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Fiber and Blood Sugar

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September 2006 Volume 2 : Issue 9

the insulin producing machinery of know the differences between the


the pancreas the shorter our lives types of diabetes, and what can help
will tend to be. Excess insulin pro- make living with diabetes easier.
motes inflammation in the body. Type 1 diabetes, often called
This is the first stage in the develop- “juvenile diabetes” or “insulin depen-
ment of many degenerative diseases. dent diabetes” is the least common
A lower insulin production gen- form of diabetes worldwide. Web-
erally means a higher energy level, MD.com states “Type 1 diabetes oc-
weight loss rather than weight curs when the body’s own immune
Introduction gain, and reduced risk of inflam- system destroys the insulin-produc-
No one understands the de- matory and wear and tear diseas- ing cells of the pancreas (called beta
tails of a health problem more es. Heather’s experience follows: cells).” It also states that “Although
completely than someone who the disease usually starts in people
suffers with the problem. In this is- under the age of 20, type 1 diabetes
sue of the newsletter we have an may occur at any age. The disease is
Diabetes 101 relatively uncommon, affecting 1 in
article which details Heather Fos-
ter’s discoveries and experiences 250 Americans. The condition is more
...to prevent 911! common in whites than in blacks and
with Type I or Juvenile Diabetes.
By Heather Foster occurs equally in men and women.”
One of Heather’s most important
September 26, 2006 Type 2 diabetes is the most
discoveries has been the tremendous
If you are a diabetic, or know a common. WebMD.com describes
value of soluble fiber (GR2 Control
diabetic, you should be able to un- Type 2 diabetes as “… often called
Appetite Reducer #3820) in regulat-
derstand how the blood sugar levels
ing her blood sugar and insulin re-
in the body work and how hard it
quirements when she is consuming
is to just consume a piece of bread
carbohydrates. Heather has found
without having to suffer all night
that taking this product with carbo-
long because your blood sugar lev-
hydrates such as rice protects her
els are out of control. There are a few
from the wild swings in blood sugar
things I have learned since becom-
she would otherwise experience.
ing diabetic and working with Jim re-
Most of us are not Type I diabet-
garding how to control my diabetes
ics, but the powerful ability of a high
and the generatl nature of diabetes.
quality fiber to stabilize blood sugar
I was diagnosed with Type 1
and reduce insulin requirements
diabetes at the end of last October
and secretion for the average per-
at the age of 22 (2005). I knew noth-
son should not be overlooked. With
ing about the disease, except that it
many creatures the insulin gene is
had something to do with food and
the aging gene. The harder we work
the body rejecting the food. Now I

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non-insulin dependant diabetes, this piece of bread has 20 carbs per tion) and eye-sight at an early age.
is the most common form of dia- slice; that means I need to take ap- So what do you do? I have
betes, affecting 90% - 95% of the proximately this much insulin which learned to eat better, and to avoid
18.2 million people with diabetes.” will take care of it in 3 hours. But this high-carb meals. Things like pasta,
There is also gestational diabe- doesn’t always work! Although we rice, beans, breads, potatoes and all
tes, which only develops at pregnan- have a “calculated method” of how sugar are completely out of my diet.
cy and then usually goes away, but much insulin to take for each car- If I do eat them, I eat a small amount,
sometimes can develop into Type 2. bohydrate consumed, sometimes or the recommended “serving” size
Usually when you develop dia- the specific carbohydrate eaten may on the back of the box or listed in
betes you have very specific extreme last longer in the body than the in- diabetic serving sizes in different
symptoms. For me it was the follow- sulin does, which means long nights books you can get on nutrition.
ing: extreme thirst (drinking about 2 of taking “correction shots” of more Now I eat more vegetables, meat,
gallons of water a day and still having insulin to try and keep the body at cheeses and drink a LOT of water. Yes,
a dry throat), extreme hunger (out- the levels it should be at. You see, a there are diabetic sodas and low-carb
eating my husband by about 3 times), normal body should always be be- meals out there. But the sodas are
right-leg started thumping the last tween 80 to 90 blood sugar level. usually full of aspartame or splenda,
couple weeks (lack of potassium), dry But the way a diabetic works is and those are just not that great for
throat, dry lips, dehydration EVERY- that, you eat a piece of bread, take you. The low-carb “meals” such as
WHERE (skin and body), fuzzy eye- frozen or canned meals are full of
sight, impaired hearing, and more. sodium and preservatives which are
So what happens with diabetes? not at all good for the common per-
Basically, to put it in easy terms; a son, let alone a diabetic! And also,
normal healthy person’s body is able a diabetic person should try not to
to take in food, and then their body eat too many fats or excess sodium.
knows how much insulin to let out of But there are a lot of good
their pancreas to distribute the blood snacks out there now for the dia-
sugar amongst the blood cells, feed- betic that actually taste good! So for
ing the nutrients to the blood stream. a treat, every once in a while, I will
In a diabetic person’s body, it get a carb-select smoothie by Dan-
either can’t distribute the amounts non. I haven’t seen any by yoplait
of insulin properly with the food yet. Yoplait yogurts may taste good,
consumed, or in my case, does not but they are FULL of sugar! About 45
produce any insulin at all. As a re- grams! And about 5 grams of sugar
sult, I have to give myself a shot (1 teaspoon) can raise the blood
of insulin before every meal. And sugar levels to about double. So
since I don’t produce any insulin your insulin you think should cover when I have a low blood sugar, I have
at all, I also have to take a “night- it, but still after about 30 minutes to consume about 5 grams of sugar
time” shot of background insulin your blood glucose level can be to get it up to where it should be.
that works as a slow-release insu- at 250 to 300 (called “hyperglyce- Other good snacks are low-carb
lin for even when I don’t eat food. mia”). This effects the large blood chocolate ice-cream bars. The health-
In theory, one would think that vessels in the long-term; things iest natural sweetener to use is Stevia
the synthetic insulin should work such as your heart or kidneys. And (sold at Image Awareness) because it
just as good as human insulin, right? it can stay in that range ALL night is made from a plant, and does not
Nope. Because the human body long, even with correction shots. have any sugar alcohols or un-natu-
knows precisely how much insulin Or, if you take too much insu- ral or artificial ingredients in it that
to distribute with anything you eat. lin, you can go into “hypoglycemia” the body does not understand. It
So if a normal person consumes which is low blood sugar (under does taste bitter if you use too much,
a candy bar or juice, the body lets 70) in which case you get shaky, but Jim makes really good rhubarb
out just enough insulin to distrib- irritable and feel sick. With low sauce (garden strawberries, raspber-
ute the “sugar” to the blood cells. blood sugars, the small blood ves- ries and stevia) and natural sodas
But with a diabetic person, we sels can be at risk for damage… with raspberries using stevia that
have to guess. We have to say, okay, things like losing your feet (amputa- I would highly recommend trying!
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Things like one small you learn how to make foods taste
cracker or a half a piece of good with natural spices and herbs.
fruit would send my blood Stay away from canned or salty foods
sugar levels to about 280 as much as possible. Avoid sugar;
and stay there thru a cou- get rid of your caffeinated sodas and
ple correction shots! My high sugar foods as much as possible.
husband would ask, “did Beware of “blended sugars” like
you forget your fiber tab- the brown sugars that say “lower
lets?” AHHH! Yes, I did for- sugar”… they still have sugar in
get. I am amazed at how them. My husband’s grandma was
essential it is to take the using low-carb brown sugar think-
fiber tablets; especially ing it had no sugar in it. It does!
seeing that it is important It’s just half Splenda, which isn’t
for the body to get some that good for you to consume be-
natural carbs such as cause it is still under observation
whole wheat and grains. as to what the side effects of it are.
So then I decided to Try to keep your blood sugar
So how do you control the blood experiment. Last week I levels at 80 to 100 instead of the
sugar levels? I have learned a couple tried a serving size of some home- “diabetic range” of 70 to 150 (or
of things really work well. Drinking made macaroni and cheese (1/2 whatever your range is). It’s best to
a protein shake like our GR2 Choc- cup) and took my insulin that would keep your levels more at that of a
olate or Vanilla meal replacement normally not cover me, but should in normal persons to avoid problems
protein shakes helps keep you feel- theory cover me. I took my fiber tab- down the road. Read Dr. Bernstein’s
ing full for a good while, and helps lets and ate. And to my surprise, my Diabetes Solution for more de-
give you long-term energy for about blood glucose level actually got low! tails on the importance of main-
6-8 hours. Protein is much better The insulin that normally taining stable blood sugar levels.
long-lasting energy, rather than wouldn’t have worked, worked too And for nutritional products, try
quick carbohydrates like Gatorade well with the fiber! I am very surprised a protein shake, like the GNLD GR2
or Energy bars. And it’s much better at how well it worked. So now I know protein meal replacement shake
for your body to have the vitamins how crucial fiber is for a diabetic. And to keep energy levels high as well
and minerals that are in the GR2. it has to be in its pure form; eating as supplying important vitamins
The other thing I found is that 16 cups of broccoli won’t do what and minerals. And try the fiber tab-
taking the GR2 Appetite Reducer, a the fiber tablets have done for me. lets when consuming high-carb
slow-release fiber tablet, helps the So here’s my advice to you if you meals. They really work for me.
blood sugar stay level. It’s amaz- are a diabetic or know a diabetic: And finally, for a good supple-
ing! I can take 2 tablets before eating Don’t eat high carbs. Avoid them. ment, Jim recommends the Active
a regular portion of pasta, and my Eat things like vegetables (fresh, or 40 plus, because there are a lot of
blood sugar levels stay normal! I still if cooked, steamed is best), cheeses enzymes and other things in the
have to take insulin, but I don’t have for snacks, low-fat meats,
to take correction shots, and I don’t and low-sugar fruits like
have to worry about feeling sick be- apples, pears, straw-
cause my blood sugar was high for berries that aren’t very
12 hours, even with correction shots. ripe, plums are okay, a
When Jim recommended fi- half of a banana doesn’t
ber to me, he told me how it keeps usually do too much.
the blood sugar levels from get- High sugar fruits are:
ting to high or too low. I wasn’t re- pineapples, grapes, wa-
ally sure how it would work, so I just termelon, very ripe cher-
tried 2 tablets once a day. On days ries, and especially exotic
I would forget my fiber tablets, I fruits are usually really
noticed that I had a very hard time sugary. Buy yourself a dia-
controlling my blood sugar levels. betic cookbook to help
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Active 40 plus that are VERY good water is consumed. This prevents detoxification of the body during
for the diabetic. We just can’t hold the fiber from dehydrating the di- weight loss. Toxins released dur-
onto the nutrients like the normal gestive tract and also facilitates the ing weight loss have been shown
person can! It is now my under- formation of the gel in the stomach. to cause weight loss to plateau. The
standing, from a lot of research All of the fibers in the Appetite Re- GR2 program also includes tasty bars
(and more to come), that supple- ducer have been shown to have which can function as a mini-meal.
mentation is essential to the health the ability to improve measure-
of any person, especially diabet- ments of blood fats and blood sugar. Removal or Addition
ics, to stay healthy and live longer. The GR2 Meal Replacement is to this Newsletter
designed to elicit virtually no in- If you wish to be removed from this health-
A Few Words from Jim sulin release. It is an ideal meal re- letter simply send us an email requesting to
The GR2 Appetite Reducer con- placement or snack for those with be removed. If you wish to add an email ad-
dress send us the address with a request to
sists of a number of soluble fibers blood sugar issues. The product be added.
which form a gel in the stomach. is also nutrient fortified provid-
This gel slows the absorption of sug- ing approximately a third of an Web Resources
ars from the foods we eat reducing individual’s daily nutrient require- www.yourbodyssignlanguage.com
the rate at which the body releases ments. It also has a wonderful taste. www.imageawareness.com
insulin. Low insulin levels increase A third component of the GR2
energy production in the body and is the Thermogenic Enhancer. This Disclaimer
This publication contains the opinions and
promote weight loss if one is obese. product supports thyroid function ideas of its author. It is intended to provide
More stable energy delivery during weight loss and also aids in helpful and informative material on the sub-
from the foods we eat provides jects addressed in the publication. It is pro-
vided with the understanding that the author
benefit not only for the diabetic and publisher are not engaged in rendering
and those who are overweight, medical,health, or any other kind of personal
professional services in this newsletter. The
but also will benefit those with reader should consult his or her medical,
a tendency to have episodes of health or other competent professional be-
low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. fore adopting any of the suggestions in this
newsletter or drawing inferences from it.
The fiber in the Appetite Re- The author and publisher specifically dis-
ducer, specifically the Konjac fiber, claim all responsibility for any liability, loss, or
can absorb up to 50 times its vol- risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred
as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of
ume of water. The product will pro- use and application of any of the contents of
vide optimal benefit if adequate this newsletter.

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