I have been a diabetic for over 30 years and tried lots of stuff, and rotated though a couple of different medicines. A couple years ago I read a study out of England where all the participants who stayed with the program for 6 months lost 50ish pounds and became NON-DIABETIC. At the time I wasn’t ready to starve myself. Over the years I cut out all the sugars. I figured out that the next biggest culprit is carbs. When I changed from finger stick blood tests to a wearable continuous blood sugar monitor I learned way more about what different foods will affect my blood sugar.
About 2 years ago I was rejected for a medical for my pilots license and I ended up making radical changes to my medicines and my diet. I had been taking insulin, metformin, and jardiance. I cut out all insulin, all carbohydrates and doubled my jardiance. Since that time I got my special issuance medical so I can fly. I have lost over 50 pounds, 5 inches on my belt line, and my blood sugars have been really predictable and good.
Until recently I was usually having 2 meals a day. My first was late morning with my medicines. The other was later in the evening, again with my medicines. For those who don’t know; Metformin is one of the usual medicines for diabetes that must be taken with food. Failure to do so will result in explosive bathroom emergencies.
I had already lost 50 pounds, cut out all the sugars, cut out all the carbs, I was down to 2 meals per day, and drinking unsweet iced tea with lemon everyday. I kept thinking about the study out of England and started looking at intermittent fasting and the science behind intermittent fasting. If you look at the Muslims as a group. They have a religious mandate for periodic fasting and as a group have one of the lower incidences of diabetes.
So long story short, I cut myself back to one meal a day to promote the Autophagy process.
What is Autophagy? It is a cellular process where cells break down and recycle their own components, such as damaged proteins, organelles, and cellular debris. It is a crucial mechanism for maintaining cellular homeostasis, recycling nutrients, and eliminating harmful substances. Apparently the scientists have figured out for some time that never missing a meal is kinda the recipe for turning us into type 2 diabetics. The study out of England shows that intermittent fasting/Autophagy will induce changes to restore the bodies natural insulin sensitivity.
I’ll post back in the future, but right now I’m giving this a go.
About 2 years ago I was rejected for a medical for my pilots license and I ended up making radical changes to my medicines and my diet. I had been taking insulin, metformin, and jardiance. I cut out all insulin, all carbohydrates and doubled my jardiance. Since that time I got my special issuance medical so I can fly. I have lost over 50 pounds, 5 inches on my belt line, and my blood sugars have been really predictable and good.
Until recently I was usually having 2 meals a day. My first was late morning with my medicines. The other was later in the evening, again with my medicines. For those who don’t know; Metformin is one of the usual medicines for diabetes that must be taken with food. Failure to do so will result in explosive bathroom emergencies.
I had already lost 50 pounds, cut out all the sugars, cut out all the carbs, I was down to 2 meals per day, and drinking unsweet iced tea with lemon everyday. I kept thinking about the study out of England and started looking at intermittent fasting and the science behind intermittent fasting. If you look at the Muslims as a group. They have a religious mandate for periodic fasting and as a group have one of the lower incidences of diabetes.
So long story short, I cut myself back to one meal a day to promote the Autophagy process.
What is Autophagy? It is a cellular process where cells break down and recycle their own components, such as damaged proteins, organelles, and cellular debris. It is a crucial mechanism for maintaining cellular homeostasis, recycling nutrients, and eliminating harmful substances. Apparently the scientists have figured out for some time that never missing a meal is kinda the recipe for turning us into type 2 diabetics. The study out of England shows that intermittent fasting/Autophagy will induce changes to restore the bodies natural insulin sensitivity.
I’ll post back in the future, but right now I’m giving this a go.
