skinnyminilinny's Journal, 24 January 2020

He has a book out that is written pretty well, all about what's in the food we eat. He's pretty extreme, but the info is well done, with lots of review of research included. 

I'm not affiliated with Dr. Hyman, just read the book. 

It takes me about 90 days of sugar abstinence to get to where I can walk down the snack, sugar isles in supermarket and not want it.  

rgaDawg, I've been listening and reading dr. Mark Hyman's books and symposiums for the last 6 years. He gets a lot of very educated people on his shows and supporting his books and way of eating Etc. He is a functional medicine doctor and the director of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Very intelligent man. Very educated. He had a lot of clinics and proven the things that he talks about. I went through the 10-day detox in 2014. I had no idea the issues I had but that started me on the health Journey. I wish I could take it all in at once like wave the wand and be healthy, but I've been supporting bad habits for so many years it's hard to reverse. 

YouTube docs are about as reliable as Netflix documentaries. I'll keep eating buckets of fruit and treats in moderation. It's when you let being sedentary while also eating nothing but junk make you unhealthy when you have to worry. 

It is not hard for me at this point in my life to turn away from sugar. I see a lot of people with a lot of addictions. Sugar and junk food are just as destructive as alcohol and drugs. I wish I knew 40 years ago, even 30 years ago what I know now and my body wouldn't be so broken down. When I say things to these younger people on here in my comments it's not to be critical of them, I just hope they understand I'm trying to help them. I hear the defensiveness in their comments and the mockery of my words which saddens me because I really care about the people on here and I want the best for them. They would have a lot more positive influence on others if they were healthy. 

The fear-mongering around sugars is missing the forest for the trees. Exercizing and getting to a healthy body composition are far more important than avoiding a couple of sugars here and there. Don't let your diet revolve around added sugars, get your protein do some resistance training and you're golden. 

Diablo my dear, I would love for you to prepare or help me with an exercise program that would work with my illnesses. I can't hardly move from the waist up because of my fractured back, my rotator cuffs are torn on both sides, and I have no cartilage or joints left in either shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fingers. I can move my legs except for a short time and then they swell. That's why I wrote 30 or 40 years ago would have made a big difference. I truly want you to be successful in everything you do. And I want you healthy and well and DP and your children healthy and well. You have a large sphere of influence here on FS. I hope you use it wisely. 

Is there an average age where people might get a diagnosis for diabetes or prediabetes? I know that people can get it at any age but the percentage is lower with age. I assume that it is in they 50's but I could be wrong. I rarely eat added sugar, I am just curious. Thank you for posting! 

Thanks for the post 

Ireland - 83, I search the web to get an answer to your on is there an average age when people get diabetes? Here is the answer that I got on endocrine web.Age: The older you are, the more at risk you are for developing prediabetes. At age 45, your risk starts to rise, and after age 65, your risk increases exponentially. Gestational diabetes: If you developed diabetes while you were pregnant, that increases your risk for developing prediabetes later on.Oct 29, 2019 If you go to Google and ask for information on diabetes you get any answer that you're looking for. Thanks for asking. 

Thank you Sinnyminilinny I just did not find too much information on it or specifics. It is good to think of our future but I think that many will only worry about it when they get to that age when they are more at risk.  

I can walk down the "sugar" aisle with no problem...I wasn't raised around dessert food much and still don't tend to eat it (chocolate beckons occasionally). However? In my twenties I discovered fast food...hamburgers, fries, chips, blah blah...but still processed carbs. THAT hurt. What I discovered is that once I do healthy eating, the craving for those foods disappears after a week or two. You are doing great! Skinny...I know exercise hurts. Maybe your doctor could get you into PT? Something you could do from a chair? The day after ANY stretches I feel so much better...RM and I are praying for you. XOXO 

Hey binky, thank you for the encouragement and compliments. I have never in my life been a junk-food eater nor have I ever really been attracted to sweets. I don't want to say I don't like them. If they're put in front of me I might take a donut and cut a piece out of it to try it. I don't care for hamburgers, but I love love love pizza. I didn't like it when I was a kid but I love it with meat and sausage on it and peppers. I love cheese but I don't do cheese because it's inflammatory. A lot of things that I do like if they are inflammatory I try and stay away from them. They are my triggers. Grain, Dairy, sugar, salt, flour, bad fat, & coffee are all triggers to me. I love coffee. 

Know thyself! You are doing great. I come from a family of diabetics on my mother's side and only one was overweight. It ran in the family and often had to do with pregnancy. On top of that, RM is diabetic. NO PREJUDICE here. You are doing so well. I'm proud that these setbacks haven't kept you from logging and being a part of the FS community. Stay strong, friend. :0) 

I have also been diagnosed with diabetes and I am controlling blood sugar with diet and exercise. I have a question. In your opinion, is the key to keeping a low blood sugar consuming fewer sugar/carbs so your pancreas create enough insulin and your body can assimilate and use the sugar you eat? Why is it that really, really heavy people (250-300 lbs) are not always diabetic? Do they just have a super pancreas? 

hi Lynn, here is my understanding on blood sugar. There really is no difference between carbs and sugar because sugar is sugar and needs the pancreas to produce insulin in order to get it into the cell to the mitochondria so the mitochondria can turn it into energy. Carbohydrates on the same hand turn into glucose which also is sugar and also requires the pancreas to produce insulin to carry it from the blood into the cell so the mitochondria can turn it into energy. The only thing that doesn't turn to sugar would be your proteins. Proteins go into your liver and are broken down by enzymes and are either used for building muscles or they are stored as fat if they are not used. It's a lot more complex than that however that's the simplest way I can explain it according to my understanding. Not all obese people are diabetic. I am obese and I am not diabetic. blood sugar levels can be elevated and yet not to the point of diabetes. It could be pre-diabetic. I'm setting myself up right now to become diabetic. I need to get out and do exercise to help me lose weight so I don't become diabetic. My weight was put on from medication and my lifestyle.