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Old 04-20-2011, 09:09 AM
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Things can change.

We now know that insulin is made in the brain, and when that fails, there is a condition that has been named:
Type 3 diabetes.

http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/ind...rticle&id=2582

Try this--do a diabetic type II diet for a week...this means no sugar or white carbs like potatoes, rice or bread.

Use beans, lentils or legumes for your 'slow carbs' and eat quality protein and veggies at each meal. For your night snack have a protein thing, cheese, or a protein bar. Good fats like olive oil, flax oil, and fish are allowed.(and preferred).

This will stablize your blood sugars. If you had low sugars before, that hints at insulin resistance or impaired glucose tolerance. It would help to have a glucometer and measure your blood sugars at least 6 times during the day... fasting am, 1.5 hr after each meal, before bed and once in the night say midnight to 1pm depending on when you go to bed. (later if you go to bed late).

Impaired glucose tolerance only shows up on glucose tolerance tests. Fasting morning may be normal as things change slowly.
A fasting INSULIN may help show if you are making too much insulin the body which stores the glucose in muscles and fat too quickly.

Type 3 diabetes is being implicated in brain neurological damage and disease. It could be a culprit in trauma as well.

Something to think about.
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