The Moderate Approach to Controlling Type 2 Diabetes

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) PREFACE, LINKS, AUTHOR

2) TYPE 2 DIABETES CONTROL

a) Introduction
b) The Range of Severity of Diabetes
c) Current Expectations for a Person with Type 2 Diabetes
d) Summary of How a Person with Severe Type 2 Diabetes can Live Long
e) Specifics of How a Person with Severe Type 2 Diabetes can Live Long
f) A Fatal Error: Relying on Diabetes Medication
g) The Consequences of not Controlling the Disease

3) THE BASIC CAUSES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES

a) Underlying Mechanism of Type 2 Diabetes
b) Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
c) Tests for Diabetes
d) Insulin Resistance
e) The Complexity of Diabetes
f) Poisoning of Body Protein
g) Diabetes, Protein Poisoning and Cognitive Thinking
h) Protein Poisoning and A1c
i) Well Cooked Meat and Protein Poisoning
j) Beta Cell Death in Type 2 Diabetes
k) The Hypoglycemic Spike Effect
l) The "Dawn Phenomenon"

4) DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE

a) Introduction
b) Small Blood Vessel versus Large Blood Vessel Disease
c) Large Blood Vessel Mechanisms
d) Blood Lipid Chemistry
e) Diabetes and "Heart Failure"
f) Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
g) Blood Proteins, Diabetes and Heart Disease
h) Genetic Risk Factors for Diabetes and Heart Disease

5) DIET TO AVOID HEART DISEASE

a) Introduction
b) Avoiding Saturated Fats
c) Avoiding Trans Fatty Acids
d) Benefits of Unsaturated Fats
e) Fats and Weight Loss
f) Benefits of Fiber
g) Avoiding High Glycemic Index Foods
h) Reducing Salt Intake

6) CONTROLLING WEIGHT

a) Introduction
b) What is "Overweight"
c) The Endless Cycles of an Overweight Person with Type 2 Diabetes
d) Food and Diet
e) Food "Rules"
f) USDA Food Pyramid
g) Adaptive Human Body
h) Timing of Meals
i) Serving Size

7) THE MANY WEIGHT LOSS DIETS POSSIBLE

a) Diets: Which One is the Best?
b) The "Hunter Gatherer Diet"
c) Moderation Type 2 Diabetes Diet
d) Good Diets
e) Reasonable Diets
f) Helpful Diets
g) Radical Diets
h) Diets We do not Recommend
i) Fad Diets and Pills

8) THE RECOMMENDED DIABETES DIET

a) Moderation Type 2 Diabetes Diet
b) Moderation Food Pyramid
c) Foods to avoid
d) Foods to eat in Moderation
e) Good Foods to eat Regularly
f) Recipes

9) CONTROLLING BLOOD SUGAR WITH DIET

a) Blood Sugar Control
b) Individualized Reactions
c) What a Diary Tells a Person with Diabetes
d) Protein Poisoning by Fruit Sugar
e) What are "Acceptable Fruits
f) Other Sugars
g) Best Mix of Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fats
h) Low Carbohydrate Diets
i) Fitting the Diet to the Individual
j) Politics of Food

10) GLYCEMIC INDEX

a) Introduction
b) Types of Common Carbohydrates
c) Glycemic Index and A1c
d) Glycemic Index and Losing Weight
e) Glycemic Index Controversy
f) Using Bad Statistics to Judge the Glycemic Index
g) The Occasional High Glycemic "Splurge"
h) Glycemic Load

11) EXERCISE

a) Introduction
b) Exercise and low Blood Sugar
c) Exercise and Weight Lose
d) Aerobic Exercise and Heart Disease
e) Exercise and Peripheral Arterial Disease
f) Proper Resistance Training
g) Exercise Myths
h) Exercise, Stress and Diabetes

12) DIABETES MEDICATIONS

a) Introduction
b) Diabetes Medications
c) List of Potential Medications
d) Insulin Injections
e) Blood Sugar Testers

13) TYPE 2 DIABETES SUPPLEMENTS

a) Introduction
b) The Benefits of Fish Oil
c) Issues with Fish Oil
d) Flax Seed Oil
e) Bad Omega 6 oils
f) Nuts and Phytosterols
g) Aspirin Therapy
h) Magnesium
i) Vitamins C, D and E
j) High Water Intake

14) "AS YET UNPROVEN" SUPPLEMENTS

a) Introduction
b) The Good and the Bad
c) Vitamins and Antioxidants
d) Calcium and Dairy Intake
e) Potassium
f) Phytonutrients, Probiotics, Detoxifiers
g) Cinnamon
h) Herbal Supplements
i) Other "Panaceas"
j) Alcohol and Coffee

15) APPENDIX: Data Approach Used In this Ebook

a) Statistics
b) "Good" Research

 

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