Chapter 1 - Contrasting Type I and Type II DiabetesWant More Diabetes Info? Search HERE
insulin being released from the pancreas to carry the blood sugar out of the blood and into the cells where it can be used for energy. Glucose, or blood sugar, is the only food that our cells use to produce energy. Therefore, when there isn’t enough insulin to carry the blood sugar into the cells, the cells are literally starving. When the cells are starving, as in the case of the diabetic, the person naturally experiences constant hunger. Everything we eat is converted to blood sugar for fuel, constituents for rebuilding our cells, and some waste products. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are all converted to blood sugar. I want to make a special point here to address the advice of “experts” who proclaim that you need to have a certain amount of carbohydrates in your diet. You don’t, because again, everything you eat (except for fiber) is converted into glucose - blood sugar. All sugars are carbohydrates. All of them, including glucose. In fact, glucose is the most concentrated carbohydrate there is. When you eat meat, it’s converted to glucose (plus building blocks and by-products). When you eat fat, it’s converted into glucose (and byproducts). When you eat carbohydrates, they’re simply broken down into a simpler form — glucose (and by-products). So regardless of what you eat, you’ll get carbohydrates from it in the end-form of blood sugar – glucose. The only difference in the glucose you get from various foods is how quickly it gets into your blood stream after you eat. Herein lies the danger for type II diabetics. That is, getting carbohydrates in too great a quantity and in too great a concentration too fast. The only way to prevent this is for you to eat foods that are converted only very slowly into glucose — preferably fats, proteins and very low glycemic index vegetables and fruits. Some type II diabetics may be able to tolerate a few carbohydrates, but getting your glucose from carbohydrate foods is strictly a matter of personal choice and absolutely not a true dietary necessity! This should be great news for people who like creamy foods, bacon with breakfast and thick, juicy steaks. |
