Very Low Carb Dieting Long Term as a mere Treatment for Diabetes Type 2 not the Cure
Diabetes Type 2 is characterized by insulin resistance. Many have found that going on a Very Low Carb diet solves the symptoms of diabetes type 2. Simply because they got rid of most of the carbohydrates. But that is just a treatment, not the solution. A true solution is when the diabetic regains his ability to eat a normal or even high amount of healthy carbohydrates.
In the diet world of paleo diet and its variants, a lot of people are into the VLC versions or even Zero Carb versions, many think that is the “natural diet” of mankind because today they are doing well. But down the road in a few years, they experience undesirable side effects.
Matt Stone weighs in his opinion in his blog:
“When insulin goes up, adrenal activity falls. When insulin goes down, adrenal activity picks up. Keep insulin too low for too long and you run the risk of adrenal fatigue. You are also likely to increase the activity of cortisol (which, unlike carbohydrate ingestion, actually DOES cause insulin resistance) by keeping insulin levels suppressed, which increases insulin resistance, decreases testosterone, decreases fat burning, and otherwise takes you ever-closer to metabolic syndrome.”
at http://180degreehealth.blogspot.com/2010/10/befriending-insulin.html
I thought of giving Matt Stone an insight of my point of view from the Healing World. Here’s my 2 cents I originally posted at raw paleo forum:
I agree with matt stone on the need for carbohydrates.
From a healer’s perspective, increasing metabolism is important, and this can be done pretty quickly with a high everything diet, even with cooked. My professional healer friend Vander does this all the time with his patients and it works. Yes, even for cancer it works. Cancer is not always a fungus.
Back to healing people with insulin insensitivity, it is well known in the healing community that nutrition may be lacking in insulin insensitive people / diabetics. The easy solution is to give them those minerals they lack and then they get to process insulin properly. Easy as pie.
For example, you diabetic type 2 people can just munch on bitter melon fruit every day and regain your insulin sensitivity.
Another healer I know recommends blendering the bitter melon every morning and be done with it in one glass.
So for those of you who do want to experience the benefits of eating carbs again, just eat bitter melon. If you cannot find it in your markets, just get the bitter melon tea and drink it regularly.
Don’t like bitter melon? Juice your greens.
I believe it is important we are flexible for our own long term survival. We should be able to swing from low carb to high carb as the need arises.
Posted at http://www.rawpaleoforum.com/hot-topics/insulin-spikes-do-not-cause-insulin-resistance/220/
If you are diabetic remember to eat only paleolithic carbs. The worst you can go is with sweet potatoes and brown rice… better to pair them up with fats.
Paleo Diet is the best solution for diabetes. Â Lots of good fat. Â Especially raw fat. Â Paleo fruit and veggies to balance things… these can be your carbs. Â A paleo diet is not necessarily a very low carb diet. Â It can go high carb or low carb depending on your needs.