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http://www.doctoryourself.com/diabetes.htmlDiabetes20 WAYS TO MAKE NUTRITIONAL PROGRESS AGAINST DIABETESOne in every 16 people has diabetes. Nearly 3 millionAmericans are on insulin. Much blindness, manyamputations, and many deaths result from thecirculatory complications of diabetes. Even if a singenatural measure can prevent this disease only in partand in just some persons, it is still well worthdoing. How much better would be trying all thesetechniques together? Important note: Expect success. This means that if you are on diabetic medication, youmay need to have your drug or insulin dosage adjustedDOWN. Is this bad? Is a tax cut BAD? See your doctorfrequently, and before you begin as well, to plan andmonitor your progress.Type I (Juvenile Onset, Insulin Dependent) DiabetesB-Complex VitaminsOne of the first nutrition zingers I ever read was DrCarlton Fredericks comment (in Food

Facts andFallacies) to the effect that diabetics could beweaned off of insulin with extremely high doses ofB-complex vitamins. I am a conservative person and Ihave my sincere doubts if a Type I diabetic could everbe free of the need to take insulin. On the otherhand, I have personally seen diabetics requiresignificantly less insulin when they take a 100 mgbalanced B-complex tablet every two to three hours.The potential benefits are so great that I thinkdiabetics should demand a suitably cautioustherapeutic trial of megavitamin therapy with insulindosage adjustment made and supervised by theirphysician.Niacin/Niacinamide, one of the B-complex vitamins A daily dosage of 1,500 to 2,500 mg of niacin orniacinamide may improve carbohydrate tolerance indiabetics. Niacin or niacinamide diminished therequirements of insulin needed to keep the blood sugarof the diabetics within normal limits. The dosage wasof

the order of 500 mg three to five times daily tobegin with, the dose being subsequently reduced as theblood sugar came down. The Vitamins in Medicine, 3rdedition, p 378, 1953, references cited in the text.)Persons with vitamin B-3 (niacin) deficiency may showhypersensitivity to insulin, becoming hypoglycemicmore readily than normal subjects after an injectionof insulin. (p 342)Dr. R., a chiropractor in Pennsylvania, writes:"I recently had a pharmacist take one of my femalediabetic patients off niacin (after an extremelysuccessful course of therapy with niacin thateliminated years of insomnia) because he told her thatit would mess up her blood sugar. I had another femalediabetic patient who got some decent results withniacin for depression but was told by her pharmacistnot to use it with diabetes. Yet I cannot seem to findanything to support NOT using niacin in diabetics." That is perhaps simply

because niacin works, and indoing so, creates a management issue. When megadosageof niacin/niacinamide lowers the need for insulin,that is success, but an inconvenience (and perhaps anembarrassment) for the pharmophilic (drug-loving)health professional. But the main point must not bemissed: A reduction in insulin requirement is goodnews for the patient. I would like to receive studiesshowing a evidence of any problems withniacin/niacinamide administration in diabetics. Pleaseemail articles or references todrsaul .It is not difficult to monitor your glucose at home.How to simply and safely self-test your blood sugar isnicely described on p 154-155 of Balch, J. F andBalch, P.A. (1990) Prescription for NutritionalHealing (Avery Publishing).For more information about vitamin B-3:Hoffer A. (1990) Vitamin B-3 (Niacin) Update. NewRoles For a Key Nutrient in Diabetes, Cancer,

HeartDisease and Other Major Health Problems. Keats Pubs.,Inc., New Canaan, CT. Vitamin CProfessor of Oral Medicine Emanuel Cheraksin, M.D.,D.M.D., in his recent book Vitamin C: Who Needs It?says (on page 98): "So, what do the experts tell us about a vitamin Cconnection in the control of sugar metabolism? Weturned to five of the leading textbooks dealing withdiabetes mellitus published during the last fiveyears. Would you believe? There was not one wordindicating any connection or a lack of correlationbetween ascorbic acid and carbohydrate metabolism! "This is even more incomprehensible when one realizesthat reviews of the literature as far back as 1940showed that blood sugar can be predictably reducedwith intravenous ascorbate."One case study suggests that for each gram of vitaminC taken by mouth, the amount of insulin required couldbe reduced by two units. (Dice, J. F. and Daniel,

C.W. (1973) The hypoglycemic effect of ascorbic acid ina juvenile-onset diabetic. International ResearchCommunications System, 1:41.Vitamin C has been shown to reduce levels ofcomplication-causing sorbitol in diabetics. In a 58day study carried out in 1994, researchersinvestigated the effect of two different, and ratherlow, doses of vitamin C supplements (100 or 600 mg) onyoung adults with Type I diabetes. Vitamin Csupplementation at either dose normalized sorbitollevels in 30 days. (Cunningham JJ; Mearkle PL; Brown RG Vitamin C: analdose reductase inhibitor that normalizes erythrocytesorbitol in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J AmColl Nutr, 1994 Aug, 13:4, 344-5)Vitamin C may also help to keep tiny blood vessels(capillaries) from bursting, a major cause of diabeticcomplications. Vitamin C supplements increase theelasticity of these smallest of blood vessels.(Timimi FK; Ting HH;

Haley EA; Roddy MA; Ganz P;Creager MA Vitamin C improves endothelium-dependentvasodilation in patients with insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus. J Am Coll Cardiol, 1998 Mar, 31:3,552-7)Also of interest::Pfleger R, Scholl F. (1937, note the date) Diabetesund vitamin C. Wiener Archiv für Innere Medizin 31:219-230.Setyaadmadja, A.T.S.H., Cheraskin, E. and Ringsdorf,W.M., Jr.Ascorbic acid and carbohydrate metabolism: II. Effectof supervised sucrose drinks upon two-hourpostprandial blood glucose in terms of vitamin Cstate. Lancet 87: #1, 18-21, January 1967.Som S, Basu S, Mukherjee D, Deb S, Choudhury PR,Mukherjee S, Chatterjee SN, Chatterjee IB. (1981)Ascorbic acid metabolism in diabetes mellitus.Metabolism 30: 572-577. If there are Musts to Avoid for a diabetic, they maywell include the following:ONE: Eliminate SugarNo one would tell a child with a broken leg to jumpoff

the garage roof. But perhaps we should not evenlet children without broken legs jump off the garageroofs. Dieticians would never recommend that diabeticsregularly eat lots of sweets. Yet the vast majority ofus overconsume sugar to the Nth degree. Can this notonly aggravate diabetes, but actually CAUSE it? In thecase of Type II, it is almost certainly so. And withType I, the risk is there. There is no downside toavoiding sugar except, perhaps, for putting your localdentist on unemployment.Medical Evidence that Sugar Causes Diabetes, amongother thingsCleave, T. L. The Saccharine Disease (Keats, 1975)To begin with, this book has nothing to do with theartificial sweetener known as saccharin. TheSaccharine Disease refers to excess sugar consumptionas a key cause of chronic disease in our time. Dr.Cleave, formerly a Surgeon-Captain of the BritishRoyal Navy, wishes us to pronounce it "saccar-RHINE,"like the

German river. That we can do. What we willhave a harder time doing is admitting that he iscorrect in ascribing colitis, peptic ulcer, varicoseveins, coronary heart disease, and diabetes to excessintake of simple carbohydrates. A theory like thatone needs a book to explain it and a lifetime ofexperience as a doctor behind it. Here are both.It is party line medicine (and dietetics) that sugarconsumption is pretty much connected only with toothdecay and obesity. Since the 1950's, Dr. Cleave hasbeen a voice in the wilderness, informing doctors ofwhat they do not want to believe and patients of whatthey do not want to do. Only the sturdiest readerswant to tangle with a book that relentlessly takesthem to task one sweet tooth at a time. Referencesare provided with each chapter, and suggestions forimproved diet are compactly set forth in an Appendix. The Saccharine Disease is somewhat dry reading,although this is

compensated for by its overwhelmingscientific importance. If there is indeed a rootcause of illness, and that cause is our everyday useof sugar, it will take plenty of straight science toconvince us to change our ways. Even then, reallyinnovative science has a way of being kept from thepublic, not by being disproved, but by being ignored. If Dr. Cleave has been largely unsuccessful ininfluencing health policy so far, perhaps you willwant to take up the banner after reading this book.There was a time when the director of the FDA (knownthen as the Bureau of Chemistry) was willing to statethat sugar consumption could indeed cause diabetes.(Wiley, H. A History of a Crime Against the Food Law,1929).TWO: Avoid MilkIt has been shown that milk consumption in childhoodcontributes to the development of Type-I diabetes.Certain proteins in milk resemble molecules on thebeta cells of the pancreas that secrete

insulin. Insome cases, the immune system makes antibodies to themilk protein that mistakenly attack and destroy thebeta cells Even so august an authority on children asthe late Dr. Benjamin Spock changed hisrecommendations in his later years and discouragedgiving children milk. (Dr. Julian Whitaker's Health & Healing Newsletter, October 1998, Vol. 8, No. 10.)THREE: Avoid Fluoride(Citations that follow are courtesy of DarleneSherrell http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride/index.htm )(T)he concentration of fluoride recommended forfluoridation programs (the sacrosanct "1.0part-per-million") is deemed to be entirely safe. Anexamination of the scientific literature reveals thatthis is not the case. Dr M A Roshal, in a 1965 issueof the journal issued by the Leningrad MedicalInstitute, reported that intake of fluoride - even atthe apparently "safe" concentration of 1.0 part permillion - caused derangements in

blood sugar balance.The Question of Fluoridation, by J. R. Marier, Ottawa,Canada.Inorganic fluoride is a persistent bioaccumulator, andthe ever-increasing use (and release) of fluoridecompounds in the environment should be of long-termconcern in population sub-groups who are mostsusceptible, and therefore, most at risk. One of thesesub-groups consists of people with impaired kidneyfunction, including subjects with nephorphaticdiabetes. The diabetes factor is of particularrelevance, not only because the incidence of diabeteshas increased by 6%/yr during the period 1965-1975,but also because subjects with nephropathic diabetescan exhibit a polydipsia-polyurea syndrome thatresults in increased intake of fluoride, along withgreater-than-normal retention of a given fluoridedosage. People with inadequate dietary intakes(particularly of Ca and/or Vitamin C) are also likelyto be more at risk as a consequence of

low-doselong-term fluoride ingestion. Evidence is presented,showing that there has been an escalation in dailyfluoride intake via the total human food-and-beveragechain, with the likelihood that this escalation willcontinue in the future. Recent observations, relatingto an increasing incidence of chronic fluorideintoxication among humans, is also emphasized.Dental Fluorosis Associated With Hereditary DiabetesInsipidus. Oral Surgery 40(6):736­741, (1975)Existing data (1993) indicate that subsets of thepopulation may be unusually susceptible to the toxiceffects of fluoride and its compounds. Thesepopulations include the elderly, people withdeficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and/or vitamin C,and people with cardiovascular and kidney problems.... Because fluoride is excreted through the kidney,people with renal insufficiency would have impairedrenal clearance of fluoride ... Impaired renalclearance

of fluoride has also been found in peoplewith diabetes mellitus. (Emphasis added) ToxicologicalProfile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride, and Fluorine(F), (April 1993), U.S. Dept. Health and HumanServices, Agency for Toxic Substances and DiseaseRegistry, p.112 (from Darlene Sherrell and Andreas Schuld, Vancouver,B.C. Canada www.bruha.com/fluoride :)Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating slightlyhigher than that of lead. According to "ClinicalToxicology of Commercial products," 5th Edition, 1984,lead is given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, andFluoride is rated at 4 (3 = moderately toxic, 4 = verytoxic). On December 7, 1992, the new EPA MaximumContaminant Level (MCL) for lead was set at 0.015 ppm,with a goal of 0.0ppm. The MCL for fluoride iscurrently set for 4.0ppm - that's over 250 times thepermissible level of lead.At the level of 0.4 ppm renal (kidney) impairment hasbeen shown. (Junco, L.I. et

al, "Renal Failure andFluorosis", Fluorine & Dental Health, JAMA 222:783 -785, 1972)Professor William R. Stine of Wilkes College, WilkesBarre, PA, in chapter 19 of Applied Chemistry (secondedition, p 413 and 416) states that world scientificopinion on this (fluoridation) issue is far fromunanimous. He then quotes Dr. Albert W. Burgstahler,Professor of Chemistry at the University of Kansas,who says:Children with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus oruntreated pituitary diabetes have been found todevelop severe dental fluorosis from drinking watercontaining only 1 or even 0.5 ppm fluoride Persons inpoor health and those who have allergy, asthma, kidneydisease, diabetes, gastric ulcer, low thyroidfunction, and deficient nutrition are especiallysusceptible to the toxic effects of fluoride indrinking water. In addition, fluoride in beverages(especially tea), food, air, drugs, tobacco,toothpaste, and

mouth rinses can also precipitate orcontribute to such intoxication.Add em up: do you know your total daily fluorideconsumption ?FOUR: Avoid Caffeine Caffeine is a drug, and can interfere with normalblood sugar levels.Cheraskin, E., Ringsdorf, W.M., Jr., Setyaadmadji,A.T.S.H. and Barrett, R.A. Effect of caffeine versusplacebo supplementation on blood glucoseconcentration. Lancet 1: 7503, 1299-1300, 17 June1967.Cheraskin, E. and Ringsdorf, W.M., Jr. Blood glucoselevels after caffeine. Lancet 2: 7569, 689, 21September 1968.FIVE: Question ImmunizationBe very cautious of vaccination. Harris Coulter, PhDin Vaccination and Violent Crime, writes: The numberof cases of diabetes has risen from 600,000 in themid-1940s to 13 million today; since the population ofthe country has about doubled, the (true) increase indiabetes is about 10 times. In Vaccination and SocialViolence, Dr. Coulter

mentions that "The pertussisvaccine, in particular, has an impact on theinsulin-producing centers in the pancreas (the Isletsof Langerhans). Over-stimulation of these islets, withtheir subsequent exhaustion, can lead to diabetes orits opposite -- hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)."The risk of Type I diabetes may be increased if theHepatitis B vaccine is given to babies at about theage six weeks from birth. USA TODAYs Anita Manning(Aug 3, 1999) discussed a possible connection betweendiabetes and the Hib vaccine. More on this subjectwill be found in Childhood immunization and diabetesmellitus, New Zealand Medical Journal, May 1996 Type II, or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus(NIDDM)Magnesium (as well as calcium) is unusually importantto the diabetic. Taking a supplement providing atLEAST the US RDA of magnesium (about 350 mg) is vital.Thanks to Paul Mason, editor of the very large numberof

scientific papers posted at the Magnesium Sitehttp://www.mgwater.com for providing so many magnesiumreferences.Corica, F., A. Allegra, A. Di Benedetto, et al. 1994.Effects of oral magnesium supplementation on plasmalipid concentrations in patients withnon-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Magnes. Res.7:43-46. Mather HM et al. (1979) Hypomagnesemia in diabetes.Clinical and Chemical Acta 95: 235-242. McNair P et al. (1978) Hypomagnesemia, a risk factorin diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes 27: 1075-1077. Snowdon, D.A., and R.L. Phillips. 1985. Does avegetarian diet reduce the occurrence of diabetes? Am.J. Public Health 75:507-512. ExerciseJust do it! It helps tremendously. Suggestions on howare posted at this website, and a search for"exercise" from the search box at the top of the mainpage will get them all for you.Barnard, R.J., L. Lattimore, R.G. Holly, S. Cherny,and N.

Pritikin. 1982. Response ofnon-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to anintensive programof diet and exercise. Diabetes Care5:370-374. Weight ControlType II Diabetes is clearly associated with overweightpersons. Many weight loss ideas will be found athttp://doctoryourself.com ..Bennett, P.H., W.C. Knowles, N.B. Rushforth, R.F.Hammon, and P.J. Savage. 1979. The role of obesity inthe development of diabetes of the Pima Indians. In J.Vague and P.H. Vague, eds. Diabetes and Obesity.Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam. Williams, S. R. Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 6th ed.,Ch 19. St. Louis: MosbyStress Reduction/MeditationKirtane, L. Transcendental Meditation: A multipurposetool in clinical practice. General medical practice,Poona, Maharashtra, India, 1980. (Cites improvementsin a wide variety of physical and mental disordersincluding diabetes mellitus.)ChromiumThe trace mineral chromium is

found in skin, fat,muscle, brain and adrenal glands. There is only about6 mg in you, but is it ever important! Absorption byway of your intestine is poor; it is excreted inurine. Chromium is an essential component of GlucoseTolerance Factor (GTF). GTF helps insulin to workbetter by "bridging" it to cell membranes.Chromium as GTF improves glucose tolerance indiabetics whether they are children, adults or elderly(Williams, S. R. Nutrition and Diet Therapy, Ch. 9,p. 301) "Deficiency signs include resistance toinsulin AND OTHER SIGNS OF DIABETES." (p 313, emphasisadded)Food Sources of ChromiumBy far and away the best food source of chromium isBREWER'S YEAST. You can also use "Nutritional Yeast,"which is nutritionally similar and better tasting.Brewer's yeast is a by-product of beer-making andtends to be a bit bitter. Nutritional yeast isprimarily grown to be a food. Try nutritional yeastflakes on

popcorn. It tastes so much like "cheesecorn" that you may well like it. Even some reallyfinicky friends of mine happily munched popcorngenorously laced with nutritional yeast while theytrounced me at euchre.Aside from teaching them when to lead the left bower,one of the best things you can do is give your familya teaspoon or two of this stuff every day. It is agood source of B-12 and other B-vitamins, as well asprotein. Way too much, by the way, may cause temporaryand harmless skin irritation in some especiallysensitive people. If you start low and increase slow,this will probably not occur.Other food sources of chromium include nuts, prunes,mushrooms, most whole grains and many fermented foodsincluding beer and wine. (Now those last two arecertainly popular supplements!) Please remember thenegative social, and negative nutritional, aspects ofalcohol, and instead go for the yeast. Or if yousimply

must tip a few, at least try to selectadditive-free, organically grown beverages and usethem in moderation.If you are a teetotaler, and if your interest in yeastis rapidly waning, the best supplements usuallycomplex Cr with niacin, which seems to greatly enhanceuptake. An example is chromium polynicotinate, whichhas been demonstrated to be especially well absorbedand retained. Chromium picolinate is a good secondchoice.I would ALWAYS supplement with 200 to 400 micrograms(mcg) Cr daily if there is any breath of a hint ofhypoglycemia (thats most of us). In fact, I take (andrecommend) that much every day for those in goodhealth. The US RDA is between 50 and 200 mcg of Crdaily. Even traditional dieticians textbooks admitthat the conventional US diet does not reliably supplyeven this amount. For the diabetic, chromiumsupplementation is essential... unless you are a bigfan of yeast.FiberThere

is a well-established reduction of hyperglycemiawith consumption of extra dietary fiber. This means aprobable decrease in insulin requirement for Type Idiabetics, and even better news for Type IIs.Generally, the more fiber eaten, the less medicationneeded. Try it and see how much better you feel.Want to know more about fiber? At the end of thisarticle is a listing of publications by Dr. Anderson,an excellent researcher, whose work is alsowell-written and easy to understand. Many of hispapers are reviews, which neatly summarize this largetopic, and are especially helpful reading.In The Cancer Chronicles (No 30, Dec, 1995), Ralph W.Moss, Ph.D. mentioned that soluble fiber, such aspectin (a thickener used to make jelly) may helpdiabetics. It appears that even the delightfulover-the-counter Kaopectate has been used medically inthe treatment of diabetes. Fibers like pectin arefound in the cell walls of all

fruits and vegetables. Diabetics can and should certainly eat a lot morevegetables, along with the beneficial extra fiber theyprovide.Vitamin E"Thus, vitamin E may potentially provide additionalrisk reduction for the development of retinopathy ornephropathy in addition to those achievable throughintensive insulin therapy alone. Vitamin E is alow-cost, readily available compound associated withfew known side effects; thus, its use could have aDRAMATIC socioeconomic impact if found to beefficacious in delaying the onset of diabeticretinopathy and/or nephropathy." (emphasis added) From Diabetes Care 22:1245-1251 1999This was a crossover study on 36 patients who haveType I diabetes for less than 10 years. The doseevaluated was 1800 I.U. per day. Before takingvitamin E, retinal blood flows in these subjects wassignificantly lower than in the non-diabeticpopulation. Both retinal blood flow and

creatinineclearance were significantly normalized when subjectsreceived vitamin E. The patients with the worstreading improved the most. The vitamin had no effecton blood glucose levels, and therefore would notinterfere with insulin therapy.(The following is from Stichting OrthomoleculaireEducatie (Orthomolecular Education Foundation)Antwerpsestraat 1a, 2587 AE Den Haag, The Netherlands.Their excellent English language website is http://www.soe.nl/home.htm )A poor vitamin-E status (lipid standardizedplasma-vitamin E below the median) was associated withan almost quadruple risk of NIDDM (relative risk 3.9).The strong protective influence of vitamin E, as shownin these findings, supports the hypothesis thatfree-radical damage is a causal factor in thedevelopment of NIDDM.(Increased risk of non-insulin dependent diabetesmellitus at low plasma vitamin E concentrations: afour year follow up study

in men. (Salonen JT et al(1995); BMJ, 311:1124-1127, Oct. 28)Further references to vitamin E and diabetes will befound in the books of Drs. Evan and Wilfrid Shute(listed at http://doctoryourself.com/bibliography.html), especially Shute, Wilfrid E. Vitamin E for Ailingand Healthy Hearts (1969) New York: Pyramid Books. VanadiumIn 1993 and 1994, I had the pleasure of coteachingclinical nutrition with Cornell University researcherWes Canfield, M.D. Trace minerals are Dr Canfieldsspecial interest, and he believes that vanadate isvery important in the prevention and treatment ofdiabetes. A (free) Medline search at the NationalLibrary of Medicine website( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed ) using thekeywords vanadium + diabetes will bring up over 160papers on the subject. Vanadate + diabetes will getyou nearly 200.Eat Complex Carbohydrates, not Sugary or Fatty JunkFoodCommon sense advice, to be

sure. Frequent, smaller,calcium-rich high-fiber meals can really help decreasethe incidence of diabetic symptoms. There is gooddietetic advice to be found inHoffer, A. and Walker, M. (1978) OrthomolecularNutrition (New Canaan, CT: Keats), p 14; p 21-26 and100-101.See also:Garrison, Jr., R. H. and Somer, E. (1990)The NutritionDesk Reference (New Canaan, CT: Keats), p 216-222. Vitamin C for Type II DiabetesPhysicians investigated the effect of 600 mg/day ofmagnesium and 2 grams/day of vitamin C on a group of56 non-insulin-dependent diabetics. The vitamin Cimproved control of blood sugar and fastingblood-sugar levels. It also lowered cholesterol andtriglyceride levels, and reduced capillary fragility.The magnesium lowered blood pressure in the subjects.(Eriksson J and Kohvakka A, Magnesium and ascorbicacid supplementation in diabetes mellitus. Annals ofNutrition and Metabolism, July/Aug 1995;

39(4)217-223.)Also of interest:Bruckert, E. et al., "Increased serum levels ofLipoprotein(a) in diabetes mellitus and theirreduction with glycemic control," JAMA 263(1):35-36(1990). (Note: Vitamin C controls Lp(a) synthesis.)Kapeghian, J. C. et al., "The effects of glucose onascorbic acid uptake in heart, endothelial cells:Possible pathogenesis of diabetic angiopathies," LifeSci. 34:577 (1984). Sinclair AJ; Taylor PB; Lunec J; Girling AJ; BarnettAH Low plasma ascorbate levels in patients with type 2diabetes mellitus consuming adequate dietary vitaminC. Diabet Med, 1994 Nov, 11:9, 893-8Stone, Irwin The Healing Factor: Vitamin C AgainstDisease (1972) New York: Grosset & Dunlap. p 146-151.Excellent review of vitamin C megadoses for diabetics.And if you want to go back in time a bit:Vitamin C deficient guinea pigs show diminishedglucose tolerance, low liver glycogen, high

bloodsugar and a low insulin content of the pancreas. Adiabetic type of glucose tolerance curve has beendescribed in human subjects on low ascorbic acid(vitamin C) intakes; this curve is said to return tonormal on giving adequate ascorbic acid. (Bicknell andPrescott, The Vitamins in Medicine, 3rd edition, p433, 1953, references cited in the text.)Iatrogenic (Doctor-Caused) DiabetesMost of today's pharmaceutical preparations, becauseof their harmful effects, may be labeled poisonous,"says chemist Dr Lisa Landymore-Lim, who has worked forthe National Institute for Medical Research, London,and the Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge. Her 1994 book,Poisonous Prescriptions, describes Landymore-Lim'sinvestigations which have found that diabetes may infact be a major side effect of antibiotics and othercommon pharmaceuticals. The book provides evidencefrom studies and hospital records. Diabetes, usuallythought to be

largely a genetic disorder, may actuallyhave increased so much in the last 50 years because ofthe proliferation in the use, and over-use, ofmedicines. Remember that with DIABETES, SUPPLEMENTS REDUCE THEDANGER.A Very Important Reference:Werbach, Melvyn R. Nutritional Influences on Illness,Keats, 1988, p 166 182, contains a valuable review ofresearch indicating the therapeutic value ofsupplements, and their specific dosages, fordiabetics. This is a must-read.Some Type I AND Type II Recommendations (from Scott Roberts http://heelspurs.com/cure.html )In addition to the diet your doctor has recommended,spread the following out over each day (in order ofimportance): 800 mcg chromium, 5,000 mg C, 1,600 IU E,300 mg lipoic acid, 700 mg magnesium, and 1 tbspflaxseed oil (Barlean's brand only). For references onthe 1st 3 supplements and diabetes seehttp://heelspurs.com/diabetes.html. Be careful:

yourneed for insulin and glucotrol pills will decreasedramatically - be sure to monitor your blood sugar.Exercise. Additional References:(This may seem like overkill, but it is actually onlya partial listing. There is MUCH evidence thatnutrition can make a real difference for thediabetic.)Papers by Dr. J. W. Anderson(compiled from the National Library of MedicinesMEDLINE)Anderson JW, Allgood LD, Turner J, Oeltgen PR, DaggyBP. Effects of psyllium on glucose and serum lipidresponses in men with type 2 diabetes andhypercholesterolemia. Am J Clin Nutr. 1999Oct;70(4):466-73.Anderson JW, O'Neal DS, Riddell-Mason S, Floore TL,Dillon DW, Oeltgen PR. Postprandial serum glucose,insulin, and lipoprotein responses to high- andlow-fiber diets. Metabolism. 1995 Jul;44(7):848-54.Geil PB, Anderson JW. Nutrition and healthimplications of dry beans: a review. J Am Coll Nutr.1994

Dec;13(6):549-58. Review.Anderson JW, Smith BM, Gustafson NJ. Health benefitsand practical aspects of high-fiber diets. Am J ClinNutr. 1994 May;59(5 Suppl):1242S-1247S. Review.Hamilton CC, Geil PB, Anderson JW. Management ofobesity in diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Educ. 1992Sep-Oct;18(5):407-10.Anderson JW. Dietary fiber and diabetes: what else dowe need to know? Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 1992Aug;17(2):71-3. Hamilton CC, Anderson JW. Fiber and weight management.J Fla Med Assoc. 1992 Jun;79(6):379-81. Review.Anderson JW, Akanji AO. Dietary fiber--an overview.Diabetes Care. 1991 Dec;14(12):1126-31. Review.Anderson JW, Zeigler JA, Deakins DA, Floore TL, DillonDW, Wood CL, OeltgenPR, Whitley RJ. Metabolic effects ofhigh-carbohydrate, high-fiber diets forinsulin-dependent diabetic individuals. Am J ClinNutr. 1991 Nov;54(5):936-43.Fukagawa NK, Anderson JW, Hageman G, Young VR,

MinakerKL. High-carbohydrate, high-fiber diets increaseperipheral insulin sensitivity in healthy young andold adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 1990 Sep;52(3):524-8.Anderson JW, Smith BM, Geil PB. High-fiber diet fordiabetes. Safe and effective treatment. Postgrad Med.1990 Aug;88(2):157-61, 164, 167-8. Review.Anderson JW, Gustafson NJ. Adherence tohigh-carbohydrate, high-fiber diets. Diabetes Educ.1989 Sep-Oct;15(5):429-34. Anderson JW, Bridges SR, Tietyen J, Gustafson NJ.Dietary fiber content of a simulated American diet andselected research diets. Am J Clin Nutr. 1989Feb;49(2):352-7.Anderson JW. Recent advances in carbohydrate nutritionand metabolism in diabetes mellitus. J Am Coll Nutr.1989;8 Suppl:61S-67S. Review.Anderson JW, Geil PB. New perspectives in nutritionmanagement of diabetes mellitus. Am J Med. 1988 Nov28;85(5A):159-65. Review.Anderson JW, Bridges SR. Dietary fiber content

ofselected foods. Am J Clin Nutr. 1988 Mar;47(3):440-7. Anderson JW, Gustafson NJ, Bryant CA, Tietyen-Clark J.Dietary fiber and diabetes: a comprehensive review andpractical application. J Am Diet Assoc. 1987Sep;87(9):1189-97. Review.Anderson JW, Gustafson NJ. Dietary fiber in diseaseprevention and treatment. Compr Ther. 1987Jan;13(1):43-53. Anderson JW, Bryant CA. Dietary fiber: diabetes andobesity. Am J Gastroenterol. 1986 Oct;81(10):898-906.Review. Anderson JW. Fiber and health: an overview. Am JGastroenterol. 1986 Oct;81(10):892-7. Anderson JW, Gustafson NJ. Type II diabetes: currentnutrition management concepts. Geriatrics. 1986Aug;41(8):28-35.Anderson JW. Physiological and metabolic effects ofdietary fiber. Fed Proc. 1985 Nov;44(14):2902-6.Review. Story L, Anderson JW, Chen WJ, Karounos D, JeffersonB. Adherence to high-carbohydrate, high-fiber diets:long-term

studies of non-obese diabetic men. J Am DietAssoc. 1985 Sep;85(9):1105-10.Anderson JW. Health implications of wheat fiber. Am JClin Nutr. 1985 May;41(5 Suppl):1103-12. Review. Anderson JW, Story L, Sieling B, Chen WJ. Plant fibercontent of selected breakfast cereals. Diabetes Care.1981 Jul-Aug;4(4):490-2. Anderson JW, Sieling B. High-fiber diets fordiabetics: unconventional but effective. Geriatrics.1981 May;36(5):64-72. Anderson JW, Chandler C. High fiber diet benefits fordiabetics. Diabetes Educ. 1981 Summer;7(2):34-8. Anderson JW. High-fibre diets for diabetic andhypertriglyceridemic patients. Can Med Assoc J. 1980Nov 22;123(10):975-9. Anderson JW. Newer approaches to diabetes diets:high-fiber diet. Med Times. 1980 May;108(5):41-4.Anderson JW. The role of dietary carbohydrate andfiber in the control of diabetes. Adv Intern Med.1980;26:67-96. Review. Anderson JW,

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