Is there anyone that is controlling diabetes naturally? How about type 1? My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 over a year ago and is not on any medication. Her blood sugars are normal. She follows a revolutionary diet plan by, Robert O. Young, "The pH Miracle for Diabetes". Harry, I appreciate all the information you post.

This might be of some help.
I am currently reading a book by Thomas Smith �Insulin: Our Silent Killer�.
Only half way through it, but it is great. He talks about how he cured his type 2 diabetes by treating the cause NOT just treating is symptoms.

Descriptions how the bodies� sugar control system is suppose to work and why it fails (bad choice of foods and why we have them) and how to fix it. (choose good food) is mostly aimed at type 2 diabetes but does talk a little bit about type 1.

https://www.healingmatters.com

Not sure if this all helps or not, but here goes anyway

You also need to be aware, that in order to control Blood Sugars in a way where they don't shoot up too dramatically, it is prudent to be choosing Carb sources that mostly don't Promote a high Glycemic Load.

As examples, some of the lowest types are things like Tomatos GI 10, Mushrooms GI 10, Broccoli GI 14, Soybeans GI 16, Cashews GI 22, and a lot of Fruits and Veggies are lower GI, I.E. <55.

However some Fruits and Veggies aren't, I.E. Watermelon GI 73 approx, Parsnip GI 90 approx, White, Red and Sweet Potato, Moderate to High, White Potato about 87 GI approx.

Also be careful with Dried Fruits, Dates are about 105 GI approx.

However you shouldn't confuse GI with GL.

The ratings for GL are thusly 0.1-14.9 Low, 15-19.9 moderate. 20+ High.

Also High GI isn't always high GL

Example. 1 Piece wheatbread, approx GI 70, just inside the high range. Carbs approx 14g, (dependant on thickness of slice), GL 9.8%. Low.

Cereals can be a bit of Moderate to high GI, but obviously when combined with something like Milk, may lower the total GI of the meal, and in relation to total Carbs, lower GL too, but that depends on the % of Milk Carbs in the food,

There is a complex way to calculate the GL of combined Carb sources, accounting for percentages.

You take the Carb amount of one source, work out it's % of total Carbs, then multiply by the GI number.

Do the same for the other Carb source, then add the two end figures together producing a combined GI, then you can work out GL.

As an example, if you take some Wheat bread, (GI 70), and some Honey, (GI 55 approx), and you have about 21 g Carbs, 7g Honey Carbs, then with 14g Wheatbread, Honey is 33%, Wheatbread 66%

55 x 33% = 18.3. 70 x 66% = 46.6.

GI= 64.9, (rounded to 65), so GL = 13.65% Bloodsugar increase.

Your best bet for Whole-grain is first thing, or after exercise when Blood sugar is lower, as that means you might be okay with slightly higher GL foods, that won't spike your Bloodsugar too highly, as would normally be so, as they would be elevating Bloodsugar from a lower than normal level.

The only other thing to remember is, a piece of Fruit having quite a lot of Fructose content, (Fructose being simple not complex), does to my knowledge often digest in around 30 minutes, and some Fructose can convert to Fat in the Liver, so as Fructose is quite Fast acting, avoid possibly higher GL promoting foods.

If you eat Banana for example, (GI 54), don't eat large ones with about 28g Carbs in, (15.1 GL approx), incase it's a bit too high, go for smaller ones with about 18-20g Carbs in, and obviously avoid problem Fruits like Watermelon GI 73.

Good ones to have would be things like Grapes, and Berry type Fruits, as they yield antioxidents, but have low Carb amounts per berry or fruit, apples GI 38 approx from memory, 18g Carbs, good Quercetin source too.

As for Fructose conversion to Fat, some Fructose does, and probably moreso when sedentary, so if you're worried about slight Fructose related weight increases, avoid obviously higher GI / GL promoting fruits like Bananas, if you're concerned about possible effects of weight gain, even though type I is obviously due to missing Pancreatic DNA, and not weight related like type II.

Obviously your referring to type 1, but you may still find any additional weight increases may have some bearing too.

That imformation might help in some way, but if not, then no worries .

Take care.

Thank you, I have heard of that book. The research scientist we follow is Robert O. Young. Based on what I have learned, we want to heal our bodies naturally by proper hydration and proper nutrition. When we do our body will change the blood, cells, organs, tissues, muscles, bones, and eventually DNA, by balancing our bodies through proper ph.
As you may know (or not), we live acidic lifestyles. We drink acidic water, eat acidic foods, stress out, and are exposed to enviromental acidity (computers, cell phones, etc). I did not have a clue that the water we were drinking was acidic right out of the tap. When I tested bottled water I was buying in the stores it was also acidic. I was learning we need to clean up the internal terrain and drink alkaline water.
Our bodies' blood can be replaced every 12 weeks (with enough water). Americans are typically dehydrated. A person dealing with a health issue should drink approximately 1 liter of proper pH water per 30 lbs. of body weight based on what I have learned.
If we continue to only put healthy foods and water in our bodies, then the blood will be healthier. Makes sense to me. We continue on the same path and it makes sense that since the blood runs through every part of our body, it will begin to clean up areas of weakness or damage. My daughter's diagnosis over a year ago is what caused me to find whom I believe is the #1 nutritional microbiologist on the planet. I want to continue in my learning and understanding.
As you learn more reading, let me know what the book has to say about type 1.
Thanks!

Boss,

Thank you for the load of information and research you have done. Currently, the only processed food my daughter eats is Lavash. She eats 80/20 (80% raw and 20% cooked).

Take care.

No worries. I basically posted everything I could from memory.

Ok have finished reading book. Not much said about type 1, seeing as how the author was more concerned about curing his type 2. However I would still recommend it as the author spent about 90% of the book describing now the body uses sugar and what happens when it is over loaded with it. Shows how our processed foods relate to the problem and what ones to avoid.
Also it is written for the average person, you don�t have to be a medical student to follow and understand what he is saying. He may not answer all your questions but it will give you a good background to work from.

Thank you for the update. Robert Young speaks boldly about type 1 and type 2 in his articles on diabetes.
Did the author discuss the fermentation and rotting or what the sugar does on a cellular level?
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He did not use the terms �fermentation and rotting�. He does talk about how sugar gets to the cells. The different ways that the body detects it and how it goes about controlling it. From there he goes on to describe how this control system can be broken down by over loading it with the wrong type of food. (For example our processed foods have little or no nutritional value and in many cases are actually toxic.)

So by first knowing how the system is suppose to work and what causes it to break down one can then start making intelligent choices on how to repair it.

When the body is confronted with say a �transfat� it doesn�t know with to do with it. It�s not designed to handle it, so it goes into an emergency survival mode. This will work for awhile but it cannot be maintained indefinitely and eventually the system will fail. Then depending with what breaks down first you will develop any of the diseases related to diabetes, kidney, liver, eyes, etc. These secondary diseases cannot be cured until what is causing them is first cured. Unfortunately orthodox medicine treats each of these secondary diseases as a separate and independent disease. Thus the best that they are able to do is control it but never cure it.

You may be interested in checking out Robert Young's articles of health blogspot and video's on YouTube. You are obviously proactive.