Savvy Veg Note: Dr. Mirkin – who is himself diabetic - doesn’t just recommend vigorous exercise to control blood sugar and improve insulin response.
He also states that “insulin-insensitive diabetes can usually be cured” by losing weight, avoiding red meat, avoiding refined carbs when not exercising, and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.
You can do all of the above by eating a healthy vegetarian or plant-based diet which includes a variety of fresh whole foods.
Yes! “Insulin-insensitive” means that a diabetic has plenty of insulin, but lacks the ability to respond adequately to insulin that their body produces so blood sugar levels remain higher than normal. Twenty-two insulin-insensitive diabetic women participated in a supervised group endurance and resistance exercise program for six months (European Journal of Internal Medicine, October 2010). The more intensely they exercised, the better their bodies responded to insulin. Even those who did not improve their exercise capacity were able to markedly improve their body’s ability to respond to insulin.
Diabetic control and cell damage is measured with a blood test called HBA1C that measures sugar stuck on cells. The more they exercised, the lower and better their HBA1C. More than 90 percent of diabetics are insulin-insensitive and have a potentially curable disease. This study shows that the harder diabetics exercise, the better their bodies respond to insulin. Insulin-insensitive diabetes can usually be cured by *losing weight, *avoiding red meat, *avoiding refined carbohydrates when not exercising, *growing larger muscles, *losing body fat, *getting blood levels of vitamin D3 above 75 nmol/L, *eating plenty of vegetables and fruits, and *EXERCISING INTENSELY.
Caution: Intense exercise can cause heart attacks in people with blocked arteries. Check with your doctor BEFORE beginning any intense exercise program.
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