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You Diet, You Exercise, But You Still Feel Lousy And Your Blood Sugar Won’t Go Down!
Posted by: | CommentsI hear this all the time from patients…that they are doing everything their doctor tells them working out, watching carbs, eating less…and their blood sugar continues to be all over the place. They can’t get the weight off….they are just miserable! Does this sound like you? One patient told me that his doctor recommended that he get a gastric bypass! Even though he was hardly eating anything! With my methods, I tell my patients NOT to exercise! Bet you’ve never heard that before. I’ll give you a little hint….it has to do with stress. You see, stress whether physical, chemical, or psychological is PERCEIVED by the body in the exact same way. And when you are stressed out….your blood sugar rises! Exercise…even though is a good stress for the healthy non-diabetic person, may not be so good if you have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. First thing first…you got to get the blood sugar under control and stabilized….and when that happens, then we can think about exercise. If you’d like to learn more about our solutions for Type 2 Diabetes give us a call, we’ll see if you qualify for a consultation.
If you are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes and need help getting it and keeping it under control, please fill out the form to the right and we can help get you the information you need.
Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Is Your Doctor Doing Enough To Help You Lower Your Blood Sugar?
Posted by: | CommentsMost Diabetics find out the first time that they have high blood sugar after their doctor runs a simple blood test and tells you, “You have high blood sugar…You are diabetic, take this prescription.” Your doctor may have also told you to watch your diet and to exercise….that’s pretty much how Type 2 Diabetes is “managed” with Western Medicine. The rest is pretty much left up to you to figure out. You feel lost, but you do your best to “watch your diet and exercise,” but the next time you go to get your blood sugar tested again, your doctor wants to increase your medication or add another medication. I’ve had patients walk in with lists and bags of medication. The lists of medications can be as long as 27 different medications! That’s a full time job on its own. I talked with another patient whose doctor had placed a dialysis portal in this patient “preparing” him for dialysis. Am I the only one…or is this just nuts?! You need a doctor on your side that is dedicated to finding out the cause of your high blood sugar and doing everything possible to help you REVERSE it, not just artificially control it with medication. Don’t accept another medication as the answer to this disease. If you feel your doctor isn’t doing enough to make positive changes toward health, you may be a good candidate for our treatment.
If you are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes and need help getting it and keeping it under control, please fill out the form to the right and we can help get you the information you need.
Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Stress, Blood Sugar, & Relaxation
Posted by: | CommentsStress, it is everywhere, physical, emotional, families, jobs, etc. We can’t seem to escape it. This stress starts a very vicious cycle in the body. One, that if not corrected can create havoc on your blood sugar.
Let’s examine the stress response in the body so we can better understand it. When your body triggers the stress response, it stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol. The function here is to get the glucose in the blood into muscles and other cells to use. Now as time continues the stress has a long term effect on the adrenals. They start in the alarm reaction, if the stress is prolonged it goes into the resistance stage, and ultimately if left uncorrected it goes into exhaustion.
Once your body has been under the stress response long enough the cortisol will down regulate insulin receptors. So now we have a situation in the body that produces more insulin from the pancreas, and more glucose in the blood, but cells that cannot respond to it and thus we have elevated blood sugar levels.
Now if you are in the modes of adrenal resistance and exhaustion, you need to help the body out of this response. Along with correct supplementation here are some tips for better relaxation:
- Exercise. It always comes to this. Exercise is very important to the body and healthy exercise reduces stress and improves cardiac function as well.
- Progressive Relaxation. There are many different ways to do this, but the concept is very similar. You think about a specific muscle group, contract it, relax it and move to the next group. This is best done in a quiet environment and can be a great way to go to sleep.
- Breathing Exercises. Sit or lie down, uncross arms and legs. Take in a deep breath and exhale fully, in through the nose, out through the mouth. As you exhale relax all of your muscles. Do this at least once a day and for 5-20 minutes.
That is it for today. Try these tips and get ready to feel the reaction, because your life will be better for it.
If you are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes and need help getting it and keeping it under control, please fill out the form to the right and we can help get you the information you need.
Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
If this headline describes you, then you must realize that your Diabetes is not under control and the disease is still causing havoc to your body. Many people are holding on to the false sense of security that if they take their Diabetes medication, then their Type 2 Diabetes is under control…don’t be fooled into believing this! If you don’t feel good, have no energy, can’t sleep, can’t lose weight no matter how much exercise you do, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides and your doctor’s solution is to your Diabetes is to give you more medication….then the startling truth is your Diabetes is active destroying your body and your problem is getting worse. The definition of insanity is to continue the same behavior over and over and to expect a different outcome! If you are tired of taking pills, worried that you will eventually succumb to the terrible complications of Type 2 Diabetes, and you want a change…the change starts with a decision you must make…keep doin’ what your doin’ and get the same result…or decide to change your life and get your life back….Knowledge is Power…you decide.
If you are suffering from Type 2 Diabetes and need help getting it and keeping it under control, please fill out the form to the right and we can help get you the information you need.
Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
