What Causes Diabetes?
What is Diabetes? Types of Diabetes What Causes Diabetes? Symptoms of Diabetes Diagnosis of Diabetes Treatment of Diabetes Complications of Diabetes Low Blood Glucose Cholesterol in Diabetics Heart Disease in Diabetics Vitamins for Diabetics What Causes Diabetes? is a chapter in my book, "Take Charge of your Diabetes" Here's a section of this chapter. More than 95% of diabetics are Type 2. The root cause for Type 2 diabetes is a disease process in your body known as insulin resistance. Therefore, insulin resistance is the underlying problem for the great majority of diabetic patients. Fewer than 5% of diabetics have Type 1 diabetes. The total destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas is the underlying cause for Type 1 diabetes. However, as they age, many Type 1 diabetics also suffer from insulin resistance. Therefore, all Type 1 diabetics should pay close attention to this discussion of insulin resistance. Toward the end of this chapter, I will also discuss what causes Type 1 diabetes in more detail. Insulin Resistance Syndrome Insulin Resistance Syndrome is the most common medical condition affecting the world today. It is estimated that well over 100 mllion Americans have it and don’t know it. Worldwide, there is an epidemic of this devastating disease. And most people have never heard of it. For a long time we have known that obesity, high blood pressure, and cholesterol disorder tend to cluster in a person who subsequently develops Type 2 diabetes or has a heart attack or stroke. What we didn’t know was the link between these medical conditions. In the last twenty years, there has been tremendous research in this field. Now we know the missing link is insulin resistance, hence the name Insulin Resistance Syndrome. Insulin Resistance Syndrome (IRS) i Continue reading >>
The Real Cause Of Type 2 Diabetes (and How To Prevent And Reverse It)
Do you have type 2 diabetes? If so, you’ve probably been told three “facts”: you have an incurable disease you need to be treated with medications to keep your blood sugar under control you need to avoid sugar and starch and eat more protein and fat Before we get into whether these facts are in fact true, let me pose a more general question: how is this theory of diabetes working out for us? Are we taking diabetics and improving their health outcomes? Or is the progression of diabetes an all but inevitable decline into worse and worse symptoms, more and more medication, and greater and greater impairment leading to an early death? The answer, clearly, is that diabetics who are treated by Western medicine get worse, not better, over time. What’s less obvious is that the treatments themselves contribute about as much to declining health as the diabetes itself. Once you’re diagnosed in the current system, you’re trapped in a place where there is no possibility of restored health, of improved function, of a cure. I’d like to offer a more hopeful and empowering path. Not disease management, but reversal. Not dependence on toxic pharmaceuticals, but independence from medicine interventions of any kind. If that sounds good, keep reading. Because we have to debunk those three “facts” if you’re going to get well. Myth #1: Type 2 diabetes is an uncurable disease This myth is half true. If you live in the Western world and consume a high fat, high protein Western diet, then it sort of makes sense to view type 2 diabetes as a disease that exists in your body. The problem is the hidden assumption that the only place it exists is in your body. That’s like saying you have a disease that causes frequent nosebleeds when what’s happening is you’ve joined a boxin Continue reading >>
Root Causes Of Type 2 Diabetes
Author Sidebar: When I was diabetic and researching in the medical libraries and on the Internet, I ran into a lot of conflicting and confusing information about how to treat Type 2 diabetes. I couldn't find any diabetes book or program that clearly identified the root causes of Type 2 Diabetes and how the disease develops. And, if none of these books or programs could identify the root causes, then, how can they provide a solution that would actually work? As a result, I decided to go back and take a look at Type 2 diabetes at the cellular level (e.g. cell biology, pathology) to better understand how the disease develops and what actually causes the disease. That enabled me to design a diabetes program that would actually work, because I was able to identify the real root causes of Type 2 diabetes -- not just the symptoms. And, despite what the experts say, there is no one single root cause for Type 2 diabetes. If there were, there would be a much easier solution to defeating this disease. By using various sciences such as pathophysiology, epidemiology, etiology, cell biology and biochemistry, I performed many biological and medical analyses and developed several biological/cellular models to help me identify the 5 major root causes of Type 2 diabetes: Insulin Resistance Chronic Cellular Inflammation Oxidative Stress Protein Glycation Cellular Toxicity However, after I expanded my research and analyses, including the research from thousands of clinical studies and references, I identified several additional major root causes and associated co-factors for Type 2 diabetes. So, my new list of major root causes of Type 2 diabetes and their associated co-factors include the following: Biochemical/Hormonal Imbalances Chronic Inflammation Hyperglycemia/Hyperinsulinemia Insuli Continue reading >>
Towards A Cure For Type 2 Diabetes
Over 50% of American adults are estimated to have prediabetes or diabetes. The twin cycles (hepatic and pancreatic) are not simply rare metabolic mistakes leading to disease. These responses are almost universal because they serve as protective mechanisms. Protective? I can almost hear you gasp. Insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction are protective? Yes. Absolutely. What do they protect us from? The very name gives us the vital clue. Insulin resistance protects the liver from too much insulin. Our body is resisting the excessive insulin, which is harmful. Imagine the liver as a balloon that can be filled with sugar and fat, the two storage forms of food energy. Normally when we eat, insulin goes up, storing some of this food energy. When we stop eating, during fasting, insulin levels fall, releasing some of the stored energy for the rest of the body. When insulin levels stay elevated for a prolonged period, the liver fills up with sugar and fat, like an over-inflated balloon. The pressure inside the liver goes up and up, making it increasingly difficult to move sugar into this overfilled liver. This is insulin resistance. The liver simply cannot store any, so rejects the incoming sugars, becoming resistant to insulin’s normal signal. Glucose piles up outside the cell in the blood. This provokes a compensatory hyperinsulinemia. Like trying to inflate the over-inflated balloon, it works for a time. However, it becomes more and more difficult. Ultimately, the liver was only trying to protect itself from the damaging effects of the high insulin. The problem is not the insulin resistance, but original hyperinsulinemia. The liver is busy trying to clear the fatty congestion by exporting this new fat. Some of it accumulates in the pancreas, eventually clogging it and l Continue reading >>
Attacking Type 2 Diabetes From A New Direction With Encouraging Results
A Rutgers researcher is developing a drug aimed at treating the root cause and reversing the disease Type 2 diabetes affects an estimated 28 million Americans according to the American Diabetes Association, but medications now available only treat symptoms, not the root cause of the disease. New research from Rutgers shows promising evidence that a modified form of a different drug, niclosamide - now used to eliminate intestinal parasites - may hold the key to battling the disease at its source. The study, led by Victor Shengkan Jin, an associate professor of pharmacology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has been published online by the journal Nature Medicine. Jin says it is important to find a suitable medication to correct the cause of the disease as quickly as possible because the only way now known to "cure" the disease involves major gastric bypass surgery. "The surgery can only be performed on highly obese people," Jin explains, "and carries significant risks that include death, so it is not a realistic solution for most patients." And the number of patients continues to rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that 40 percent of all Americans now alive will develop type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is the form of diabetes once known as "adult onset," in which the body produces insulin that ordinarily would keep blood sugar under control, but either it does not produce enough insulin or the body's ability to use that insulin is degraded. According to Jin, a major cause of insulin resistance is the accumulation of excess fat in the cells of the liver, as well as in muscle tissue. The fat disrupts the process where, ordinarily, insulin would cause body tissues to correctly absorb glucose - blood sugar - and use it as a fuel. With nowhere el Continue reading >>
Radical Diet Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Shows
A radical low-calorie diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, even six years into the disease, a new study has found. The number of cases of type 2 diabetes is soaring, related to the obesity epidemic. Fat accumulated in the abdomen prevents the proper function of the pancreas. It can lead to serious and life-threatening complications, including blindness and foot amputations, heart and kidney disease. A new study from Newcastle and Glasgow Universities shows that the disease can be reversed by losing weight, so that sufferers no longer have to take medication and are free of the symptoms and risks. Nine out of 10 people in the trial who lost 15kg (two-and-a-half stone) or more put their type 2 diabetes into remission. Prof Roy Taylor from Newcastle University, lead researcher in the trial funded by Diabetes UK, said: “These findings are very exciting. They could revolutionise the way type 2 diabetes is treated. This builds on the work into the underlying cause of the condition, so that we can target management effectively. “Substantial weight loss results in reduced fat inside the liver and pancreas, allowing these organs to return to normal function. What we’re seeing … is that losing weight isn’t just linked to better management of type 2 diabetes: significant weight loss could actually result in lasting remission.” Worldwide, the number of people with type 2 diabetes has quadrupled over 35 years, rising from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. This is expected to climb to 642 million by 2040. Type 2 diabetes affects almost 1 in 10 adults in the UK and costs the NHS about £14bn a year. Type 2 diabetes is usually treated with medication and in some cases, bariatric surgery to restrict stomach capacity, which has also been shown to reverse the disease. � Continue reading >>
Type 2 Diabetes Reversal
Introduction In the United States, nearly 80 million people, or one in four has some form of diabetes or pre-diabetes. What’s worse, both type 1 and type 2 diabetes among children and teens has also skyrocketed. Between 90 and 95 percent have noninsulin-dependent or type II diabetes. Formerly called adult-onset, this form of diabetes usually begins in adults over age 40, and is most common after age 55. Nearly half of people with diabetes don’t know it because the symptoms often develop gradually and are hard to identify at first. The person may feel tired or ill without knowing why. Diabetes can cause problems that damage the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Recent data, reveals that, between 2007 and 2015, incidence of type 1 diabetes among children under the age of 19 rose by 21 percent. Incidence of type 2 diabetes among children aged 10-19 rose by 30 percent during that same timeframe! Conventional Medicine Has It All Wrong. Statistics such as these points to two very important facts. First, it tells us that diabetes cannot be primarily caused by genetics, and secondly, it literally screams that something we’re doing, consistently and en masse, is horribly wrong, and we need to address it. Conventional medicine has type 2 diabetes pegged as a problem with blood sugar rather than the underlying problem of improper insulin receptor function and the role of inflammation. The reality is that diabetes is a disease rooted in insulin receptor dysfunction and more importantly, a malfunction of inflammatory signaling. This is why the medical community’s approach to its treatment is not getting anywhere. Treating type 2 diabetes with insulin is actually one of the worst things you can do. Recent research has come to the conclusion that treating type 2 Continue reading >>
Reverse Your Type 2 Diabetes Scientifically
There is a common misconception among patients as well physicians that treating Type 2 diabetes means controlling your blood sugar by any means. This approach is dangerously flawed. The fact is that Type 2 diabetes is a complex disease process. If not managed properly, it often leads to a number of horrendous complications. Sometimes, medications can cause more harm than good. In "Reverse Your Type 2 Diabetes Scientifically," Dr. Sarfraz Zaidi, MD explains what is the root cause of Type 2 diabetes. Then he showcases his unique 5-step approach to manage this disease at its roots. Over the last fifteen years, he has employed this groundbreaking approach to help thousands of Type 2 diabetic patients. He has included actual case studies from his clinical practice to illustrate how his 5-step approach can reverse Type 2 diabetes as well as its complications. Dr. Zaidi's unique 5-step approach consists of: A simple, yet profound approach to Stress Management, based on his personal awakening. A revolutionary, scientific approach to diet. You may be surprised to learn how Calorie-based dietary recommendations are actually not very scientific. His diet is based on actual food items you buy in your grocery store or farmers market. He has included 75 of his own recipes. He also gives you a practical guide to eat at home or eat-out at various ethnic restaurants. A new, scientific approach to exercise. You may be surprised to learn how too much exercise can actually be quite harmful. An in-depth, scientific description of vitamins, minerals and herbs that are valuable in managing Type 2 diabetes. Prescription medications, when necessary. A comprehensive description about: How various medications work, what are the advantages, disadvantages and side-effects of each drug. Click here f Continue reading >>
Type 2 Diabetes Solutions
In order for the musculoskeletal system to function optimally, it must have fuel and activation, which can be summed up to these basic necessities: proper oxygen, blood sugar balancing, nervous system stimulation, and hormonal balance (thyroid hormones, testosterone, insulin, etc). This is vital to turn on the DNA to make every cell work!! If the body does not have proper oxygen, balanced blood sugar, nervous system stimulation, or balanced hormones, the musculoskeletal system will not function optimally!! Therefore, they all must be addressed and that is how we achieve maximum results…by addressing the root cause of the interference. Although drug therapy is often the first line of defense for many people, our approach is to identify the cause of the problem first. Spinal misalignment and/or abnormal muscle function are often the culprit to many pain syndromes; furthermore, we dig even deeper to identify the cause of a person’s pain and the cause of the misalignment. This may be repetitive motion injury, trauma, overweight, stress and/or adrenal gland dysfunction, blood sugar imbalance, hormonal imbalance, reduced blood flow, etc. Our goal is to reduce the likelihood of re-injury by offering a well-rounded approach that addresses the WHOLE BODY! Fatigue, increased thirst, increased hunger yet losing weight, longer healing times for sores – all are indicators of Type 2 Diabetes. You may not realize the extent of the problem because symptoms can linger for years without enough of a flare up to send you to a diabetes doctor. But Type 2 Diabetes is on the rise. A few facts about Type 2 Diabetes in the next 15 years, the World Health Organization expects that 300 million people will have Type 2 Diabetes. The American diet has changed more in the last hundred years tha Continue reading >>
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The Cure For Type Ii Diabetes
If you are already on insulin, absolutely do not stop taking insulin, and do not stop measuring your glucose levels, without your doctor's permission. Surprisingly, medical researchers, such as from Medical News Today, consider Type 2 diabetes to be an immune problem whereby the immune system attacks the body's own cells. Type 2 diabetes is in the process of being redefined as an autoimmune disease rather than just a metabolic disorder, said an author of a new study published in Nature Medicine this week, the findings of which may lead to new diabetes treatments that target the immune system instead of trying to control blood sugar. … The researchers believe that insulin resistance, the hallmark of type 2 diabetes (unlike type 1 diabetes where it is the insulin-producing cells that are destroyed), is the result of B cells and other immune cells attacking the body's own tissues. This discovery is nothing new to some natural medicine researchers. Treatments that do the things necessary to build the immune system have been curing type 2 diabetes for years. Some of these treatments are “electromedicine” treatments which use gentle electrical waves to do the things necessary to rebuild the immune system. But these gentle electrical waves do not directly build the immune system, rather they remove the “root cause” of why the immune system is dysfunctional in the first place. Think of the school bully. Instead of fixing the students he beats up every week, the school might just kick the bully out of school. By doing this the school is not dealing with the “symptoms” of the bully (i.e. the injured students) they are dealing with the “root cause” of the injuries (i.e. the bully). So what is the “root cause” of why the immune system is weak? To understand th Continue reading >>
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Type 1 Diabetes Vs Type 2 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Similar Name but Completely Different Diseases. As a healthcare professional, I see widespread confusion between Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1 DM) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2 DM) among patients, healthcare providers, and the lay public. Because of this, I have decided to use my platform to help explain the difference between these two very different conditions. Much of the confusion between the two conditions comes from the similar name and the similar manifestation of elevated blood glucose levels. The goal of treatment in both conditions is to keep blood glucose levels within normal range. However, because they do not result from the same root cause, treatment, management, and education should be approached differently between the two. What is Type 1 Diabetes? First and foremost, T1 DM is an autoimmune disease. Although there are a few hypotheses about the potential causes of autoimmunity, T1 DM is not preventable. It is usually diagnosed in childhood, but can occur in adulthood as well. Onset is usually rapid and acute. Classic symptoms of T1 DM are polydipsia (excessive thirst), polyphagia (excessive hunger), polyuria (excessive urination), weight loss, dry mouth, and fatigue. If untreated, T1 DM can lead to Diabetic Ketoacidosis (not nutritional ketosis), which can be fatal. Signs and symptoms of DKA (in addition to those listed above) are dry mouth, lethargy, abdominal pain, vomiting, and coma. These symptoms warrant a trip to the ER. T1 DM is ultimately confirmed by an autoimmune antibody test. The most important difference between T1 DM and T2 DM (I think), is that T1 diabetics and insulin DEFICIENT whereas T2 diabetics produce TOO MUCH insulin leading to insulin resistance. What does this mean? Insulin often gets a bad r Continue reading >>
Type 2 Diabetes Causes
Type 2 diabetes has several causes: genetics and lifestyle are the most important ones. A combination of these factors can cause insulin resistance, when your body doesn’t use insulin as well as it should. Insulin resistance is the most common cause of type 2 diabetes. Genetics Play a Role in Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 diabetes can be hereditary. That doesn’t mean that if your mother or father has (or had) type 2 diabetes, you’re guaranteed to develop it; instead, it means that you have a greater chance of developing type 2. Researchers know that you can inherit a risk for type 2 diabetes, but it’s difficult to pinpoint which genes carry the risk. The medical community is hard at work trying to figure out the certain genetic mutations that lead to a risk of type 2. Lifestyle Is Very Important, Too Genes do play a role in type 2 diabetes, but lifestyle choices are also important. You can, for example, have a genetic mutation that may make you susceptible to type 2, but if you take good care of your body, you may not develop diabetes. Say that two people have the same genetic mutation. One of them eats well, watches their cholesterol, and stays physically fit, and the other is overweight (BMI greater than 25) and inactive. The person who is overweight and inactive is much more likely to develop type 2 diabetes because certain lifestyle choices greatly influence how well your body uses insulin. Lack of exercise: Physical activity has many benefits—one of them being that it can help you avoid type 2 diabetes, if you’re susceptible. Unhealthy meal planning choices: A meal plan filled with high-fat foods and lacking in fiber (which you can get from grains, vegetables, and fruits) increases the likelihood of type 2. Overweight/Obesity: Lack of exercise and unhealthy me Continue reading >>
Type 2 Diabetes
The pancreas lies at the back of the abdomen behind the stomach and has two main functions: to produce juices that flow into the digestive system to help us digest food to produce the hormone called insulin. Insulin is the key hormone that controls the flow of glucose (sugar) in and out of the cells of the body. Type 2 diabetes is caused by: insufficient production of insulin in the pancreas a resistance to the action of insulin in the body's cells – especially in muscle, fat and liver cells. Type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with being overweight, but it's less clear what causes it, compared to the Type 1 disease. Term watch Type 2 diabetes used to be called 'non-insulin dependent diabetes'. This is because insulin injections were not part of its treatment. As some people with Type 2 also now require insulin, the term Type 2 is preferred. In the first few years after diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes high levels of insulin circulate in the blood because the pancreas can still produce the hormone. Eventually insulin production dwindles. For reasons we don't understand, the effect of insulin is also impaired. This means it doesn't have its normal effect on the cells of the body. This is called insulin resistance. What is insulin resistance? Insulin resistance has a number of knock-on effects: it causes high blood glucose it disturbs the fat levels in the blood, making the arteries of the heart more likely to clog (coronary heart disease) The insulin-producing cells of the pancreas in people with Type 2 diabetes don't seem to come under attack from the immune system as they do in Type 1. But they are still unable to cope with the need to produce a surge of insulin after a meal. Normally, this insulin surge causes the body to store excess glucose coming in and so keeps Continue reading >>
Scientists Uncover Root Cause Of Diabetes
Both major forms of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2, are caused by the same underlying biological mechanism, scientists have discovered. The finding, reported in the FASEB Journal published by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, provides strong evidence that diabetes results from the formation of toxic clumps of a hormone called amylin. The work by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Auckland could open the door to new treatments for the metabolic disorder. Lead researcher Garth Cooper, from the University of Auckland, said the discovery is based on 20 years’ work in New Zealand and that it indicates both types of diabetes could both be slowed down or even reversed by new medicines that stop amylin forming these toxic clumps. Special: The Top 4 Signs That You’re Already Prediabetic In addition to producing insulin, cells in the pancreas also produce amylin. Both hormones normally work together to regulate the body’s response to food intake. But if they are no longer produced, then levels of sugar in the blood rise, resulting in diabetes and causing damage to organs such as the heart, kidneys, eyes, and nerves if blood sugar levels aren’t properly controlled. But the new research shows some of the amylin can accumulate in the pancreas as toxic clumps, which then, in turn, destroy those cells that produce insulin and amylin. That, in turn, leads to diabetes. Cooper’s research team now hopes to develop experimental medicines that could be ready to go into clinical trials in the next two years involving diabetic patients in England and Scotland. © 2017 NewsmaxHealth. All rights reserved. Continue reading >>
Insulin Resistance – A Root Cause Of Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin resistance creates increased levels of insulin and glucose in the blood stream, which is a major underlying cause of diabetes. Combating this condition is crucial for heart disease prevention because diabetes can damage the cardiovascular system, specifically the lining of the arteries, as well as creating a greater risk of blood clot formation. The kidneys' ability to remove salt is also affected. All of these factors raise the likelihood of developing Cardiovascular Disease leading to a heart attack or stroke. Insulin resistance-related type 2 diabetes also increases the risk of Metabolic Syndrome (Syndrome X), a cluster of increased risks for cardiovascular disease. Research by Louisiana State University published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in December 2003 found that those suffering from Metabolic Syndrome were at significantly greater risk of dying from a heart attack than those without the condition. The study, conducted over a 15-year period, concluded that men with Metabolic Syndrome were from 2.9 to 4.2 times more likely to die of a heart attack. This breakthrough in understanding the body's biochemistry remains relatively unknown among the general public, even though insulin resistance has reached epidemic proportions. Your doctor may not have explained the crucial link between insulin resistance, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. You need to understand this link in order to better manage your diabetes and reduce the risk of the onset of other serious conditions. The Insulite Diabetes Advanced Management System is a scientific breakthrough that could improve your health by reversing the symptoms of insulin resistance through increasing the insulin sensitivity of the walls of your cells. Greater sensitivity can result in a huge im Continue reading >>
