| Stabilizing high levels of insulin is not an option but | | | | insulin secretion from the pancreas. However, the |
| a must for everyone, including people with | | | | fiber content in the carbohydrate, if there is any, |
| diabetes or pre-diabetes. Why is this important? | | | | will not be broken down into simple sugars, |
| Because having high insulin levels, which are | | | | therefore will not have any impact on insulin. |
| caused by eating too many carbohydrates, is the | | | | White starches, such as pasta or potatoes, and |
| starting point for excess body weight that leads | | | | grains, such as bread, may have little or no fiber |
| to obesity and other chronic diseases such as | | | | content, thereby will quickly enter the |
| diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, etc. | | | | bloodstream as glucose and immediately raise |
| I thought I was doing everything I learned | | | | insulin levels. However, broccoli or an apple, which |
| correctly, which I was, not ever missing my | | | | have fiber, will take longer to break down before |
| prescription medicine or five insulin injections | | | | entering the bloodstream, reducing stimulation of |
| every day. However, after two long and painful | | | | the pancreas to secret insulin. |
| years, I started to rethink about all of the | | | | The way it works is that glucose or blood sugar, |
| information I believed, since I was getting worse | | | | is carried by the insulin to mainly the muscle cells |
| instead of better. For example, the ADA guidelines | | | | for energy. However, if there is too much or a |
| given to me with regard to eating was to | | | | high level of insulin along with too much glucose |
| average four to five carbohydrates per meal. | | | | due to too many carbohydrates consumed, then |
| That was it. I even had a chart with pictures | | | | the muscle cells quit accepting them. What |
| depicting the foods that contained the | | | | happens is that the leftover glucose or blood |
| carbohydrates and how much each had in them. | | | | sugar is stored in the fat cells until needed by the |
| However, no one brought up or attempted in | | | | muscle cells. When the next meal or snack |
| explaining how important it is not to have high | | | | comes, this process starts all over and eventually |
| insulin levels. This included the nurse who taught | | | | more glucose or blood sugar starts accumulating. |
| the class, this included the many doctors that I | | | | Within a short time, normal weight people get |
| saw and visited over a two-year period, and this | | | | heavier and heavier. In my case, after I became |
| even included the many other suffering diabetics | | | | obese, it led to type 2 diabetes; and eventually |
| that I met. My wife and I did and still do | | | | developed into a chronic kidney disease. One thing |
| appreciate how we were taught to recognize and | | | | that made it worst for me was I also developed |
| calculate carbohydrates; but from there, I found | | | | insulin resistance, which meant my cells refused to |
| myself on the diabetic hamster treadmill wheel. | | | | accept the glucose from the start. Therefore, |
| What that means is when a diabetic with wrong | | | | when the stored glucose was called upon by the |
| advice keeps doing that same thing repeatedly, it | | | | muscle cells for energy, the insulin inhibited it from |
| does not accomplish any more than keeping him | | | | being released. While all this was going on I kept |
| or her as a diabetic addicted to medication. | | | | adding fuel to the fire (sort of speak), with five |
| First, carbohydrates include pasta and sweets, but | | | | insulin injections every day. |
| they also include fruits and vegetables. When | | | | Trust me, it is very important to stabilize and |
| carbohydrates are eaten, they are broken down | | | | then reduce your insulin levels. My life depended |
| into simple sugars and enter into the bloodstream | | | | on it. |
| as glucose. High levels of blood sugar triggers | | | | |