For Diabetics...What You Don't Know...CAN KILL YOU!

Type 1 and LADA New to Type 1 Diabetes
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I’ve had my say.

And we’ve heard from ‘official and approved methods’.
How many insulin dependent type twos have you removed from insulin dependence, in a month?
How many type twos have you turned blood sugar numbers completely around in less than a month?

I’ll stick with my ‘snake oil’. I don’t have the money to run ‘studies’ which would pick the pocket of big pharma. The only use I have for physicians is to write scripts. And I have ZERO use for dietitians.

When I was diagnosed diabetic, if you wanted blood sugar readings, it meant a venous draw of blood and wet chemistry, and insulin came from fetal pigs and cattle. And I am 20/20, 120/70, 150 total cholesterol, full kidney function, in possession of all my appendages.

And those who are tired of their losing battle with type two, and their dependence on the medical establishment (and lets not forget the ‘food establishment’) can listen to me-- if their kidneys are still healthy. If not, then not. They are fully welcome to the official way of doing things.

I’m telling, straight up, pulling no punches, what WORKS.

Ya’ll do it your way. Anyone who is happy with what their lives hold in store for them with type two and your methods can listen to ya’ll. Those who are not happy with ya’ll’s methods can listen to me.

My best friend in the world always listened to his doctors, the best the finest insurance could buy, and their pet dietitians, and he did precisely what he was told. He was my contemporary in type one. We buried him a few years ago, and before that, he was blind, missing fingers, missing most of both feet, had heart disease, and was on dialysis-- which, through medical malpractice, which in fact was negligent homicide because his fistula clotted off and he went a week getting plugged into the dialysis machine, and it killed him.

Ya’ll do it your approved way; I’ll do it mine. I’m interested in gutting my enemy-- not making peace with it.

Mike Kemp

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I would like to add something to this string. I am a type 2 and I was diagnosed on May 9, 2009. My BS was at 267 and A1C at 11. I went on a RADICAL, almost NO CARB and lots of meat and veggies with hard cheeses regiment. In 10 days, my BS fell all the way to 90, my latest A1C was at 6.8 as of July 21, 2009 and is continuing to fall like a rock. My overall Cholesteral is at 144. I was on 2 Janumet pills per day when I started and am now on 1 pill per day and I will be completely off of them at this rate within 6 months conservatively. I am not a couch potato, but I am not an exercise freak and I have managed to do this with a light to moderate routine of exercise. In fact, I exercise no more or less than before my diagnosis. I know what Mike says is true for me. If anyone doubts me, private message me and we can establish contact and I can fax or scan my bloot test results to you if you think I’m full of crap.

Oh…I had another friend who did the same thing as I did. He is a type 2 as well but was insulin dependent. After 1 month, he is off insulin COMPLETELY by following almost NO CARBS.

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Hello there Steve. I’m pretty sure that yours and Mike’s methods are and will be very much appreciated by many other type 2 diabetics here. I have followed this discussion and your determination and passion for providing us information and data for your “radical” methods are also noted and appreciated. Thank you.

Personally I have followed the “conventional methods” of managing my diabetes. So far, for 2 years now, I have had success on my blood glucose, HbAiC, cholesterol, weight, etc. Upon diagnosis my blood sugar was 450 with HbAiC of 9. Presently I have been averaging 77 to 120, HBAiC of 6, weight of 125 and cholesterol of 130. Although I advocate exercise and eating healthy (and yes, with carbs).

We also thank you for sharing your success experience on this method. And I’m pretty sure you do not have to show us proof of your laboratory exams results…we will take your word for it. Why wont we? You only have good intentions, right?

Now I believe it’s the concerned type two diabetic’s choice. Whether or not your recommended methods will be beneficial, comfortable or reasonable for us. If indeed your recommended methods will be far better than the conventional methods presently recommended by most medical professionals. If only your methods has been professionally evaluated and studied for a longer period of time, wherein its causes and effects on a longer period of time and on a larger scale of diabetic population has also been established. .

As diabetics, regardless of 1 or 2, we are constantly searching for answers, cures, solutions… But we ourselves too are the only one who can make our own destiny.

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I think balance is the key to health for everyone, not just diabetics. Carbs are not evil, meat is not king, it needs to be a balance. Your brain need sugar, your muscles need protein and your digestive system needs fiber. You need sleep and sunshine. Balance. Normally our bodies take care of the insulin part of the equation, but for us diabetics, we need to help our bodies out with an extra boost. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I need to eat! I follow the ADA recommendations, take my insulin, check my sugar and exercise. I have a great A1C also.

Eating nothing but protein and veggies might work ok for some people, but as a nurse on a diabetes/dialysis wing, we have had patients who have come in with kidney failure after cutting out carbs totally. I think some people have stronger organs than others. Just like some people can drink alcohol for years without going into liver failure and others go into liver failure in their 20’s, some people’s kidneys can handle the protein load and some can’t. The scary thing is that you don’t know which category you are in until something suddenly goes wrong.

Regardless of your stance on this issue, I wish you health! :slight_smile:

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Interesting discussions. I agree with the above posters Teena and Barbara… Until you try and see,You do not know how well your own body, and the diabetes it manifests,will react to either diabetes or to no/low/moderate- carb diets, type and amount of medications ,and level of exercise This disease is hard to treat because effective treatment protocols can vary so much from person to person.
We, as persons with diabetes have to be, I heard from a poster on another diabetes website," Our OWN science experiment" and strive daily to win, place or just show up to compete. That is all we can or should recommend for any diabetic, regardless of Type, Just SHOW UP: Test your blood sugars, before and after meals. Record what you ate and when you ate it…Record medications.Exercise . even small steps taken are better than none at all. Ask MANY informed ( thorough research or prior knowledge) questions from your diabetes medical team: Seek the best care you can find and have access to readily…Expect relevant , applicable-to- you-and-not-to just-anybody-with-diabetes-answers Through self- awareness and self- management , Modify your treatments as necessary to increase your chances that you will place or win a ribbon, with the criteria for success defined by YOU … These are the behaviors and perspectives that will keep us, rather than kill us
Show up at the Science Fair!!!

God Bless,
Brunetta

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Hallelujah Brunetta! I agree that looking at the entire picture can be overwhelming, but "baby steps’ every day is the key. I think that it is so important to ask yourself, “Did I do the right things for my body today?” We’re all going to slip up now and then, there are going to be days we can’t walk by the Krispy Kremes on the counter at work, but it is so important to not think, “I’ve messed it up too much - forget it.” You can only do what you can do for today, leave yesterday in the past and leave tomorrow to itself. Like you said Brunetta, the key is to keep showing up at the Science Fair! God Bless you too!