Today, I have one purpose: I will explain what I believe to be the full solution to Type II Diabetes.
It’s worked for lots of clients of mine, and without fail to date. Having said that, Diabetes is a real disease and it’s believed that there is no real ‘cure.’ I understand this information, and I cannot speak to the damage that has been done by the disease, or the likelihood that this information will work for every person in the world — however, I can attest to many examples of blood sugar returning to normal, hemoglobin A1C normal on repeated 90 day blood work, numbness and tingling disappearing, and in some cases, sight returning to normal.
Please keep in mind that these are only case studies, none of which have ‘officially’ been written up, and that these results cannot be assumed to work for every person, or any other person, for that matter. With that said, I want to help, if you’ll allow me…
Within the next 30 days, I want your blood sugar to be normal, and I want you to be able to stop taking insulin. Within 90 days, I want your hemoglobin A1C to be normal, and I plan to challenge you throughout. It’s your responsibility to share this information with anyone who has blood sugar issues, or anyone who knows someone that has blood sugar issues or Diabetes. This is a horrible disease, one I’ve witnessed my entire life.
When I was a 3 year old boy, my father used to take my brother and I on his Rounds at the hospital, provided it was slow and he was on call. He dressed us up in a suit and tie, introduced us proudly to everyone he worked with, and to all of his patients. We loved meeting everyone, and they loved meeting us.
Many years later, I realized that my class in Physical Therapy school had a difficult time looking at patients who had amputations… but my entire life I thought this was normal, and how some people look. As a small child, I learned that these were people too, and some people have toes, and others don’t. Some peoples have part of their legs, some don’t.
I’m grateful for this lesson, but I later learned how many of them had Type II Diabetes. Now, on a mission for all of my father’s patients, patients of mine, and family members who have this horrible disease, I want to save limbs, just as my father did. I want to stop limb loss, sensory loss, muscle loss, heart disease created from Diabetes, insulin dependency to eat food, sweat attacks, and loss of life — Diabetes sucks, and in my opinion, it’s mostly unnecessary.
Diabetes, at its core, is an issue in the way your body processes sugar. The solution should shouldn’t be insulin; it should be eliminating sugar and adding exercise.
Exercise acts like insulin in Type II Diabetes, which means the following:
Insulin ‘eats’ excess sugar you consume. If you have Type II Diabetes, your body has a hard time producing the proper amounts of insulin, so blood sugar can go up or down very easily. When insulin dependency occurs — if you want to eat sugar — you are forced to inject insulin in order to eat, or you could pass out or even die. And sugar is in everything when you go out to eat… it’s nearly impossible to avoid.
Exercise is your safeguard, and muscle consumes more sugar than anything else. It’s time to teach you how to build muscle, burn off sugar, and restore your body’s response to food. I’m just as frustrated as you that it’s gotten this far, and it’s time to do something. Don’t wait, make any excuses, or pretend that there isn’t a way to adapt this information to make it work. There is, and I’ll respond in the comments section.
Simultaneously, you have to eliminate all sugars, or as much as possible. Before you do, here is something to consider:
Sudden elimination of all sugars can produce gallstones or kidney stones in some people. It’s wise to communicate with your doctor if you plan to eliminate all sugar and carbohydrates, 100%, but I believe a balance is achievable, so long as you choose the ‘right’ carbs.
*NOTE: Feel free to post menu suggestions below in the comments section. It’s great to work together on this, because it’s a big adjustment in the beginning.
(ex. Workout A on Monday, Thursday; Workout B on Tuesday, Friday)
That’s all folks. Get started.
14 Comments
-
Hey guys, it’s Master Trainer Tim. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve personally seen this work repeatedly and I was super excited when Dr. K decided to to share this.
This is awesome stuff and it’s worked for members of our families and can do the same for you as well. Such an simple thing that can help so many people should always be shared.
Thanks Doc!
-
Curry Zucchini Broccoli soup: Add about a tablespoon of olive oil to a pan with a clove minced garlic, saute for a minute, add 1tbls curry powder, stir quickly, add chopped broccoli and zucchini and coat with oil/curry. Add just enough vegetable broth to cover most of the veggies. Simmer 15 minutes, then blend in increments in a blender or food processor. You can add salt or go salt free. Personally, I need a little salt. I use sea salt. Have with a 1/2 avocado and whatever protein you enjoy. I like black or pinto beans or quinoa, which you can even add to the soup if you like. I also tried adding some Kale to the mixture to really kick up the veggie content. I did saute it for a minute or two before adding the broth.
-
that sounds delicious! thanks Lisa 🙂
-
-
Lots of great , really great recipes for following a plan like this come out of the book “Wheat Belly”.
I am currently using the recipes out of the book and just cannot share them all- but two of my favorites is the flax seed wrap and the grain free pizza!-
this is a fantastic recommendation, Wendy!
Here’s that link if anyone wants to pick up the book: http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609611543/ref=sr_1_1_ha?ie=UTF8&qid=1372777421&sr=8-1&keywords=wheat+belly
-
-
Wow! The Universe always provides what we need! I just rejoined the OneSpirit book club and part of my initial order was the following two books: 500 Best Quinoa Recipes and Healing Spices. Your blog post was timely indeed Dr. K and I’m going on that journey with you! I’m not insulin dependent as yet and with this, I plan on NOT being dependent on anything!!! Thanks Doc!!!
-
you’re welcome Daniel!
Awesome 🙂
-
-
Dr K first video blocks intial step number #3 could you restate it “Eliminate the…”?? Thanks
-
hey CJ,
hmmm.. that’s weird. We’ll look into it — looks fine on my side — here you go 🙂
-
-
Hi Doc K, I am a firm believer in doing exercise to manage my Type 2 diabetes, but every time I check my BSL after exercise session, it is always higher than before exercise. Can you give an explanation why this may be so?
-
hey LFG,
I’d love to help — let’s figure a few things out:
1) are you properly hydrated (including electrolytes) before you exercise?
2) are you exercising too intensely? have you considered light and easy and building your heart rate response over time? this can be a game-changing difference if your blood sugar is all over the place (your body may be viewing ‘exercise’ as ‘stress’ and then your blood sugar will be affected as a result)
3) are you inflamed, either systemically or with joint pain? It’s important to manage inflammation so your body will not have a more complicated response to simple techniques like managing blood sugar with exercise.
-
Hi,
I have type II and have seen first hand the effect exercise has on my blood sugars. I read that it is because exercise decreases insulin resistance, allowing the sugar to be transported into the cells? I take Metformin SR once daily.The other day I checked a 2 hr post prandial sugar after supper. (I had pizza, one of my favorite indulgences as a cheat meal). My blood sugar was 213 at 10 pm. I was horrified about that, so I hopped on my stationary bike and did 15 minutes with an interval program (3 miles at level 2).
I waited about an hour after exercising and checked again: 130! I think that is an incredible response. I check my sugars like that because it reinforces that exercise is an imperative part of the equation if I want to control my diabetes, as important as what I eat. I need to be reminded of that because I am by nature lazy. I’d rather lie on the couch and read a book 🙂 I have found I can read on the exercise bike, or watch a movie, etc to make it less boring.
-
-
-
Hi regarding the maximum of 7oz sugar, 17oz carbs per day, what does that look like? I eat a small amount of fresh fruit daily and some fresh squeezed orange or apple juice. I try to avoid processed. I eat very little starchy carbs like rice, bread, pasta, but sometimes have potatoes or sweet potatoes. If I dont have them, after a while I find myself buying a bag of crisps at the supermarket. So where’s the balance? And what happens to the 7oz sugar, 17oz carbs on a cheat day? Thanks. I really like the fitness and strength training videos. Jillian
-
I see this is old. I’m new to this group. I have been exercising and eating a healthier diet. I have followed several of the recommendations here and my blood sugar has come back to near normal. My A1C is down from 7 to 6.5 by starting this in the third month of the A1C cycle. My hope is that it will be even lower by the next visit to my Endocrinologist. This is great information for anyone with Type II diabetes.
Comments are closed.
