Some people who have blood sugar regulation issues, who are NOT type 2 diabetic but have been so diagnosed, cutting back on the 'natural sugars' really helped. Insulin intolerance is finally being looked at - though "intolerance" is probably not the right word for some cases. In my SO's case, we did continuous blood monitoring, and that unlocked the secrets she'd been seeking for 4 decades. Type II diabetes she is NOT. We could clearly see that as blood sugar rose, insulin was released but had no immediate effect. So more would be released and bam, crash. It looked exactly like an unstable control loop with too much hysteresis. In talking with the endocrinologist (hormone doctor) I used this analogy of too little initial gain in the feedback loop resulting in delayed correction and the the lightbulb went on. There are drugs that effectively adjust the gains (sensitivity to insulin) but neither worked. What did work was continuous monitoring and recording reaction to different foods. It is much easier to see when you've got actual data instead of meaningless guesses extrapolated from a single data point.
I am a strong believer in better data through better instrumentation!
Exactly how my husband and one daughter react. I get angry with him when he grabs a bag of chips when he's hungry (poor choices instilled as a kid) whereas she gets healthier, more substantial snacks and is teaching her infant son to do the same.
Some people who have blood sugar regulation issues, who are NOT type 2 diabetic but have been so diagnosed, cutting back on the 'natural sugars' really helped. Insulin intolerance is finally being looked at - though "intolerance" is probably not the right word for some cases. In my SO's case, we did continuous blood monitoring, and that unlocked the secrets she'd been seeking for 4 decades. Type II diabetes she is NOT. We could clearly see that as blood sugar rose, insulin was released but had no immediate effect. So more would be released and bam, crash. It looked exactly like an unstable control loop with too much hysteresis. In talking with the endocrinologist (hormone doctor) I used this analogy of too little initial gain in the feedback loop resulting in delayed correction and the the lightbulb went on. There are drugs that effectively adjust the gains (sensitivity to insulin) but neither worked. What did work was continuous monitoring and recording reaction to different foods. It is much easier to see when you've got actual data instead of meaningless guesses extrapolated from a single data point.
I am a strong believer in better data through better instrumentation!
Exactly how my husband and one daughter react. I get angry with him when he grabs a bag of chips when he's hungry (poor choices instilled as a kid) whereas she gets healthier, more substantial snacks and is teaching her infant son to do the same.