Duncan Crow
Thanks for the helpful information, Duncan! You mention having
success in helping diabetics in various ways…Have you seen much
success with type-1’s? -Seems to be quite a different disease from
type-2 in many ways…yet they share similar symptoms and long-term
challenges. Any info relevant to type-1 would be appreciated, as
there there are a number of us here!
Re. inulin…Are Jerusalem artichokes a reasonable source for this
nutrient? -We just tilled ours in, but I notice they are making a
comeback nonetheless. Maybe I should be treating them with more
January 22nd, 2005 at 8:13 pm
Hi Linda;
I haven’t seen any type 1’s myself, but the anti-aging specialists in
their seminars indicate that the islet cells can be regenerated by
patients who increase their growth hormone levels for awhile.
Something else can do that as well; the herb Gymnema Sylvestris which
also increases cellular insulin sensitivity.
Put another way, if it’s possible to heal and normalize, the body tends
to try and do that.
Here’s some clinical data that is relevant:
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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2002 May;282(5):E1154-62.
PMID: 11934682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Effect of IGF-I therapy on VLDL apolipoprotein B100 metabolism in type 1
diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes Care. 2003 Mar;26(3):625-30.
PMID: 12610012 [PubMed - in process]
Amino Acid ingestion strongly enhances insulin secretion in patients with
long-term type 2 diabetes.
Van Loon LJ, Kruijshoop M, Menheere PP, Wagenmakers AJ, Saris WH, Keizer
HA.
Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM),
Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Department of
Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, the
Netherlands.
CONCLUSIONS-The insulin secretory capacity in long-term type 2 diabetic
patients is substantially underestimated, as the insulin response
following carbohydrate intake can be nearly tripled by coingestion of a
free amino acid/protein mixture. Future research should be performed to
investigate whether such nutritional interventions can improve
postprandial glucose disposal.
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On Inulin, the ‘native’ inulin from any source only becomes a problem if
you can’t tolerate the 6% to 10% digestible sugar, or if the incorrect
bowel ecology you may be trying to get rid of can use the sugars and
indigestible short-chain FOS.
If either of those are the case, as in candida and other bowel infection,
and you be the judge on your sugar levels, you’d have to use a specially-
refined long-chain inulin that has had the FOS and the sugars removed.
That Inulin supports ONLY the correct bowel bacteria and that’s why we
must have retail access to this valuable supplement.
The thing to do is try ‘native’ artichoke dahlia or chicory inulin and
see how you do on it. The research is there to support its use even as
‘native’ inulin. Chicory Inulin is usually cheaper than artichoke inulin.
To extract the Inulin all you have to do is shred and boil the roots. The
inulin will then be in the water.