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My daughter is very close to a young man who is an insulin dependent diabetic. His eating habits are horrid compared to those of us that are healthy, let alone a diabetic. He eats all sorts of sweets, candy, bakery items, boxed cereal and he does not eat vegetables except for canned corn and green beans.
His opinion is that as long as he monitors his glucose level, and compensates with insulin, his body is like the rest of us. A normal individuals eat candy and their bodies produce insulin. He eats candy and junk food, then injects insulin to compensate, therefore his body is not harmed by eating these items any more than a non-diabetic.
I have searched the web all morning and have yet to find any articles on the implications of eating candy, etc., nor was I able to find a site that specifically explains what happens to you when your glucose levels are constantly fluctuating.
Any/all help on finding articles mentioning these two specific concerns will be GREATLY appreciated. His friends, and even his own mother, are enablers. The kid has them all snowballed into believing that since he is a latino, his condition is much more severe than most, and there is nothing the docs can do to help him.
I say he is full of crap and is looking for attention, which he gets plenty of when he is *sick*.
Thanks in advance for your responses!
In Reply to: Questions on Diabetes posted by ~CT on April 23, 2002 at 11:45:35:
Hi, CT - How old is this young man and how long has he had diabetes? My son has had insulin-dependent diabetes since he was 6 years old and is now 40. When we first learned about his diabetes, we were taught that until puberty we should not allow excessive amounts of sugar at any time.
However, when holidays came we were to allow him to have some candy or sweet dessert and increase his insulin to compensate so that he would not feel "different". Then at puberty he began slowly to take over his own nutrition.
He now wears an insulin pump, and although he continues to watch his diet, he has become much less strict about it.
He can just add insulin if he wants to have a sweet dessert.
It could be that your daughter's diabetic friend just wants to be like everyone else and hasn't really accepted the fact that he never can be. But, I sincerely do not think that he is doing this to get attention. When you say "sick", do you mean that he often is actually sick?
I didn't understand that part of your post.
I doubt that I have answered your question, but I did my best. If I find any articles on it, I will post them.
Raisa
In Reply to: Questions on Diabetes posted by ~CT on April 23, 2002 at 11:45:35:
- About eating refined carbs
- insulin can damage arteries. Read Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects about it. There's more to it. Cells develop insensitivity to insulin, with time. Why it's bad, you can also read about in that article.
Also eating refined carbs displaces beneficial foods and leads to degenerative diseases. Weston Price conducted research on this. Peruse The Weston A. Price Foundation's site.
It can also lead to candida overgrowth and LGS. You can read about this on Dr. Stoll's site.
In Reply to: Re: Questions on Diabetes posted by R. on April 23, 2002 at 13:36:23:
Hi, R -
Very interesting articles. Do you think that Dr. Mercola believes that the pancreas' of children with Type I diabetes produce insulin? I have always wondered why a child who is diagnosed with diabetes and treated with insulin needs fewer and fewer units of insulin for a short while after the diabetes is discovered and getting under control. I remember being very excited thinking that my son might be "cured", and then being told that it is very common for this to happen. Do you have any information about this? Thanks. Raisa
In Reply to: Re: Questions on Diabetes posted by Raisa on April 23, 2002 at 16:59:11:
No, I don't. But I have information on something else that might interest you. Dr. Crewe (he used to work at Mayo clinic) have used raw milk therapy (several quarts a day) to treat many different diseases. Diabetes was one of them, within several weeks most of his patients got cured. I don't know what type of diabetes that was.
Another piece of info for you: NutraStar has stabilized rice bran products that have been clinically shown to reduce glucose level in people with both types of diabetes. In an interview with its CEO that I heard, they believe that their products help pancreas regenerate its ability to produce insulin. You may want to get more info from them. Then share with us.
In Reply to: Re: Questions on Diabetes posted by R. on April 23, 2002 at 21:29:16:
Thanks! Encouraging article! I'll tell my son about the rice bran - sounds promising! Raisa
In Reply to: Questions on Diabetes posted by ~CT on April 23, 2002 at 11:45:35:
Hi, CT.
It sounds to me like this kid has decided that he is not going to live very long anyhow so he might as well live it up. I am sure that his docs have done their best to educate him. He is just doing what he wants anyhow.
He is not going to believe anything he reads, or hears from friends, family or health professionals, if it does not allow him to do what he wants.
This is not an unusual mind set for a juvenile diabetic. He needs serious psychological counseling by a diabetic counselor. I would not hold my breath about him changing, though. Why not just love him as he is until he passes?
Walt
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