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03/14/10 03:19 PM

"can your environment cause type two ?"
Asked By: roger668  
Category: Type 2

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I have been an auto detailer for 30 years. I AM NOW TESTING 1x a day and am taking oral medication.My recent a1c was 6.8 my dr. says that is bad do to my lif style of vegan diet , runner , and excellent weight

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03/20/10 10:10 AM

Hello Roger668: Thank you for asking dLife.com, you do present an excellent question. What came first the environment for the Ty2 or the genetic predisposition and the aggravations of the environment to the genes to be expressed? (Sorry, to answer a question with a question). In my limited opinion, the environment does not cause Ty2, (what has aggravated the potential genetic predisposition, caused the genes to be expressed are the food choices, selections of these foods, and their respective portion sizes consumed, consequence to the resulting impact to the body BMI. Additional aggravating factors of other environmental: the sedentary lifestyle, (the environment of "lack of activity" or the use of those labor savings)."

Can the environment cause Ty 2, yes, if we choose to allow it? Ty 2 diabetes is considered to be a disorder characterized by 'variable' pancreatic beta cell functions and insulin resistance, and the pancreas beta cells responsible for the secretion of your own insulin have a habit of misbehaving in an untimely manner, (you may need more clarification, is it Ty1 or Ty 2-self management and lab indicators are the same). A vegan diet usually is a very healthy choice, (how is the hemoglobin and B12 status)? Being a runner, being of a good weight, however, diabetes can still raise its' genetically recessive head'.

Your A1C of 6.8 is within the ADA's recommendations, how are the other diabetes health indicators? Testing is great, vary times to see the highes excursions, generally 2 hours after a meal

  • LDL<100, HDL>40 in men and >50 in women, Tgs<150, Total cholesterol<200 mg.dl., exercise of 150 min/wk to include some weight resistance per MD okay. Call on us as needed, be your best. Regards Sue
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    03/21/10 01:56 PM

    Hi roger668, I think you are at a crossroads. Your body is screaming for help. Usually a T2 your age is overweight and eats WAY too many carbos and transfats. If they correct these dietary mistakes and begin to get fit, their blood glucose will come to normal faster than a politician can steal your money. But not you. You're exhibiting signs of chronic T2 while exercising like crazy, with good weight, and fairly good diet for a diabetic (vegan). You're got some serious heart searching to do if you want to avoid the pitfalls of traditional, ADA-recommended diabetes treatment. Chances are that your blood insulin is very high (be sure to get it checked. Normal between 5 and 10 microU/ml, but I like to strive for under 5). So you're probably suffering from both high insulin and glucose--not good for long-term health on either account. You might consider adding more protein and healthy fat to your diet. A straight vegan diet rarely will bring glucose into balance in my experience (not enough protein and fat). Your simply consuming too many grams of carbohydrate, which a vegan diet does by definition. Your body is trying to tell you something. You question is if you want to listen to it or not.
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