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Protective Diet Class #046
This class defines Type I & Type II Diabetes and their commonly misunderstood causes. It assures the power of a Protective Diet to restore the body’s natural mechanism for regulating blood sugar, reduce insulin dependency, and prevent passing the disease to the next generation.
Announcements
- Let us inspire and encourage you. Post your successes in our support group, Protective Diet Living (PDL).
– Jacqueline Barnes is down 42.2 lbs after 4 months on a PD, with soaring energy, joy and motivation.
– Judi Bryan’s A1C was 5.8%, now 5.6% and dropping. Total Cholesterol has dropped from 207 to 130.
– Amy & Greg Long are down 14 & 15lbs respectively and completed their 30 day detox.
Vocabulary
| Pre-Diabetes | Blood Sugar | Pancreas | Antigen |
| Type I Diabetes | Muscle Cell | Insulin | Dairy Protein |
| Type II Diabetes | Glycogen | Insulin Receptor | Molecular Structure |
| Glucose | Starch-based Diet | A1C Test | Glycemic Index |
| Triglycerides | Cholesterol | Hemoglobin | Antibody |
Action Steps for Defeating Diabetes
- Understand the Disease & Its Cause
- Over 100 million Americans have Pre-Diabetes or Type II Diabetes.
- Left untreated, elevated blood sugars, due to Pre-Diabetes or full onset Diabetes, will cause:
– Stiff, sticky blood/poor blood circulation causing cholesterol to collect in the blood vessels.
– Heart attacks, strokes, eye problems/blindness, nerve damage in hands and feet causing pain/tingling/numbness/loss of
limbs, kidney problems/kidney failure, and gum disease/tooth loss.
– Fragile blood vessels in eyes, kidneys and feet are most susceptible and affected first.
- Sugar and carbohydrates have always been viewed as the cause of elevated blood sugars and are the first foods to be eliminated in an attempt to regulate and stop the progression of the disease.
- HOWEVER, Dr. Neal Barnard made 2 discoveries (Julie highly recommends his book, Program for Reversing Diabetes):
- Carbohydrates do not cause Diabetes–countries with little to no diabetes, such as Japan, eat a starch-based diet.
- High blood sugar is caused by fat-blocked insulin receptors preventing glucose from entering the muscle cells.
| What happens when a healthy person eats mashed potatoes? | ||||||||
| Small Intestine Potatoes are broken down into single sugar units called glucose, which cross the intestinal wall into the blood stream. | Blood Stream The entering glucose causes blood sugar to rise. The body acts to regulate blood sugar by off-loading glucose into the muscle cells to be stored as fuel. | Pancreas & Insulin The pancreas produces insulin, which is the “key” required to “unlock” the “door” to the muscle cell and let the glucose in. | Insulin Receptors Insulin receptors on the muscle cell receive insulin, unlock the “door”, and allow glucose to enter. Dietary fats clog insulin receptors. | Muscle Cell Glucose is stored as glycogen in the muscle cell. The body uses glycogen to fuel movement. | ||||
Diabetes Testing
- The A1C Test—based on the attachment of glucose to hemoglobin–the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
- Red blood cells are constantly regenerating, with a typical lifespan of 3 months.
- The A1C Test reflects the average blood glucose level for the past 3 months.
- The result is reported as a percentage. The higher the percentage, the higher the blood glucose levels have been.
| Normal=below 5.7% | Pre-Diabetic=5.7%-6.4% | Diabetic=6.5% or higher |
Type I Diabetes
- Known as hereditary—passed from one generation to the next; on occasion skipping a generation.
- Directly related to the presence of an antibody that recognizes dairy protein as an antigen/invader and attacks it.
- The molecular structure of dairy protein is the same as that of the cells of the pancreas.
- When dairy is consumed in any form, the body attacks it along with the cells of the pancreas.
- Over time, the pancreas is destroyed and no longer functions to produce insulin. Insulin must be administered for life.
- Intervention to prevent Type I Diabetes from passing to the next generation=remove dairy products from the diet.
- This fact is not publicized because it affects industry.
- In addition, dietary fat clogs insulin receptors, preventing glucose from entering muscle cells & increasing insulin needs.
Type II Diabetes
- Develops due to poor nutrition=Reversible.
- The body is producing insulin, but insulin receptors are clogged with dietary fat, preventing insulin from unlocking the door for glucose to enter the cell. Blood sugar remains elevated if glucose cannot be off-loaded into muscle cell storage.
- A diet low in carbohydrates and high in fats is causing this diet and lifestyle related disease.
- Although the ADA accepts a low fat vegan diet as an effective approach for Diabetes, many people with Diabetes are still fearful of a starch-based diet.
- Practice a 100% Protective Diet
- Type II Diabetes can be reversed with a basic low-fat vegan diet.
- A 100% Protective Diet is even faster and more effective at both disease prevention and reversal because:
– It removes the challenge of cravings for off plan foods.
– Total removal of fats and animal products improves insulin reception, reversing Type II Diabetes and reducing insulin
dependency up to 40% for Type I Diabetics.
– Cardiovascular risk is eliminated on a Protective Diet.
– You will reach your ideal body weight fast. Losing 5-7% of your current weight can reduce risk of developing diabetes.
– It takes about a year of documenting morning blood sugars for the doctor to take you off medication.
- Triglycerides rise during rapid weight loss on a Protective Diet because your body is burning excess body fat at a fast pace.
- Watch your total cholesterol score instead of your triglycerides.
- Until blood sugars regulate on a Protective Diet, avoid: watermelon, cantaloupe, white potatoes, nuts/nut butters.
- Enjoy all other fruits, sweet potatoes, whole grain pasta & brown rice in abundance.
Student Q&A
Q: Is the Glycemic Index relevant on a Protective Diet?
Q: Do you recommend we all have our blood glucose monitored?
Encouragement
- Realize the miracle that is happening inside our body. Our body is naturally regulating blood sugar constantly when we are feeding it a Protective Diet and living a healthy lifestyle, but when we start eating high fat foods and things that are not in nature, our body can’t handle them. It can’t operate properly and take care of us.
“If you stick to a Protective Diet 100%, you will reverse Type II Diabetes. I’ve had people reverse diabetes on a Protective Diet, while eating white potatoes.”
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Class Description:
This class defines Type I & Type II Diabetes and their commonly misunderstood causes. It assures the power of a Protective Diet to restore the body’s natural mechanism for regulating blood sugar, reduce insulin dependency, and prevent passing the disease to the next generation.
Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/type-i-and-type-ii-diabetes/lessons/class-46-type-i-type-ii-diabetes/
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