetes is 100% Reversible?



This second part is assuming that your pancreases still has some function. It won’t function if you are a type 1 diabetic, or if you have been a type 2 diabetic for too long (with uncontrolled blood sugar) you may have destroyed your pancreases ability to produce insulin. Only a doctor can tell you if this has happened. Most people have some insulin function left, so take heart : ) the odds are in your favor.



Two things to take note of here

Note 1. People who diet, lose weight and DO NOT EXERCISE do not see a dramatic improvement in their type 2 diabetes. They get their blood sugar more under control (most of the time) but they are not “reversing” the process that has lead them there. Control is not the same as reversing, remember that difference as you read onward.

Note 2. People who exercise all the time but DO NOT LOSE WEIGHT also do not see much of an improvement. You have to understand that (baring significant thyroid disorders which tend to arise from malfunctioning, inflamed and fatty livers) 80% of your weight comes from diet and 20% comes from exercise. You can’t exercise and then go eat a plate of pasta an expect to lose any meaningful weight.





The People Who Reverse Metabolic Syndrome & Type 2 Diabetes


Are individuals who BOTH exercise and lose body mass. Only the combination of these two things will create a marked improvement in both your blood sugar and your overall health. The reason for this is YOUR CELL’S GAS TANK! Yes that is the root cause of all this nonsense. You have got to empty it.

Fact: After you exercise for even a short duration your cells (even the cells of an advanced type two diabetic) become more INSULIN SENSITIVE. The effect is profound. The cells need to refuel their gas tank as fast as possible, and so they mop up all of the glucose in your bloodstream all on their own. The after effects of just 10-20 minutes of exercise can last for 24 hours.



That however is not enough to reverse metabolic syndrome and it’s complications…
Here is why.



Granted, exercise will lower your diabetic numbers in a matter of days with diet and exercise. That is avery good thing that will give you a longer and healthier life. But this post is about reversing the symptoms almost completely. If you lower your carb intake enough to begin losing weight, your body needs to start burning fat. Fat is a fuel source. That means even if you lower your glucose levels dramatically your cells will STILL HAVE ALL THE FUEL THEY NEED as they metabolize Ketones (which are basically fat proteins )



So the conundrum you run into is this…

If your cells are burning fat then they have all the energy they need right? Thus… why do they need to become more insulin sensitive? They don’t yet… they have all the fuel they need in the form of the spare tire around your stomach that has been steadily growing for years: )





It is ONLY when those fat reserves begin to deplete that we SEE A MAJOR CHANGE in how your body functions.

How Should I Eat?


There is an awful lot that goes into this… but here are the basics. When humans were hunter gathers refined carbohydrates did not exist. Your body had to do everything it could to consume fuel as fast as it could. Fast forward to the modern day… refined carbs are everywhere. Refined means “Machines have predigested this for you”. So when you eat it, the carbs completely bypass your bodies natural digestion process.

Your body still thinks it is scrounging out an existence in some primordial poop hole, so it absorbs as much glucose as it can in a panic. This causes blood sugar spikes even in HEALTHY PEOPLE. Those spikes and their long term effects are why we call it “adult onset diabetes”. It is because after years of blasting your cells with glucose (every freaking meal for every freaking day of your entire life) they can’t help but become insulin resistant at the age of 35-40.

For this reason, the word “refined” means a slow acting poison. Plain and simple.




Morning - “The Dawn Effect”


Whether you are healthy or a type 2 diabetic, your blood sugar will always be highest in the morning. The reason for this is a thing we call the dawn effect. Your liver produces sugar all on it’s own, and it pumps glucose into your blood to start you off for the new day.

The worst thing you can do in the morning is blast your cells with carbohydrate rich cereal.




Healthy Eating:


You need more protein in the morning then anything else. Your body can store glucose and fat, but it has no mechanism to store protein. Protein is what rebuilds your body, and the body needs enough of it to do so everyday. If it does not have it, it will begin to recycle itself by eating itself (and that is bad mkay?) One of the best sources of protein on earth is egg whites. And no, egg whites do not have cholesterol in them, only the yellow part does.

If you do not like eggs (or are allergic to them) try to eat non-refined carbs like oatmeal. Have a fruit, a reduced calorie yogurt, have ANYTHING but refined carbs in the morning when your blood sugar is highest. This includes toast. I cannot stress this enough, eating a sandwich made of white bread spikes your blood sugar like you had a candy bar (it is not quite as bad, but it is still pretty bad. Your cells defiantly notice).


Good Breads

Whole wheat and rye is better. There is a bread in the freezer section called “Ezekiel bread” that is better still. It is made out of less refined carbs and thus it has less of an effect on your blood sugar. The best bread that I have found is made by “weight watchers”. That stuff is mostly fiber and protein, and it has almost no effect on blood sugar levels when compared to the alternatives.

Stay away from white bread!




Dinner

White meats and vegetables win. I can’t say it simpler then that. If you must eat pasta (don’t seriously) but if you have to anyway, make sure you use the reduced carb kind. Now, before you go and say that it taste different, just cook it for twice as long and it won’t appear tougher then the normal stuff anymore. With red sauce all over it there is no detectable difference… so get over it. Pasta, in all of it’s forms, is one of the worst things that you can do to your body.



Exercise

For diabetics who want to lower their glucose numbers in the short term, just get up and walk in the evenings. This will clear your blood glucose as you sleep and start you off right into the next day. You will see a difference pretty quick if you also make the correct dietary changes. For people who want to make their lives better and reverse their metabolic issue completely, consult your doctor and start off small. 5-10 minutes of exercise at first and then build up to at least 30-60min five to six times a week.

It is WORTH it!
You will feel better, you be healthier, you will look better and you will SAVE SO MUCH MONEY ON MEDICAL BILLS!



Supplements That Help Insulin Sensitivity


My mother’s blood sugar got out of control after the doctor switched her blood sugar medications (for medical reasons) I told her to start drinking green tea in addition to her medicine. She did. Two cups in the morning and two cups at night, everyday… in place off coffee. Now this woman who had a steady blood sugar of +200 at night comes home from work and regularly sees 94. All she did was change her diet a little, and drink loads of green tea. She doesn't even bother exercising If she did she could get off the medications completely.

Green tea is one of the best things that you will ever do for your body (google it) From a metabolic standpoint, it increases your glucose metabolism 15 fold without you having to do anthing. Green tea has been proven to increase insulin sensitivity.



Other Minerals & Vitamins

Chromium is key to glucose metabolism, and diabetics may be low in it. Chromium, Biotin, cyan pepper extract… all of these things can not only lower you blood sugar, they can help HEAL your cells. Do some research and ask your doctor. I highly recommend green tea above them all however, it performs a host of other roles that are simply awesome.



Warning… Constipation!

Low carb diets will make you constipated because most of your fiber comes from your carbs. To counter act this you simply need to up your greens. Eat more vegetables! Don’t try to push it out with laxatives, you might do more harm then good!

Reserved.

Way off Akita T...

You just quoted all of the common misconceptions.

No one cares if you do... LOL

Haha, fat people are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes

Are you implying that a frog turd drying on a sidewalk is not important? I beg to differ as such a thing arouses questions that will not go away no matter how much you try and ignore them.

What was a frog doing on the sidewalk? Did it make it to it's destination? How big was the frog?

The point is reading, and I find it both amusing and sad that you think telling you to read is trolling you LOL. But on a more positive note, this is also making me realize how insanely ignorant and argumentative the people on this forum really are.

If you had read it you would have seen the recommendations suggesting that you speak to your doctor ROFL!


This is rich, thx for the entertainment haha.
And yet your stupidity never occurs to you... it's amazing.