The 4 Different Types of Diabetes

There are 4 main types of diabetes:



Type 1 Diabetes - or some people refer to it as "juvenile" diabetes. It is mostly diagnosed when kids are in their teens or younger. 5-10% of the diabetic population has Type 1 Diabetes. It is diagnosed when the pancreas fails to produce any insulin at all, or too little of an amount to do the body any good. Insulin is the prescription but not the cure. Without the insulin one cannot survive after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.


Type 2 Diabetes - 90-95% of all people with diabetes are Type 2 so most of the diabetic population have Type 2 diabetes. Most individuals that are diagnosed are overweight, over the age of 40 and most of the time inactive. Not all but most diagnosed with type 2 fit into this catagory. The pancreas produces insulin but the body does not utilize the insulin properly - cells won't respond to the insulin. Althought diet and exercise are prescribed and can actually reverse the symptoms of type 2 diabetes, most individuals will end up taking a pill form of medication to control their type 2 diabetes. In my opinion it is also not the practice of doctors to educate the type 2 diabetic patient but to medicate the patient due to the doctors time contraints and also knowing that diet and exercise is a tougher pill to swallow than an actual pill.



Pre-Diabetes - Also known as borderline diabetes. This is diagnosed when patients are showing signs of increased levels of blood sugar and are beginning to have problems in keeping their blood sugars at a normal range. Pre-diabetes affects over 40 million people, which is a huge number of people. Pre-diabetes will turn into Type 2 Diabetes in most cases if left untreated. Those with pre-diabetes are urged to alter their diets and begin to get on a regular exercise routine.



Gestational Diabetes - Approximately 2-7% of pregnant women will be diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. It is caused by the pancreas not being able to keep up in delivering insulin to control the glucose level. Gestational Diabetes will go away after pregnancy in the majority of the cases, but there is an increased risk of both mother and baby becoming diabetic later on in life. Insulin resistance usually starts around the 26th week of pregnancy, which is when doctors will test pregnant women for Gstational Diabetes.

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30 Advantages of Rebounding and Effect on Blood Sugars

Rebounding has many benefits which I've listed below. Rebounding has helped to stabalize my blood sugars. Just test it for yourself - jump every morning on a bed if you can for 10 minutes for just a few days and tell me if you don't see a stabalizing of your blood sugars. Why do you think kids like to jump on beds - because it makes them feel good. As you jump up and come back down your cells get squeezed which helps your body detox. I can attest that my blood sugars are much more stable on the days that I jump. I have and highly recommend the Needak Rebounder which you can pick up for around $200. The newer Needak tramplines fold up to make sotoring easy. It has the best platform for jumping so you can jump longer without getting tired. Just compare the Needak to other less expensive rebounders before you purchase.

These are the 30 health advantages of regular rebounding, including the following:

1. It increases the capacity for respiration.
2. It circulates more oxygen to the tissues.
3. It establishes a better equilibrium between the oxygen required by the tissues and the oxygen made available.
4. It causes muscles to perform work in moving fluids through the body to lighten the heart's load.
5. It tends to reduce the height to which the arterial pressures rise during exertion.
6. It lessens the time during which blood pressure remains abnormal after severe activity.
7. It holds off the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
8. It increases the functional activity of the red bone marrow in the production of red blood cells. 9. It aids lymphatic circulation, as well as the flow in the veins of the circulatory system.
10. It encourages collateral circulation.
11. It strengthens the heart and other muscles in the body so that they work more efficiently.
12. It allows the resting heart to beat less often.
13. It lowers elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
14. It stimulates the metabolism.
15. It promotes body growth and repair.
16. It tones up the glandular system, especially the thyroid to increase its output.
17. It adds to the alkaline reserve of the body which may be of significance in an emergency requiring prolonged effort.
18. It chemically attains absolute potential of the cells.
19. It reserves bodily strength and physical efficiency.
20. It expands the body's capacity for fuel storage and endurance.
21. It improves coordination through the transmission of nerve impulses and responsiveness of the muscle fibers.
22. It affords muscular vigor from increased muscle fiber tone.
23. It offers relief from neck and back pains, headaches, and other pain caused by lack of exercise.
24. It enhances digestion and elimination processes.
25. It allows for better and easier relaxation and sleep.
26. It results in a better mental performance, with keener learning processes.
27. It curtails fatigue and menstrual discomfort for women.
28. It minimizes the number of colds, allergies, digestive disturbances, and abdominal problems.
29. It tends to slow down aging.
30. It reduces the likelihood of obesity.

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Diabetes - Insulin Pump

An Insulin Pump is a medical device used for administering insulin. It changed my life when I got my first one in 1992. I did not have to follow as rigid of a schedule with injecting insulin and then eating right after. I had more freedom!

Before I got my first pump I was mixing 2 types of insulin - a short acting and a long acting. I was giving a shot before breakfast, before lunch, before dinner and before I went to bed. Four shots per day. This still did not control my blood sugars. I've been pumping now for 16 years and love it!

I had been diagnosed with Diabetes at 10 and I was 32 when I got my first pump. Before I got my pump I would often times wake up with extremely low blood sugars - sometimes needing help from the fire department and paramedics in the middle of the night or very early morning. I could feel the symptoms of my blood sugars drop when I was awake but as I got older I could not feel them drop when I was sleeping. This was due to some nerve damage from the sugar running around in my blood.

With my Insulin Pump I use all fast acting insulin and have programmed my pump to automatically administer a little less than a unit of insulin for most hours of the day. And this is automatically reduced at midnight to 4am. This is called a "basal" rate of insulin When I eat carbohydrates I administer additional insulin (about 1 unit for every 15 grams of carbohydrates) to cover the carbohydrates I'm eating. This is called a "bolus" of insulin. I can also suspend the insulin delivery if I need to.

I can remove my pump for showering and other more intimate activities :) and these are the only times when I remove it. It's easy to sleep with - I just lay it on the bed and instinctively move it around with me if I toss and turn.

I only have one complaint about my pump and that is the scar tissue that has built up in my abdomen from the cannula that remains in the subcutaneous fatty area of my stomach for 2-3 days at a time. I use my hips and upper ab area to insert the cannula too. The scar tissue gets in the way of the insulin delivery and this is really my only complaint. I just have to be careful to make sure I'm not inserting near scar tissue and change the cannula every 3 days max.

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My Diet / Breakfast Recipe

Having diabetes I'm always looking for the latest and greatest to help control blood sugars. There was a year in my life when I didn't eat anything that was cooked. When you cook foods it removes the nutrient value. I lived on raw vegetables and some fruits and nuts. I ate alot of avocados, salads, greens, dehydrated foods and juiced quite a bit too. I hope someday to get back to that way of eating and for the most part I try to incorporate that way of eating into my daily life. It's not easy but definitely doable and a very healthy way to eat.

My breakfast for the past 7 years or so is always a cereal made up of ground flax seed. I buy the flax seed in bulk and grind it in a coffee grinder. I add the Omnibalance Stevia that I talked about in the Almond Joy Recipe post, cinnamon, grey Celtic Sea Salt, plain yogurt, kefir and some raw almonds or sunflower seeds. It's quite delicious and keeps me full until lunch. It also keeps me very regular :) and gives me the good fats that we all need.

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