Insulin is not the only diabetic treatment of choice in medicine; there
is also a group of oral medications that stimulates insulin secretion. Some of
these drugs increase the sensitivity of receptor sites so there are more
locations for glucose to enter the cell.
Despite their seeming benefits, oral agents, with names such as Orinase,
Diabinase, and Tolinase, are cause for concern because of their potential for
adverse side-effects. Most worrisome is
an increased susceptibility to heart attacks. Diabetes itself makes a person more
prone to heart disease, and diabetic drugs add to the likelihood of this event.
Modern medicine does not allocate time and energy to apply research to
Therapeutic Nutrition and Biological individuality. Physicians suggest dietary
modifications to avoid all carbohydrates, since this food eventually breaks
down into glucose. However no distinction is made between simple and complex
carbohydrates. In addition, allergic respond to food is not taken into account.
Unlike simple sugars, complex carbohydrates may be beneficial to
diabetics. Although both are broken down into glucose, the latter do not
directly in to the bloodstream. Complex carbohydrates go through a long
digestive process and release sugar into the blood gradually. Rather than
contribute to high blood-sugar level, complex carbohydrates stabilize blood
sugar levels, improving health.
Diabetics are advised to eat high-protein diets, which can cause several
additional problems, especially when protein is derived from animal sources.
Animal proteins also deliver high fat, making the person more prone to
cardiovascular disease. Receptor sites become clogged from fat and cholesterol,
leading to greater insulin resistance. The inevitable rise in blood sugar
results in the prescription of more medicine. In certain individuals, excess
protein is converted back to fat and stored as fat cells. Too much protein is
also related to kidney damage. Since the body cannot store protein, it needs to
be immediately processed. A high-protein diet stresses nephron cells, causing
diabetics to suffer from kidney deterioration. Many patients must receive
dialysis or a kidney transplant as a result.
On the other hand, protein is essential to every cell and meeting the
demand for cell regeneration, hormone, and the immune system. The kind of
protein, and planning in the daily diet, must be individual.
