Hello and welcome to
"Health for a Lifetime"
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I'm your host Don Mackintosh
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and today we're going to
be talking about diabetes.
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Do you have diabetes?
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Does someone you
KNOW have diabetes?
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It's a huge crisis in this
country and around the world
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that's increasing
and our specialist today,
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the person we're talking
with is Dr. Tim Arnott...
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And really, you're a
specialist in family medicine,
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and also lifestyle medicine,
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but you see a lot
of diabetics at the
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Lifestyle Center of
America, is that correct?
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We see well over 40% of
our patients with diabetes.
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And what exactly is diabetes,
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and what kind of a problem is it
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in our country
and around the world?
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Well basically, diabetes
is having too much sugar
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inside your blood...
that's the basic problem.
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We need sugar but when
you have TOO much sugar,
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it causes a lot of problems.
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There are 2 basic
types of diabetes.
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You see, in order to get
the sugar inside the cells,
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you need insulin.
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So in type 1 diabetes,
these individuals usually
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young individuals,
completely lose their ability
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to make insulin.
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In other words, that
organ in the body, the pancreas
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that makes the insulin,
is completely knocked out,
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and they're not
able to make ANY insulin.
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So that's type
1... That's type 1
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But that's a minority of
the individuals with diabetes,
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only about 5% of those with
diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
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Over 90-95%
have type 2 diabetes.
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Now, it has
typically been called
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adult-onset
diabetes in the past,
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but now we see type 2
diabetes showing up in younger,
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and younger individuals,
even in elementary school.
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Is that right... do you
see see people that young
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at the Lifestyle Center?
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Not usually... usually
people come to us when they're
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starting to have side effects,
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problems and real
serious situations.
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But in type 2 diabetes,
the people have insulin,
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they're making insulin, but the
body is not responding to it.
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In other words, they
have insulin right there
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where they need it,
but the cells are just not
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responding to it
like they should.
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So here we have, your
blood vessel, as that blood is
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going through the blood
vessel; it's carrying insulin,
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or the insulin carrying
along whatever is needed
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to get into the
cell, but it can't get in.
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Is that what you're
saying? That's right
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There's plenty of sugar,
there's plenty of insulin,
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but it's just not
getting into the cell.
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The cells are not
responding to that insulin.
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Do those that are... I
assume that there at the
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Lifestyle Center of
America, you are saying...
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Look, for these types of
individuals that are diabetics,
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they need to get back
to simple foods as grown;
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that, you know, are released
slower into the bloodstream
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and whatnot, and this helps
their diabetes, is that right?
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You talk about the
vegetarian diet. Absolutely!
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You know, the genius of
the vegetarian diet is that
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the plant foods, as they come
from nature, are full of fiber;
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they're full of water and they
are relatively LOW in calories,
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especially the beans, the
vegetables, the salad items,
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the grains... and
when you eat these foods,
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you can actually
FILL UP and feel SATISFIED
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without getting
too many calories...
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The part of the problem
in diabetes is that we get
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too many calories
coming in to the body,
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and the cells start to
fill up with this energy,
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in the form of fat, typically,
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and the MORE of the energy
that comes into the cells,
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the less the cell
can bring in that energy.
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In other words, it starts to
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DECREASE its
response to the insulin.
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But, as you start to take
on a diet where you're not
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taking in so many
calories, a plant-based diet,
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you're actually
starting to LOSE weight,
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the energy starts to DECREASE
out of the storage compartments,
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...so to speak, and the
cells wake up and they start to
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respond to that insulin
and the blood sugar goes down.
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Do vegetarians
ever develop diabetes?
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Well this is an interesting
idea because we would THINK
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that if you're
going to be a vegetarian,
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you wouldn't have any
problem with diabetes,
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but in fact, when I
was practicing in Iowa,
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for a period of 3
years, I would see a number of
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different people
who were vegetarians,
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and they still had
problems with their blood sugar.
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We can still be on a
RICH diet and be a vegetarian.
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Like what? Well,
what I mean by that is...
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When we eat foods
that are highly processed,
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highly refined,
concentrated energy sources...
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For example... Fake
steak, phony baloney?
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Well, you know, if you
go into a grocery store,
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and you look at the packages,
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a lot of these packages
contain things like corn syrup,
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partially hydrogenated
oils, enriched wheat flour...
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These are all foods
that are plant in origin,
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they're vegetarian, but
the FIBER has been removed!
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Okay, so they're refined.
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And the water has been removed,
and so they're concentrated.
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And they bring in
more energy into the body
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than was what necessary,
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and so the
weight starts to go up.
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And then diabetes
can show up later on.
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What about tofu, is
it a processed food?
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Tofu is a processed food.
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And again, I'm not
saying never eat tofu,
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but I'm saying we need
to be careful if our weight
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is starting to creep up,
we might want to consider
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using foods in more
unrefined and unprocessed state.
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Even if we're vegetarians...
even if we're vegetarians
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In diabetes then,
as I understand it,
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the sugar goes up
either because there's
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insulin resistance or
because there is not any
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insulin made - like
you said... That's right
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And what's the problem
with the sugar going up?
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I mean, you know,
what's the problem with
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having a little
more sugar around?
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Well, one of the issues is that
as your sugar beings to rise,
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it doesn't just
stay there by itself...
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It begins to attach to
other things in the blood,
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and one of the
major constituents
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of the blood are PROTEINS...
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And the major protein
in the blood is albumin,
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that's one of them...
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Another major protein
in the blood is HEMOGLOBIN.
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And hemoglobin is the
protein, of course, that's
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carrying the
oxygen out to the tissues,
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and it's very interesting that
EVERYONE has a certain amount
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of their hemoglobin protein
that's attached to sugar...
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About 3 to 5% of our hemoglobin
is attached to a sugar.
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Now, there's a problem when
sugar attaches to hemoglobin.
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What does it do to it?
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Well actually, you can think
of hemoglobin like a donut,
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or some have
said, like a bagel...
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Don't want the sugar to go up.
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So, we have this
hemoglobin, it's like a bagel...
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Well, hemoglobin actually
attaches to oxygen very strongly
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Now the Creator has
designed a chemical called "DPG"
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DPG - diphosphoglycerate...
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Kind of a complicated name
but all it IS... is a substance
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that fits inside that
bagel and it's very important
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because if it's not inside
the middle of your hemoglobin
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hemoglobin attaches to
oxygen 20 times stronger
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when it's NOT there! Okay
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So its purpose is
to fit in that hole
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so oxygen is
released much more easily.
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So we need to get the
oxygen off out into the tissues
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but we need DPG in there to
allow that process to happen.
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So the sugar doesn't allow
it to be in there or something?
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What happens is, the
sugar replaces the DPG,
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and so the hemoglobin holds
on to the oxygen more strongly,
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and it doesn't get
out to the tissues.
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So in other words,
diabetics usually...
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they'll develop problems
where are little tiny vessels.
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Is that right... like in
their eyes or outlying areas?
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That's right, the most
delicate fragile tissues...
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you start to see signs first.
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The retina of the eye,
the very back of the eye,
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very delicate
tissue, small blood vessels.
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And as more and more of the
hemoglobin is tied up with sugar
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you get less and less
oxygen to these tissues,
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and that's ONE of the reasons.
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Now, one of the
other proteins is albumin.
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And, that's a
MAJOR blood protein
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that could be
tied up with sugar.
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So, as we see the
hemoglobin attaching to sugar,
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it begins to create
more and more of a problem,
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and that's why we measure
something called hemoglobin A1c
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That's the 3-month test
that tells you what your
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blood sugar has been
over the last 2 or 3 months.
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And all that is, is measuring
how much of your hemoglobin
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is attached to sugar...
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And you want to get that
down to about less than 6;
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that would be the best.
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So at the
Lifestyle Center of America,
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you take diabetics
that have a problem,
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and what do you see happening to
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their hemoglobin A1c
and these other things?
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In the 19-day program, for
instance, what happens to them?
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Do they come there
and they see this reverse?
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Is it reversible?
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Actually, diabetes
type 2 is a very exciting
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disease to treat
because it IS reversible...
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And we see, all
the time, individuals
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come to the Lifestyle Center...
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For example, I have
2 patients right now;
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one individual came in
on 100 units of insulin;
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another individual came on
2 different oral medicines,
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you know, medicines you take
by mouth, for their diabetes.
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Their diabetes was not in
good control when they came in.
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In other words, their
sugars were real high...
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They weren't optimal. Okay
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Now one individual
was better than the other,
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but as they got
onto a plant-based diet,
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an exercise program and
an entire lifestyle approach,
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what we're seeing is
that both of these individuals
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are completely off
of their medications
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and yet their sugars are running
very close to the normal range!
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And so, the potential
there is for individuals
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who have been on a lot
of medications to actually
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be able to REDUCE
their medications,
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and some individuals actually
come off their medications.
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But it requires a
lifestyle approach
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in order to facilitate that.
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So what I hear you
saying is that sugar,
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I mean, lots of times when I
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would take care of
people that had diabetes...
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They'd say, "Look, my
doctor tells me I have sugar"
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And they CALL IT exactly THAT,
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and in my mind I used to think
"What is that stuff like...
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is that like white stuff
that we talk about being sugar,
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or the brown
sugar... what is that?"
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"What exactly is
happening there?"
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But what I hear you
saying is that sugar, itself,
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is not BAD in a
sense of in the body;
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it's just bad if it stays
too long in the bloodstream
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and it doesn't
get into the cells...
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Am I right about that?
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Tell me a
little bit about sugar.
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Is it good? Is it bad?
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I know where it should be.
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Or where it should not
be, from what you've told me,
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and that's not in the
bloodstream for too long.
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ABSOLUTELY!
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Sugar is essential; in
fact, our brain ONLY uses sugar,
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so that's a VERY
important fuel. How sweet it is!
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The problem is that the
Creator designed the system
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so that the sugar stays between
a lower range and a higher range
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...And it doesn't get below
that range or above that range.
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So, like the oil in
your car... Yeah, exactly
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And so in diabetes, the
sugar levels start to rise,
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and they are at a
level that's too high,
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and so that starts to cause
all of these other problems.
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Now, we know that the
sugar levels can actually damage
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the lining of the arteries and
actually promote heart disease.
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Well, how do you get the
sugar then... into the cells?
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Well, what it actually
takes and what is important
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to understand is that
ALL of the cells make these
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little doorways for the blood
sugar to pass into the cell,
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and there are 2 tissues that
we want to focus on in diabetes,
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and that is the MUSCLE
tissue and the FAT tissue.
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They make these little proteins
that are doors for sugar.
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And in diabetes, what happens is
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the insulin is made by the
pancreas, in type 2 diabetes,
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and the insulin
comes along to the cell
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and it SIGNALS the cell to bring
those doors up to the surface.
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So it knocks on and
it says, "Open up" Right
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And in a person without diabetes
the cell responds to that signal
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The doorways go up to the
surface and the sugar goes in.
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See, when those doors are
on the surface of the cell,
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the sugar goes in automatically.
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If they're there,
the sugar goes in.
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So the problem is, in diabetes,
that the signal is sent,
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...the insulin is
sent and it tells the cell
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BRING the doors up
and they don't come up.
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But, as you start to
REDUCE the ENERGY that is
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stored in those cells...
in other words, the excess fat
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through an exercise program,
through a plant-based diet,
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the cell starts to respond
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and it sends those
doors up to the surface.
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You are a Christian physician,
00:14:24.76\00:14:26.71
and that means that
you believe in the Lord,
00:14:26.74\00:14:29.52
you believe in
Christ and you give Him
00:14:29.55\00:14:31.27
the glory for what you do...
00:14:31.30\00:14:32.67
And out of all the books you've
studied, if you could recommend
00:14:32.70\00:14:37.19
a textbook concerning diabetes,
what would it be and why?
00:14:37.22\00:14:40.15
You know, the BEST health
text book is the Scriptures.
00:14:40.18\00:14:44.14
The Holy Bible
is the VERY BEST...
00:14:44.17\00:14:46.57
In fact, I would say it's the
00:14:46.60\00:14:48.17
ONLY health textbook
that you really need.
00:14:48.20\00:14:51.10
So what does it
say about diabetes?
00:14:51.13\00:14:53.18
Well, you know,
actually it doesn't
00:14:53.21\00:14:56.06
say anything specifically
about diabetes per se...
00:14:56.09\00:14:59.39
but if you will FOLLOW
the guidelines in the Bible
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and you don't have
to read very far...
00:15:03.43\00:15:05.68
The very first
chapter in the 29th verse
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tells you the diet, the BEST
diet for someone with diabetes.
00:15:09.96\00:15:15.86
Fruits, whole grains, and nuts.
00:15:15.89\00:15:18.93
Now, we want to talk a little
bit later about what kind of
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fruits and how many for
the person with diabetes.
00:15:22.33\00:15:25.73
But WHOLE grains
and NUTS and VEGETABLES,
00:15:25.76\00:15:29.54
which were added
in the second chapter,
00:15:29.57\00:15:32.03
are the IDEAL diet
for someone who wants
00:15:32.06\00:15:35.29
to improve their diabetes.
00:15:35.32\00:15:37.11
Fruits, nuts,
grains and vegetables,
00:15:37.14\00:15:39.12
and that's why you're
saying this is the best textbook
00:15:39.15\00:15:41.20
because it
gives the plan that...
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Is this the plan that you use at
the Lifestyle Center of America?
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Absolutely.
00:15:45.42\00:15:46.79
Now in the third
chapter, verse 19 of Genesis,
00:15:46.82\00:15:49.92
it tells us there what
kind of an activity program
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that we were designed for.
00:15:54.09\00:15:55.46
It says, "In the sweat of
your face, shall you eat bread
00:15:55.49\00:15:58.80
all the days of your life. "
00:15:58.83\00:16:00.96
So you need to get
out there and exercise.
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In other words, we
need an exercise level that
00:16:03.43\00:16:06.19
causes us to sweat.
00:16:06.22\00:16:08.05
That's the kind of
exercise that will actually
00:16:08.08\00:16:11.28
REDUCE the fat that's
stored in your muscle.
00:16:11.31\00:16:14.28
Reduce the fat
that's stored in your liver,
00:16:14.31\00:16:16.60
and as these tissues LOSE fat,
00:16:16.63\00:16:19.11
they become better able to
00:16:19.14\00:16:20.61
absorb sugar out
of the bloodstream
00:16:20.64\00:16:22.78
and your blood sugar drops.
00:16:22.81\00:16:24.27
We're talking
with Dr. Tim Arnott
00:16:24.30\00:16:26.24
We're talking about diabetes.
00:16:26.27\00:16:27.64
We've learned what it is.
00:16:27.67\00:16:29.13
We've learned the type
of problems that it causes.
00:16:29.16\00:16:32.47
We learned that lots of people
00:16:32.50\00:16:33.99
are suffering
from these problems...
00:16:34.02\00:16:35.73
And when we come back,
we're going to talk more
00:16:35.76\00:16:37.95
about the way to
deal with diabetes...
00:16:37.98\00:16:40.56
We're going to talk
about how to apply some of the
00:16:40.59\00:16:43.32
principles we've already
learned from the most important
00:16:43.35\00:16:45.78
textbook... that
being the Scriptures.
00:16:45.81\00:16:47.63
Join us when we come back.
00:16:47.66\00:16:49.88
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We've been talking
with Dr. Tim Arnott from the
00:17:52.50\00:17:54.79
Lifestyle Center of America
00:17:54.82\00:17:56.19
We've been
talking about diabetes,
00:17:56.22\00:17:57.59
and it's been exciting to learn
that diabetes is not something
00:17:57.62\00:17:59.97
you just have to live with,
especially type 2 diabetes...
00:18:00.00\00:18:03.01
Isn't that right
doctor? Absolutely!
00:18:03.04\00:18:05.05
It can be stopped, reversed,
00:18:05.08\00:18:07.80
and simply, you were
explaining that this can come
00:18:07.83\00:18:11.13
as a result of just opening
our Bibles and following the
00:18:11.16\00:18:14.21
prescription that is given in
the first 3 chapters of Genesis
00:18:14.25\00:18:17.09
Is that right? That's correct!
00:18:17.12\00:18:18.49
Fruits, nuts, grains and
then you said vegetables.
00:18:18.52\00:18:21.36
I have a question for you...
00:18:21.39\00:18:22.76
What is the
connection between weight...
00:18:22.79\00:18:25.65
You know, you say,
"Well you're overweight,
00:18:25.68\00:18:27.37
so you're going
to have diabetes"
00:18:27.40\00:18:28.82
What's the connection
between weight and diabetes?
00:18:28.85\00:18:30.93
And how could the Creator's
plan help us in this area?
00:18:30.96\00:18:34.95
Well, you know, as
we were talking earlier,
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what seems to actually be
happening is as we are on a
00:18:37.12\00:18:41.13
diet that's bringing
in too many calories,
00:18:41.16\00:18:43.70
those EXTRA calories are stored
as fat in the different tissues.
00:18:43.73\00:18:48.86
They're stored in
the muscle tissues...
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They're actually stored
between the muscle cells.
00:18:50.81\00:18:53.50
The extra fat is stored
INSIDE the muscle cells.
00:18:53.53\00:18:56.81
In the liver, you can
develop a fatty liver.
00:18:56.84\00:18:59.56
So this excess fat is deposited
in all the different tissues,
00:18:59.59\00:19:03.42
and there seems to be a
situation developing that when
00:19:03.45\00:19:06.51
all of the storage
areas start to fill up.
00:19:06.54\00:19:10.55
The body basically
seems to be saying,
00:19:10.58\00:19:14.01
"Look, I'm full, I
can't take in anymore energy"
00:19:14.04\00:19:17.61
And it starts to turn
down the insulin sensitivity.
00:19:17.64\00:19:22.09
So when you get overweight,
then it sends a signal
00:19:22.12\00:19:26.10
to the insulin and the insulin
00:19:26.13\00:19:28.68
isn't as
sensitive or what happens?
00:19:28.71\00:19:30.37
The cells just
seem to be turning off
00:19:30.40\00:19:33.17
their ability to
respond to insulin.
00:19:33.20\00:19:36.23
The more the weight
actually comes on to the body.
00:19:36.26\00:19:40.08
But the good news is is
that as you LOSE weight,
00:19:40.12\00:19:43.90
as you deplete these tissues,
00:19:43.93\00:19:46.60
as you reduce the fats stored
in these different tissues,
00:19:46.63\00:19:49.08
then the insulin
starts to work again.
00:19:49.11\00:19:51.60
Turns the switch back
on, says, "We need your help"
00:19:51.63\00:19:55.27
Now what's exciting
about the Creator's program...
00:19:55.30\00:19:59.34
Fruits, nuts,
grains, vegetables...
00:19:59.37\00:20:01.10
That's what you're
talking about... Exactly!
00:20:01.13\00:20:02.61
The ideal diet, the plant-based
diet is the diet that you can
00:20:02.64\00:20:08.32
actually live
with for the long haul.
00:20:08.35\00:20:11.86
There are many
programs out there...
00:20:11.89\00:20:13.57
Successful programs to
help people lose weight.
00:20:13.60\00:20:16.01
I mean, one VERY successful
program is a HIGH PROTEIN DIET.
00:20:16.04\00:20:20.69
People lose weight
on a high protein diet.
00:20:20.72\00:20:24.56
People lose
weight a whole range of
00:20:24.59\00:20:27.54
different programs out
there for weight control.
00:20:27.57\00:20:31.06
Even amputation probably,
00:20:31.09\00:20:32.71
but that's probably
not a good idea... right
00:20:32.74\00:20:35.19
The problem with these is that
you can't LIVE with them FOREVER
00:20:35.22\00:20:38.93
That's for sure...
Because they have all kinds of
00:20:38.96\00:20:40.80
side effects and
problems associated with them.
00:20:40.83\00:20:43.94
I was just driving
down the road the other day,
00:20:43.97\00:20:45.36
and I saw this big
billboard that said,
00:20:45.39\00:20:49.95
"Are you trying to live
on a low carbohydrate diet,
00:20:49.98\00:20:52.83
here's a bread for you
that can make this more easy"
00:20:52.86\00:20:55.22
I mean, it's true,
people are not making it.
00:20:55.25\00:20:57.36
Evidently there is
billboards up! Absolutely!
00:20:57.39\00:20:59.83
So what's exciting and
what is so FUN to take care of
00:20:59.86\00:21:04.74
individuals with
diabetes is to have this program
00:21:04.77\00:21:08.10
the Creator offers that
actually brings satiety.
00:21:08.13\00:21:11.41
I mean, actually feel
FULL maybe for the first time.
00:21:11.44\00:21:14.60
Because they're getting
foods that are high in bulk;
00:21:14.63\00:21:17.03
they're high in
water, they're high in fiber.
00:21:17.06\00:21:19.47
The PLANTS were
made to fill us up
00:21:19.50\00:21:22.22
without filling
us full of calories.
00:21:22.25\00:21:24.77
And so, we can
actually feel satisfied,
00:21:24.80\00:21:26.75
and lose weight
at the same time.
00:21:26.78\00:21:28.34
That's what every
person with diabetes...
00:21:28.37\00:21:30.23
And that's probably
what you see there at the
00:21:30.26\00:21:31.63
Lifestyle Center of America
00:21:31.66\00:21:33.03
Is this what happens
as you teach them to cook
00:21:33.06\00:21:35.58
and as they're
eating there with you,
00:21:35.61\00:21:38.11
do they say
these kind of things?
00:21:38.14\00:21:39.84
They feel full; they
feel good? Absolutely!
00:21:39.87\00:21:42.13
People are
astounded that they're eating,
00:21:42.16\00:21:44.81
and they thought
they would be starving,
00:21:44.84\00:21:47.67
and they're feeling
completely satisfied...
00:21:47.70\00:21:49.60
And they're losing
weight at the same time.
00:21:49.63\00:21:51.94
Now, how important is it, where
should your blood sugar be,
00:21:51.97\00:21:55.66
and I've heard people talk about
00:21:55.69\00:21:58.05
having it tightly controlled,
or other people say...
00:21:58.09\00:22:02.57
"I'm a brittle
diabetic" What's that all about?
00:22:02.60\00:22:03.97
We know there are 2 numbers
that you want to remember...
00:22:04.00\00:22:07.56
If you want to have
tight blood sugar control,
00:22:07.59\00:22:10.82
then you want to
remember 2 numbers...
00:22:10.85\00:22:12.46
Now why is it important to
have tight blood sugar control?
00:22:12.49\00:22:16.30
Well now we know that if your
blood sugar is out of control,
00:22:16.33\00:22:20.39
in other words, if
it's not tightly controlled,
00:22:20.42\00:22:23.08
you start to have much
more problems with blindness,
00:22:23.11\00:22:27.59
for example, the disease of
the eye called "retinopathy"
00:22:27.62\00:22:31.37
...Injury to the
kidneys, the nephropathy.
00:22:31.40\00:22:34.48
So all the little
tiny vessels again.
00:22:34.51\00:22:36.36
That's right, all
these different tissues
00:22:36.39\00:22:38.69
start to suffer as
the blood sugar goes up.
00:22:38.72\00:22:42.05
So that's why tight
control is very important.
00:22:42.08\00:22:44.86
So what are those 2
numbers we need to know?
00:22:44.89\00:22:46.68
Before every meal, your blood
sugar should be LESS than 120.
00:22:46.71\00:22:52.19
BEFORE every meal...
00:22:52.22\00:22:53.59
Before ANY meal that you
eat, it should be less than 120.
00:22:53.62\00:22:57.01
What about after?
Two hours after you
00:22:57.04\00:23:00.11
stand up from that meal, any
meal, it should be less than 140
00:23:00.14\00:23:03.85
So those are the 2 numbers
that you want to remember.
00:23:05.02\00:23:07.65
Less than 120 before any meal;
00:23:07.68\00:23:09.93
less than 140 2 hours later.
00:23:09.96\00:23:11.99
So what if it's not happening,
00:23:12.02\00:23:13.39
what foods should you eat
to bring it into tight control?
00:23:13.42\00:23:15.91
Well, the FIRST thing
you want to do is to get on a
00:23:15.94\00:23:19.01
plant-based diet.
00:23:19.04\00:23:20.82
Because this diet is
the LOWEST in saturated fat.
00:23:20.85\00:23:25.29
That's that fat that at
room temperature is solid,
00:23:25.32\00:23:28.71
and that fat is particularly
bad for someone with diabetes.
00:23:28.74\00:23:33.20
Just makes the
condition much worse.
00:23:33.23\00:23:35.47
So a plant-based diet has the
LEAST amount of that kind of fat
00:23:35.50\00:23:40.51
So, that's the first
step, get on a plant-based diet.
00:23:40.54\00:23:43.89
Now the next thing you
want to do is... you want to get
00:23:43.92\00:23:46.34
on a FIBER-RICH diet.
00:23:46.37\00:23:48.63
Okay, so these are the
ones that can really help you
00:23:48.66\00:23:51.05
keep it tight... FIBER-RICH,
00:23:51.08\00:23:53.13
and what do you
mean by fiber-rich?
00:23:53.16\00:23:54.53
Well, what I'm saying is...
00:23:54.56\00:23:55.99
You know, there's only really
one source of removing fiber
00:23:56.02\00:24:00.59
in our society that I can think
of... that's the food industry!
00:24:00.62\00:24:05.13
So you want to get your food
00:24:05.16\00:24:06.54
before it goes to
the food industry,
00:24:06.57\00:24:08.85
because they're the
ones removing the fiber.
00:24:08.88\00:24:12.12
So you want to use WHOLE
grains! Okay, whole grains.
00:24:12.15\00:24:14.95
You want to go to the bulk food
section of your grocery store
00:24:14.99\00:24:16.93
Buy those whole grains and
use all the different grains
00:24:18.23\00:24:21.72
that are out there...
12- 15 different grains
00:24:21.75\00:24:24.40
to bring a lot of variety.
00:24:24.43\00:24:26.18
The BEANS are
the RICHEST in fiber.
00:24:26.21\00:24:29.95
In fact, someone with type 2
diabetes, beans and whole grains
00:24:29.98\00:24:33.92
are probably the very BEST
00:24:33.95\00:24:35.33
entree for keeping
the blood sugar low.
00:24:35.36\00:24:37.41
Why is it then that
some vegetarians have
00:24:37.44\00:24:39.67
problems
controlling their sugar?
00:24:39.70\00:24:42.21
Well you know, there are
certain foods that somebody with
00:24:42.24\00:24:45.85
type 2 diabetes has to be
very careful with. Like what?
00:24:45.88\00:24:49.04
Well, for example, if
you sit down to breakfast,
00:24:49.07\00:24:54.57
and you break open the
cantaloupe or different melons,
00:24:54.60\00:25:00.24
those melons, for some reason,
probably because they are
00:25:00.27\00:25:06.29
lower in fiber than some of
the other foods such as apples,
00:25:06.32\00:25:09.78
will RAISE the sugar
through the roof. Is that right?
00:25:09.81\00:25:13.06
So, cantaloupes...
what about strawberries?
00:25:13.09\00:25:14.95
Strawberries are much better.
00:25:14.98\00:25:16.91
What about blueberries?
00:25:16.95\00:25:18.32
You know, the best
foods in the fruit category
00:25:18.35\00:25:21.48
for some with diabetes, are
what we call the northern fruits
00:25:21.51\00:25:25.12
- that grow up in
Michigan and Washington...
00:25:25.15\00:25:27.38
the apples, peaches, pears, all
the fruits with pits, cherries.
00:25:27.41\00:25:35.26
Tomatoes? Some
people say they are fruit.
00:25:35.29\00:25:36.66
Actually, tomatoes are not
the best for some with diabetes.
00:25:36.69\00:25:40.43
I'm not saying NEVER eat them.
00:25:40.46\00:25:42.21
So apples, pears, peaches...
And the fruits with pits.
00:25:42.24\00:25:48.73
The plums, the
peaches, the cherries.
00:25:48.76\00:25:52.44
And the others, it doesn't
mean you can't ever have them,
00:25:52.47\00:25:53.84
but you have to be very careful.
00:25:53.87\00:25:55.24
You have to be very careful.
00:25:55.27\00:25:56.64
And again, you want
to have your goals...
00:25:56.67\00:25:58.46
Your blood sugar goals
and so you want to be testing
00:25:58.49\00:26:01.46
your blood sugar
and know where you are.
00:26:01.49\00:26:04.27
And if you're not
meeting your goals,
00:26:04.30\00:26:05.67
then you might
want to use FEWER of the
00:26:05.70\00:26:07.62
melons and more of the apples.
00:26:07.65\00:26:09.88
We've got about 1-1/2 minutes
left and I want to ask you
00:26:09.91\00:26:12.92
this question because you
are a Christian physician,
00:26:12.95\00:26:14.64
and you refer to the most
healing book that I know of
00:26:14.67\00:26:17.45
and we both agree on
this... This being the Bible.
00:26:17.48\00:26:19.92
Why would a Christian
especially benefit from
00:26:19.95\00:26:24.07
tight blood sugar control?
00:26:24.10\00:26:26.38
Well, of course, there
are a number of benefits
00:26:26.41\00:26:29.04
to tight blood sugar control.
00:26:29.07\00:26:30.86
For example, if you're not
getting the sugar into the cell,
00:26:30.89\00:26:35.91
you're not FEEDING those cells.
00:26:35.94\00:26:37.95
And so, for example, the brain
00:26:37.98\00:26:39.91
isn't going to be
fed properly as well.
00:26:39.94\00:26:42.13
But you know, one of the
most important complications
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of diabetes is heart disease.
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In fact, over HALF
of the individuals,
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when they are first diagnosed
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with diabetes ALREADY
HAVE coronary heart disease.
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In other words, they already
have blockages in their arteries
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and what we know now is
that if you want to have
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TOTAL HEALTH,
THE VERY BEST HEALTH,
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you'll want to have
the VERY BEST CIRCULATION
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OF THE BLOOD
THROUGH YOUR ARTERIES.
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So, in order to protect yourself
from further blockages of
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your arteries, you want to get
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that blood sugar
down as low as possible.
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So not only can
it help your heart,
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but it can also help your head,
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and it can keep your mind clear,
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especially if you're a
Christian, I guess anybody,
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but we want Christians to
especially have clear minds
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as they are
witnessing for the Lord.
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We've been talking
with Dr. Tim Arnott
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We've been
talking about diabetes.
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We hope that you've learned
some very helpful things,
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I certainly have!
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And we hope
you've taken some notes
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or contact 3ABN
for more information.
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Thanks for joining us,
and we hope that you have
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Health that
Lasts for a Lifetime!
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