
Diabetes Mellitus
With the decline in food quality, along with unhealthy lifestyles, the problem of overweight has sharply escalated. Addressing this issue with fat-free diets has led to a rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes. The number of patients is increasing in geometric progression. Only a small portion, about 10%, is type 1 diabetes, which occurs due to the mother's inadequate diet during pregnancy or improper feeding of the child after birth. The rest is type 2 diabetes acquired later in life.
Diabetics are about three times more likely to die from stroke and heart attack, they more often have problems with thrombophlebitis and varicose veins, arthropathy (joint problems), as well as polyneuropathy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are strongly manifested.
A person with a long-term elevated blood sugar level cannot be healthy, and they may already have begun to experience psychological problems, just as if the blood pressure has been elevated for more than six months, there is a possibility that a psychotherapist's consultation is already necessary.
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by an absolute insulin deficit, which most often appears in childhood. In the pancreatic islets of Langerhans, beta cells produce little or no insulin at all.
Type 2 diabetes is heterogeneous, it is a dual disease, characterized by a relative insulin deficit or by insulin resistance, when cells do not accept insulin.
Each increase in insulin in the blood promotes insulin resistance, thus also aging of the organism, but physical activities and omega-3 fatty acids help to prevent it. A particular risk group for type 2 diabetes is people with increased weight over the age of 40.
Gestational diabetes or pregnancy diabetes develops during pregnancy and is associated with glucose tolerance disorders.
Excess weight is formed not from fats, but from sugars. Accumulating a large amount of sugar in the blood, insulin directs it into adipose tissue, where it turns into subcutaneous or visceral fats. Obesity further increases insulin levels. A vicious cycle is created – the body cannot control and eliminate the increased amount of sugar in the blood. Beta cells under such long-term overload weaken and are less capable of producing insulin, as the volume of Langerhans islets in beta cells in the pancreas decreases. This is the condition of type 2 diabetes.
If a person does not start eating adequately, moves little, and continues the previous lifestyle, they inevitably face a host of health problems, but most often, such a person does not want to recognize the cause – blames fatigue at work, considers health-friendly products expensive, etc.
It must be understood that to cure type 2 diabetes without changing the lifestyle, only with medication, is not possible. This statement is almost 100% guaranteed. To cure type 2 diabetes, a person needs to change the way of energy acquisition, switch from glycolysis to ketolysis, that is, from sugars to fats. For the ketolysis process to take place, the absolute amount of sugar consumed per day must not exceed 25-30g, including the sugar contained in fruits. If the ketolysis process is initiated in the body, the excess fats will quickly disappear from the body. In layman's terms – if you don't want to be fat, eat fats. Switching to an adequate diet over time also changes the taste perception, and eventually, the desire to return to the previous lifestyle disappears.
Insulin resistance occurs when insulin receptors located in the membranes of body cells become embedded, preventing insulin molecules from binding to the receptors. The binding process depends on certain components, namely trivalent chromium and pentavalent vanadium, which play a significant role.
As eating becomes more frequent, including in the evenings and even at night, visceral fat (fat surrounding the internal organs in the abdominal cavity) increases, metabolic processes slow down, and growth hormone function is impaired. The receptors of glucose-starved cells continuously signal the pancreas that there is insufficient insulin. Consequently, under insulin-resistant conditions, insulin levels in the blood can exceed the normal range by tenfold or even more. Since glucose does not enter the cells, blood sugar levels remain high (hyperglycemia).
Insulin is a polypeptide hormone (a protein) synthesized in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. It regulates blood glucose levels by ensuring glucose delivery to cells, including muscle cells, where it is stored as glycogen in the liver, and any excess is stored in adipose tissue. When blood sugar levels are high, cholesterol synthesis is stimulated, which is why excessive consumption of sweets leads to excess cholesterol accumulation.
Additionally, insulin activates anabolic processes, which inhibit autophagy (the process of cellular self-cleansing) and disrupt normal cell division. Elevated insulin levels promote water retention, leading to swelling, vascular inflammation, tumor formation, and other complications.
Insulin increases or decreases blood glucose levels depending on food intake. It is regulated in opposition to another pancreatic hormone—glucagon. If the body lacks energy, glucagon releases glucose from glycogen stores, primarily in the liver.
The more a person consumes sweets over their lifetime, the faster glucose regulation mechanisms weaken and pancreatic resources diminish. With persistently elevated blood glucose and insulin levels, the body develops a tolerance effect, requiring increasingly larger doses of insulin. This leads to fatigue and weakness. A person begins to eat more, and if physical activity is insufficient, fatty liver disease develops.
➜ Hunger →
➜ Eating →
➜ Snacking →
➜ More glucose →
➜ More insulin →
➜ Increased hunger →
➜ More eating →
➜ Increased blood glucose →
➜ Increased insulin levels →
➜ Increased insulin resistance (cells do not absorb insulin) →
➜ Glucose deficiency in organs, including the brain →
➜ The vicious cycle repeats.
⚛ Obesity,
⚛ Type 2 diabetes,
⚛ Vision problems,
⚛ Hypertension,
⚛ Elevated cholesterol levels,
⚛ Thrombosis,
⚛ Atherosclerotic plaques,
⚛ Arrhythmia,
⚛ Strokes and heart attacks,
⚛ Fatty liver,
⚛ Kidney diseases,
⚛ Vascular problems,
⚛ Autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis),
⚛ Fibroids and cysts in women,
⚛ Reduced testosterone in men. Additionally, excess fat tissue increases aromatase enzyme levels, which converts testosterone into estradiol, resulting in hormonal imbalance.
When blood sugar levels are high, sorbitol production increases. Sorbitol is a specific sugar alcohol that damages the retina and, along with galactose (milk sugar), contributes to cataract formation.
The stress hormone cortisol also plays a role—it breaks down cells, and during this destruction process, insulin is consumed. Insulin resistance can affect all body cells or be limited to specific organs or tissues. Cells deprived of glucose for prolonged periods may die, leading to rapid aging.
Elevated blood sugar levels provide an ideal environment for cancer cells and yeast infections. However, a positive aspect is that cancer cells and fungi cannot derive energy from fats—only humans can.
A vegetarian keto diet can help in this situation, but it must include all essential nutrients while avoiding excess unused calories. Physical activity and intermittent fasting assist the body in cleansing itself of unnecessary elements. What is needed? Willpower. Determination. Patience. By making these changes, significant health improvements are possible within a year.
Unfortunately, today insulin resistance affects more than 90% of the general population. It is the basis for metabolic syndrome, which is a very current problem in modern times.
Even if you have observed only a few of the following signs, there is reason to think about changing your lifestyle to avoid further negative outcomes.
🔔 Craving for sweets and bakery products from flour, similar to an alcoholic's craving for alcohol.
🔔 Constant, insatiable hunger (the desire to snack between meals).
🔔 Impaired nutrient absorption in the intestines (dysbiosis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth syndrome, which can manifest as bloating, flatulence or increased gas formation, diarrhea, steatorrhea).
🔔 Sleepiness after a meal
🔔 High insulin level in the blood and high insulin resistance index
🔔 No feeling of satiety after eating. Energy deficiency is formed because the alternative energy acquisition mechanism from fats (ketosis) works weakly or does not work at all.
🔔 High blood sugar level (promoted by so-called fast carbohydrates - products with a high glycemic index or ability to quickly increase glucose level in the blood, such as bakery products, white bread, salty snacks, sweets, etc. Therefore, until you stop consuming fast carbohydrates, changing anything will not succeed.).
🔔 High total cholesterol (TC in laboratory analyses) level, high triglycerides (TG) level, lowered high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level, increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level.
🔔 Body 'acidification' (disruption of the acid-base balance), the resulting fungal diseases.
🔔 Loss of muscle mass and joint pain (loss of collagen).
🔔 Fats on the anterior abdominal wall, visceral fats (around internal organs) in increased quantity.
🔔 Fatty liver (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease), followed by liver fibrosis.
🔔 Benign tumors (papillomas, cysts, polyps, fibromas).
🔔 Neck hyperpigmentation.
🔔 Acne (pimples), polycystic ovary syndrome, increased androgen levels.
🔔 Arterial hypertension, reduced arterial wall elasticity.
🔔 Slowed metabolism and even intermittent fasting with reduced calorie intake in the daily diet does not help (to get out of this condition, temporarily switch to an eating regime once every 2 days, using a healthy diet).
🔔 Pronounced fatigue even after minor physical exertions (often heard excuse from 40-60-year-olds '’age is coming'', although age is not a sign of aging).
🔔 The need to visit the toilet at night (nocturia).
🔔 Obstructive sleep apnea.
🔔 Low testosterone level.
🔔 Pain caused by various inflammatory processes in the body (arthritis – joint inflammation, otitis – ear inflammation, gingivitis – gum inflammation, etc.).
🔔 Poor memory, weak concentration abilities, age-related dementia.
🔔 Stress, dizziness, tension, poor sleep quality.
It all starts when the fetus is still in the womb. The mother consuming animal proteins, which are not fully broken down, also enters the unborn child's bloodstream and damages the developing pancreatic tissues. When the newborn's immune system starts to work, it turns against these damaged tissues. Essentially, an autoimmune process begins, which develops fully after several years, and is called insular apparatus insufficiency, or type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by a total insulin deficit. For small children, the disease with type 1 diabetes, similar to obesity, is not a genetically inherited disease. They are the consequences of improper nutrition, which are inherited as family traditions from generation to generation. The beginnings are found while the child is still in the mother's womb, when the mother intensively consumes meat and thermally processed starch-containing products. The toxins produced from them also harm the developing child's pancreas. The next mistake made by the mother after the child is born is feeding the child with cow's milk or mixtures containing it, which significantly increases the risk of disease. By the way, in the past, when the mother lacked milk, milk made from hemp was used.
In the beta cells of the Langerhans islets, which produce the hormone insulin, the sequence of amino acid segments is identically similar to the amino acid molecule segments of casein, a protein found in cow's milk. Since the immune system is already burdened with antigens, sometimes a mistake occurs, it starts to destroy its body's cells and develops type 1 diabetes, so cow's milk should not be used in children's diet.
Honey can be used by diabetics in limited amounts because it is classified more as slow carbohydrates, which do not very rapidly increase the blood sugar level.
Glucose and fructose have the same number of atoms, but their structure is different. Glucose has a right-handed isomeric (spatial) configuration, while fructose has a left-handed one, so it does not need insulin to enter the cells.
In treating diabetes, it should be considered that honey, if it is of high quality and not heated, mainly contains fructose. This means that it does not need insulin, so diabetics can consume honey in limited amounts.
External Signs Indicating Excessive Sugar Amount in the Blood
⚠ Ulcers on the feet, scars that do not heal for a long time.
⚠ Problems with microcapillaries, dark blue bruises on the skin, and mottled spots.
⚠ Swollen face and puffiness around the eyes, especially in the mornings.
⚠ The appearance of angiomas, papillomas, hemangiomas, or red dots on the skin.
⚠ Acanthosis nigricans, when a part of the skin becomes darker, most often on the neck, in the armpits, or on the elbows.
⚠ Acne, bumps.
⚠ The skin peels, it is dry, thick, and dense, blisters form.
⚠ Small blood vessels burst, and tissues are not supplied with blood, gangrene forms.
⚠ Fungal infections on the nails.
Signs Indicating Diabetes
💀 Fatigue in the morning when there should be no fatigue.
💀 Fatigue after meals
💀 There's a saying '’a hungry man is an angry man''. Eating or not eating should not affect the nervous system, meaning the body's compensatory mechanisms are weakened.
💀 Increased appetite.
💀 Increase or decrease in body weight.
💀 Constant thirst, dryness in the mouth.
💀 Characteristic frequent urination during the day and night (polyuria), as a large amount of insulin in the blood causes a spasm of the smooth muscles of the bladder, the muscle does not relax, and urine is not fully expelled. The body tries to get rid of excess sugar through the kidneys in this way.
💀 Feeling of weakness, related to hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
💀 Deterioration of visual acuity and a kind of fog in the eyes, caused by the destruction of blood microcapillaries and vitamin deficiency.
💀 Tingling and numbness in hands and feet, associated with neuropathy, caused by damage to nerve tissues and blood vessels due to sugar.
💀 Poorly healing scars.
💀 Cracked skin and scratches that heal poorly.
💀 Itchy eyes and ears, as well as the rest of the skin, especially in the evening.
💀 Genital itching in women.
💀 Darkening of the skin folds and elbows.
💀 The skin peels and becomes thinner.
💀 Numbness and tingling in the extremities.
Of course, other diseases may have some similar signs, so the final conclusion can only be made after the relevant analyses are performed.