Anyone have diabetes?

Fatbat said:
I wouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions man. It could be anything. Go get yourself checked out properly with full blood workup/physical to know for sure.
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THIS. a few months back i thought something was wrong with my heart and my symptoms seemed to be very similar to a heart attack. Turns out it was just gas building up in my chest due to a strained sphincter muscle. Went on a liquid diet and problem got solved. I already feel like op's tests are going to come back negative.

here's a tip op : when it comes to your health, NEVER jump to conclusions until you are completely 100% sure. seriously, how the fuck do you it is diabetes just because you feel like shit.
 


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Good luck Matt. I've been doing a virtual walk to Munich on my treaddesk and raising money for the ADA -- exercise and tweaking your nutrition can certainly help; rooting for you.
 
moltar said:
Eat Paleo. Lift, bro *. Problem solved.

* And I do mean "lift". None of that bullshit cardio, machines and so on. Grab a barbell and do squats, deadlifts, and bench. Forget all the dumbbell BS. Maybe incorporate kettlebells if you feel like.

Also, take a look at Carb Backloading book by Kiefer. It's backed up by like 30 pages of studies. The entire book is basically based on a study done on diabetics.
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This is solid advice— have you also have tried rubbing dirt on your diabetes or tried walking it off?
 
For the morbidly obese, bariatric surgery has been shown to cure diabetes in many cases.

My friend has obesity-related diabetes and she takes drugs for it. She doesn't diet or exercise and hasn't lost any weight. I have no idea how long these drugs keep working if you don't cooperate. Does anybody know?
 
brandonbaker said:
Easy there, cowboy. The documentary never claimed that a raw vegan diet was the only way to reverse diabetes. It's entirely possible to reverse diabetes with a non-vegan, non-raw plant-based diet and exercise. A raw vegan diet just happens to be the quickest way to reverse disease, and it made for a more interesting movie.
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I'm not trying to be confrontational or pick at semantics here. A raw vegan diet certainly is not the quickest way to reverse the disease. While it might help reverse the disease, it is coincidental, not causal. The disease is reversed by exercise and weight loss, not by declaring war on food groups and embracing OCD tendencies.

Again, this is an important distinction as a raw vegan diet is a huge commitment and most people are not able to or are simply unwilling to maintain that kind of lifestyle. It is easier and their existence is more pleasurable to just stick to an insulin shot.
 
productionhead said:
You said you were feeling like shit, can you describe the symptoms?
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Honestly, all started a few months back, when for whatever reason I decided to go on a cleanse and eat only salads / veggie stir frys. Every two or three days I'd allow myself to throw in some shrimp or fish, to get a bit of protein.

After a couple weeks of that, I ended up quite fatigued, and literally slept 16 - 20 hours a day for 5 - 10 days at a time. I just couldn't keep myself awake. I'd wake up, have a strong coffee, and it wouldn't matter -- an hour or two later I'd find myself laying in bed watching a movie, and next thing I knew it was 10 hours later. Then I'd be good for a few days, and then back to sleeping for a week.

The fatigue seems to have disappeared for whatever reason, as I can keep myself awake for a decent while now. For the past week though my hands, feet, and lips have been numb and tingly. Not painful or anything, but numb. Also can't sleep anymore for some reason. Get a couple hours at a time, about 3 times a day, hence why I'm probably going a bit goofy right now -- my body is hurting for some quality REM sleep.

After reading up, I'm sure it's diabetes. It's in my family, and the symptoms match up. I don't care in the slightest that I have it, but will be nice to have it taken care of. I know full well I'm getting it, so get it now or in a decade from now -- doesn't matter, I'm still going to get it. :)

I'm just curious as to what is feels like to get those first shots of insulin. I mean, diabetes means your body isn't capable of storing and processing cells properly for energy, so what happens when the insulin gets introduced to your system, and those functions begin working? Do you just start feeling fine again, or is it more of a "holy shit! I totally forgot it was possible to feel this good!" type of feeling?
 
This is a co-incidence. I've been feeling like shit for a month or so, very tired, dizzy. When I eat a lot I feel much better, the dizziness goes. I had been doing a lot of exercise since January and cutting my fat and sugar intake. I lost some weight and was getting really fit but I might have gone too far too fast. Going to the doctor tomorrow.
 
maintain said:
I'm not trying to be confrontational or pick at semantics here. A raw vegan diet certainly is not the quickest way to reverse the disease. While it might help reverse the disease, it is coincidental, not causal. The disease is reversed by exercise and weight loss, not by declaring war on food groups and embracing OCD tendencies.

Again, this is an important distinction as a raw vegan diet is a huge commitment and most people are not able to or are simply unwilling to maintain that kind of lifestyle. It is easier and their existence is more pleasurable to just stick to an insulin shot.
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Precisely, diabetes is reversed by exercise and weight loss. The quickest way to lose weight is by consuming large quantities of low-calorie foods. I say large quantities because starving yourself is neither effective in the long term nor healthy.

You will lose weight much quicker by eating lettuce and brussel sprouts than by having lean chicken. It's a simple mathematical calculation. The lowest calorie foods are all vegetables, and the best way to fill your stomach on them is by eating them raw, as cooking them condenses them and makes them easier to consume.

Compare 2 lbs of raw spinach with 2 lbs of cooked spinach and you'll see what I mean.
 
BlueYonder said:
For the morbidly obese, bariatric surgery has been shown to cure diabetes in many cases.

My friend has obesity-related diabetes and she takes drugs for it. She doesn't diet or exercise and hasn't lost any weight. I have no idea how long these drugs keep working if you don't cooperate. Does anybody know?
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until you die

but in all seriousness, you cant help someone who doesn't want to help himself
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
After reading up, I'm sure it's diabetes. It's in my family, and the symptoms match up. I don't care in the slightest that I have it, but will be nice to have it taken care of. I know full well I'm getting it, so get it now or in a decade from now -- doesn't matter, I'm still going to get it. :)
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I don't even know how you can even allow thoughts like that to cross your mind...
 
Andrey said:
I don't even know how you can even allow thoughts like that to cross your mind...
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Why? It's only diabetes. Half of my family has it, and they get on just fine -- successful people too. It's not like it's cancer or AIDS.
 
cpauser said:
until you die

but in all seriousness, you cant help someone who doesn't want to help himself
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This is exactly my approach. I don't lecture her or interfere. It isn't my life and there are plenty of areas where I can improve myself.

Let me ask this way: do those pills work forever, or do you have to start injecting if you don't change your ways?
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
Why? It's only diabetes. Half of my family has it, and they get on just fine -- successful people too. It's not like it's cancer or AIDS.
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I guess you've accepted it... Just until you have confirmed that you indeed have diabetes, don't be so convinced that you got it.
I am not trying to preach positive thinking BS here.
Just doesn't feel right to think like that to me. :P

But what do i know...
 
brandonbaker said:
Precisely, diabetes is reversed by exercise and weight loss.
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You can't reverse diabetes, you can only control or manage it. If you stop exercising and eating like shit your glucose will go out of control. That's not reversing it, that's controlling/managing it.
 
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