Diabetes and the Candida Connection

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Diabetes and the Candida Connection

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What is Diabetes?

Diabetes is a characterized by " high blood sugar levels " in the body, which

is often referred to as hyperglycemia, as opposed to hypoglycemia which is

consistently " low blood sugar levels " . There are two types of diabetes:

diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder caused by a deficiency of the

pituitary hormone, which is usually the result of damage.

Diabetes mellitus results from the production of insufficient amounts of

insulin by the pancreas. Without insulin the body cannot utilize glucose, thus

creating a high level of glucose in the blood, and a low level of glucose

absorption by the tissues.

Diabetes mellitus is generally divided into two categories: type I, called

insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, and type II in which the onset of the

diabetes occurs during adult-hood.1

This article will concentrate on Type II diabetes, often referred to the

maturity-onset diabetes. It is caused by either inadequate pancreas function or

the inability of the body to use insulin efficiently.

Sometimes, a shortage of insulin-receptor cells (sites throughout the body

where the interaction of glucose and insulin occurs) allows the insulin to be

present in the bloodstream without working properly, which is also called

" insulin resistance " . This results in high blood sugar levels which places a

great strain on other organs in the body. 1

It may evolve from a gradual slowing of insulin production with the pancreas

and other disorders of the endocrine system which may cause hormonal

imbalances that disturb glucose regulation.

Symptoms of Type I diabetes are excessive thirst and urination, fatigue,

altered vision, fainting, irritability, and slow healing of cuts and bruises.

The same symptoms may signal Type II diabetes, or no symptoms may appear at

all. Type II is characterized by blurred vision, itching, unusual thirst,

drowsiness, fatigue, skin infections, slow healing, and tingling or numbness in

the

feet. Onset of the symptoms is usually later in life. 2

Diet often controls Type II diabetes and insulin is not usually required.

Studies indicate that it is due to impaired glucose tolerance that may lead to

full-blown diabetes.1

Other signs of diabetes include lingering flu-like symptoms, loss of hair on

the legs, increased facial hair, small yellow bumps anywhere on the body

(known as xanthomas-cholesterol, which are raised, waxy-appearing skin

lesions),

and inflammation of the penile skin.1

If the Type II diabetic exercises greater care in food choices and carefully

reads food labels, he will be able to control the problem and avoid drugs or

insulin.2

Diabetes and hypoglycemia are basically related to insulin problems, and

they both respond to the same kind of dietary guidelines.4

Symptoms are Your Body's Attempt to Heal Itself

What happens if you dam a stream and create a pond? In days you've got

larvae and algae (fungi) growing. It the stream is moving, you are fine.

You need a constant stream of mucus to get rid of and prevent an infection.

In almost all cases if you treat a symptom you are going to make the disease

worse because the symptom is there as your body's attempt to heal itself.9

Now, the medical profession is continuously segregating more and more

symptoms into diseases, they call the symptoms diseases. So they treat what

they

think is the disease which is just a symptom.8

The problem is that medicine really isn't a science, it is a business.9

Diabetes, Poor Diet & Candida

Often people have two main symptoms that pre-dispose them to candida. The

most important factor is neutropenia, which is a decrease in the number of

defender white blood cells in the circulation.

This means the immune system is not functioning well. This results in an

increased susceptibility to fungal infections.7

The other is diabetes mellitus, or hyperglycemia, which is caused by

excessive intake of carbohydrates (sugars and starches) in the diet. High blood

sugar readily supports the growth of candida in and on body tissues.8

What is the Purpose of Insulin?

What is the purpose of insulin in humans? If you ask your doctor, they will

say that it's to lower blood sugar, but that is a trivial side effect.

Insulin's evolutionary purpose, among others known right now, is to " store

excess

nutrients " .

When your body notices that the sugar is elevated, it is a sign that you've

got more than you need right now, so it is accumulating in your blood. So

insulin will be released to take that sugar and store it. How does it store it?

It is glycogen? Glycogen is the principal carbohydrate storage material in

animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and

yeasts.

But you have very little in your body at any one time. All the glycogen

stored in your liver and muscles, etc. wouldn't last you a day if you were

active. Once you fill up your glycogen stores, the excess sugars and

carbohydrates

are stored as a particular kind of triglyceride, or fatty acid, which

consists of palmitic acid and saturated fat.

So the idea of the medical profession to go on a high complex carb, low

saturated-fat diet is an absolute oxymoron (self-contradictory effect), because

those high complex carb diets are nothing but a high glucose diet, or high

sugar diet, and your body is just going to store it as saturated fat, which is

body fat.9

Insulin doesn't just store carbs. It is an anabolic hormone, which increases

the storage of glucose, fatty acids and amino acids in cells and tissues.

Body builders are injecting themselves with insulin now, because it is legal,

and because it builds muscle and it stores protein too.

A lesser known fact is that insulin also stores magnesium. It also has plays

a role in vitamin C and it stores all sorts of nutrients. But what happens

if your cells become resistant to insulin? First of all you can't store

magnesium so you lose it, and you lose it out the urine. 9

Magnesium's Major Roles 10

Intracellular magnesium relaxes muscles. When you can't store magnesium

because the cell is resistant you lose magnesium and your blood vessels

constrict. This increases blood pressure, and reduces energy since

intracellular

magnesium is required for all energy producing reactions that take place in the

cell. But magnesium is also necessary for the action of insulin and for the

manufacture of insulin.

So when your insulin is raised you lose magnesium and the cells become even

more insulin resistant. Blood vessels constrict, glucose and insulin can't

get to the tissues, and that makes them more insulin resistant, so the insulin

levels go up and you lose more magnesium. It is a vicious cycle.

What's more this starts before you were born. Insulin sensitivity is going

to start from the moment the sperm combines with the egg. If you mother, while

you were in the womb was eating a high carb diet, which is turning into

sugar, it follows that you will be born with insulin resistance.

Does that mean it is genetic? No, you can be born with something and it

doesn't mean it is genetic. Diabetes is not a genetic disease as such. It is

caused by diet.

Insulin also causes retention of sodium, which causes water retention, which

causes high blood pressure which causes congestive heart failure. One of the

strongest stimulants of the sympathetic nervous system is high levels of

insulin.

The immediate effects of raising blood sugar from a high carb meal, is to

raise insulin and that immediately triggers the sympathetic nervous system

which will cause spasms and constriction of the arteries.

How Cells become Insulin Resistance 10

Cells become insulin resistant because they are trying to protect themselves

from the toxic effects of high insulin. They down regulate their receptor

activity and the number of their receptors so that don't have to listen to that

noxious stimuli all the time.

So the pancreas puts out more insulin, but the cells are not responding no

matter how much it produces. But the pancreas cannot keep that up forever

without breaking down.

Insulin Resistance 10

If all of the cells were resistant to excess insulin we wouldn't have a

problem, but not all cells become resistant.

The liver becomes resistant first, then the muscle tissue, then the fat.

When the liver becomes resistant it responds by suppressing the production of

sugar. Sugar comes from two areas. What you have eaten and from your liver.

If your liver is listening to insulin properly it won't make much sugar. If

your liver is resistant, those brakes are lifted and your liver starts making

a bunch of sugar.

What is the action of insulin in muscles? It allows your muscles to burn

sugar for one thing. If your muscles become resistant to insulin it can't burn

the sugar just manufactured by the liver. The liver is producing too much

which the muscles can't burn and it raises your blood sugar.

It takes fat cells a lot longer to become insulin resistant. What is the

action of insulin on your fat cells? It is to store that fat. It takes sugar

and

it stores it as fat, so until your fat cells become resistant you get fat,

and that is what you see.

As people become more and more insulin resistant, they get fat and their

weight goes up. They will plateau at a certain weight. For some it is 300

pounds, for others it is one hundred and fifty pounds. Eventually they plateau

as

the fat cells protect themselves and become insulin resistant.

All the while your pancreas is putting out more insulin to compensate.

Some Tissues Don't Become Insulin Resistant 10

However, the lining of the arteries do not become resistant very readily.

All of that insulin is affecting the lining of your arteries, which are loading

up with plaque. Insulin floating around in the blood causes a plaque

build-up.

There are many studies that prove this is happening so it is hard to

understand why the blame is put on cholesterol and saturated fats.

Insulin also causes blood to clot, affects the bones, and it controls growth

hormone.

How to Stop or Control the Rate of Insulin Resistance by the Cells 10

The rate at which our cells become insulin resistant can be controlled by

diet. It starts by eliminating certain carbs which act just like sugar in the

body, i.e. starches, grains, and by eliminating sugars, including fruit.

Therefore it stands to reason that a low-carb diet will create less insulin

resistance by the cells.

How to Cure Diabetes

It is obvious by the above information that curing diabetes is related to

insulin resistance and that insulin production and resistance can be controlled

by diet.

Therefore curing candida and diabetes starts with the same diet, which

consists of high protein, high good fats and low carbs, and no starches and

sugars.

Also, the elimination of toxins in the diet and the environment are also

important for overall body health. This means eliminating soy and all soybean

based products, bad fats and oils and all of the other toxic sources talked

about in the article " How to Successfully Overcome Candida " .

A healthy diet, with adequate nutrients, is necessary for maintaining an

effective immune system as well. Dietary changes recommended are not only

useful

for continued candida control, but also are ideal for the prevention of

other chronic disease states such as cancer, high blood pressure, heart

disease,

and diabetes.4

Also following these simple things will help diabetes:

1. Eat Enough Food! Inadequate food intake over an extended time will

cause many problems — including fatigue, weakness, depression, irritability,

sleep disturbance, headaches, muscle aches and pains, numbness and tingling,

frequent urination and water retention. Many of these symptoms also resemble

Type II diabetes. Not eating enough food can in fact lead to medical problems

such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and weight problems, including

obesity.3

2. Eating small meals may make the problem worse. Consistently eating

less than you need to make you feel full can stimulate your body's natural

starvation defences — and you feel hungry, crave sweets, and become tire,

irritable, depressed, etc. In addition, eating small meals can inhibit insulin

production, causing more blood sugar problems. Nutritional deficiencies are

more

common when eating small meals, which can aggravate the conditions that cause

blood sugar problems.5

3. Eat until you feel full at least twice a day. You can eat more often,

but at least two times a day you should eat until you feel full.5

References

1. Balch, F., M.D. and Balch, P.A., C.N.C. in Prescription for

Nutrition Healing, Garden City Park, New York, Avery Publishing Group Inc.,

1990,

pp. 154-155.

2. Chasnoff, M.D., Ellis, J.W., M.D. et al in Family Medical and

Prescription Drug Guide, Lincolnwood, Illinois, Publications International,

Ltd.,

1993, p. 271.

3. Remington, Dennis W., M.D. and Higa. B.W., R.D. in Back to Health A

Comprehensive Medical and Nutritional Yeast Control Program, Provo, Utah,

Vitality House International, Inc., 1986, p. 42.

4. Ibid, p. 55.

5. Ibid, p. 94.

6. Ibid, p. 95.

7. Trowbridge, Parks, M.D. and , M., D.P.M. in The Yeast

Syndrome, Toronto, New York, London, Sydney, Aukland, Bantam Books, 1986, p.

340.

8. Ibid, p. 341.

9. Rosedale, Ron, M.D., Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects

_http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm_

(http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm) Part 1 of 4, pp. 6-10.

10. Rosedale, Ron, M.D., Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects

_http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm_

(http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/14/insulin.htm) , Part 2 of 4, pp. 1-11.