Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Taking Control
While Glucotor can benefit virtually everyone, achieving blood sugar control can be a life-altering phenomenon for the millions and millions of diabetics around the world -- and let's not forget the millions more who are hypoglycemic and/or borderline diabetic. According to the Center for Disease Control's 2005 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, studies in the United States and abroad have found that improved glycemic control benefits people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. |
| Now, Jon Barron's Glucotor formula for blood sugar control has gone through clinical testing and emerged as a proven product for lowering blood sugar (with obvious implications for diabetics). Clinical trial participants showed a remarkable 54.5 point drop in blood sugar levels in six weeks of taking the supplement. It also showed an impressive 52 percent increase in blood sugar utilization, meaning that the body's biochemistry is improving its handling of dietary carbohydrates. |
Elaine Magee
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 Beans may lead to better blood sugar control. According to a recent scientific review, the use of beans (along with whole grains) is associated with better blood sugar control in diabetic and insulin-resistant people. High in soluble fiber, beans release carbohydrates slowly and steadily, preventing that rapid rise in blood sugar that follows the wrong kind of meals. Enjoy a bowl of zesty black bean soup, or slather your sandwich with a delicious layer of hummus, and you may benefit from better-controlled blood sugar. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Tight blood sugar control makes millions of dollars for diabusinesses; prevention of low blood sugar costs patients a part of their lives. The most telling finding of the research related to Continuous Blood Glucose monitors is this: young children are experiencing too many low blood sugar events. These events result from being given too much, improperly prescribed, poor insulin choices.
Results in another study showed that in prepubescent children, 78% suffered hypoglycemia for periods of 3.3 hours one night out of three. |
Andreas Moritz
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 The severe derangement of the body's blood sugar control system was understood to be the basic underlying disorder that could manifest itself as nearly any kind of illness. Although there are other reasons for bringing about such a profound imbalance, as discussed before, badly engineered fats and oils are among the biggest culprits. Although these fats and oils may be delicious to the taste buds, they act like poison in the body. Their destructive effects lead to severe nutritional deficiencies that prevent the body from maintaining normal cell metabolism. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 You will learn to evaluate your need for and use of products that promote thermogenesis, lower elevated Cortisol and reduce stress-induced eating, increase insulin sensitivity and improve blood sugar control, and reduce appetite. þBuild lean muscle mass through exercise, diet, and nutritional supplementation. þProgram and condition the mind to achieve success.
A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
The Hunger Free Forever program features principles and components that have been well studied and proven effective through years of clinical research and community weight-loss programs. |
| When high sugar, or low fiber, starchy foods are eaten in excess, blood sugar levels rise quickly, producing a strain on blood sugar control. The body responds to the rise in blood glucose levels after meals by secreting insulin, a hormone produced by the beta cells of the pancreas (a small gland that resides at the base of the stomach). Insulin lowers blood glucose by increasing the rate that glucose is taken up by cells throughout the body. Declines in blood glucose, as occur during fasting or exercise, cause the release of glucagon, another hormone produced by the pancreas. |
| These individuals must develop an ability to monitor subtleties of their brain function instead in an effort to achieve good blood sugar control and avoid catastrophic hypoglycemic episodes.
What about less severe symptoms of hypoglycemia? Great controversy has arisen over this concept. The medical profession has resisted the notion that people without diabetes can experience significant hypoglycemia except in rare cases of insulin-producing tumors of the pancreas or medical conditions such as alcoholism. Many nondiabet-ics indeed experience symptoms suggestive of hypoglycemia. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 These foods greatly stress blood sugar control and cause a rapid rise in blood sugar. In response, the body secretes insulin from the pancreas. Over time, too much insulin is secrered, called hyperinsulinemia, and the body tissues become resistant to the insulin. These two consequences of a high glycemic index diet can promote the growth of cancer and increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Reading labels on packaged foods is a good strategy for reducing intake of refined sugars. |
Elaine Magee
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| An eating plan that emphasizes whole grain cereals and legumes (beans and peas) has been associated with improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes and who are insulin resistant. Soy protein appeared to moderate hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) and hyperin-sulinemia (high insulin levels) in studies on people with or without diabetes, but more and larger studies need to be done to confirm this benefit. |
| According to a recent scientific review, the use of beans (along with whole grains) is associated with better blood sugar control in diabetic and insulin-resistant people. High in soluble fiber, beans release carbohydrates slowly and steadily, preventing that rapid rise in blood sugar that follows the wrong kind of meals. Enjoy a bowl of zesty black bean soup, or slather your sandwich with a delicious layer of hummus, and you may benefit from better-controlled blood sugar. |
Tom Bohager
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 The primary goal in hypoglycemia management is to reestablish healthy blood sugar control. One method is through dietary therapy encouraging frequent small meals. In addition, all processed, concentrated simple carbohydrates and alcohol should be avoided. Regular exercise is also important. Enzymes can improve the digestive process, particularly the digestion of sugars, and raise glucose levels between meals. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Up to 75% of Americans are deficient in this vital mineral, which is needed for heart health and strong bones as well as for blood sugar control.
Helpful: Vegetables are among the richest sources of magnesium. Eat raw or lightly steamed vegetables—highly processed or overcooked veggies lose their magnesium content. Whole grains are also much richer sources of magnesium than refined grains.
•Calcium. Many experts advocate the green, leafy vegetables for calcium, but these foods do not provide ample amounts of this mineral in a bioavailable form. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Does blood sugar control that is "too tight" cause depression? Lust-man mentioned that in managed care doctor/patient visits — which now are constrained to about 5 minutes —it is the patient's responsibility to mention to the doctor any symptoms of depression. With statistics to back them, doctors know that diabetics are twice as likely as non-diabetics to experience depression. They also know that with abbreviated direct contact, symptoms of depression may not be expressed from patient to doctor. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| Stabilize blood sugar control in the overweight and obese. þLower blood cholesterol and triglycerides.
DR. MURRAY AS A GUINEA PIG
For nearly twenty years my body weight fluctuated from between 200 and 208 pounds. I am 6'1" tall and fairly muscular, so I carried that weight well. But I decided that prior to the pilot study Dr. Lyon was
ANTHONY'S STORY
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for introducing me to PGX. For many years I tried a variety of products on the market to aid my constant battle with weight and have always been let down. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| In other words, highly purified beef and beef/ pork insulins would not set up any immunological response interfering with levels of insulin necessary for good blood sugar control.
India has also been addressing national health issues. Their leading scientists indicate natural insulin is as effective as human insulin.15 Even early studies (1961) by Grodsky and Forsham,16 concluded there was little difference in the binding of beef and human insulin to antibodies produced in man. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| Focuses on eating strategies, specific foods, and dietary supplements that improve blood sugar control and increase the natural release of satiety-inducing hormones. þUtilizes measures effectively to increase the burning of fat and preserve metabolic rate even when cutting calories. þIncreases lean body mass (muscle) while burning large amounts of fat. þCan be easily followed and adhered to as a permanent and pleasurable way of life. þProvides clear direction, recipes, menu plans, and methods to keep to the program when traveling or eating out. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Lantus, which has worldwide sales worth £90m, has been successful because it reduces hyperglycemia and prevents long-term consequences of poor blood sugar control. Unlike other forms of human insulin, Lantus, also known as insulin glargine, works for 24 hours and is delivered steadily over the period.
Cameron Fyfe, Callery's lawyer, said he was shocked by his client's reaction to his girlfriend, "having never been aggressive towards her before." He added that other patients who believe they have suffered from the use of this drug could come forward as a result of Callery's action. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Fiber supplements have also been shown to enhance blood sugar control and insulin effects and even to reduce the number of calories the body absorbs. A study in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine found that a diet with 50 g of fiber a day lowered insulin levels in the blood. And another study, by David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that people who consumed the most fiber gained the least weight over a period of ten years.
My friend, naturopath physician Andrew Rubman, N.D., is bullish on konjac fiber. |
| Magnesium is a top nutrient for diabetes and blood sugar control. It's in my special combo cure for PMS. It's necessary for bone health and to prevent osteoporosis (as important as calcium and less publicized).
If you want to have the most restful sleep you've ever had and you happen to have access to an M.D. who believes in nutrition and uses vitamin drips in his or her practice, get that doc to give you a magnesium infusion and you'll sleep like a baby. Atkins used to call magnesium "a natural calcium channel blocker. |
Mike Adams
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 Natural breakthrough for blood sugar control: Glucotor
Jon Barron of Baseline Nutritionals is a genuine pioneer in the field of nutritional medicine. He's always ahead of the curve, formulating products that are often years ahead of many in the nutritional supplements industry. His new product, Glucotor v.2 even contains the Asian herb gymnema sylvestre. Gymnema is currently being studied for its ability to actually encourage the regeneration of beta cells in the pancreas.
Now, Jon Barron's Glucotor formula for blood sugar control has completed clinical testing with amazing results. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Tight blood sugar control (at which all the new devices are directed) is not the holy grail of patient care. In fact, the downside of believing that all these new devices are the be-all, end-all of diabetic care is far from the truth. This message from the NIH confirms this: Tight control remains unattainable for many people with diabetes. In the DCCT fewer than 5% of individuals receiving intensified treatment maintained normal Ales. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 But if blood sugar control is an issue for you, either because of stubborn weight problems or because of medical ones like diabetes, the glycemic impact of this delicious potato needs to be taken into account.
So let me be really clear: If you don't have blood sugar issues, sweet potatoes are a great food. And even if you do, eating them in reasonable amounts, as part of a mixed meal with some vegetables and some protein, is hardly the worst thing you could do. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Close monitoring of blood sugar control is recommended when starting therapy with ALA. Clinical Management: If ALA and an antidiabetic are used together, monitor blood glucose levels and signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia regularly.
POTENTIAL INTERACTIONS
ALA intravenous solutions are incompatible with Ringer solutions; solutions that react with disulfide bridges; and solutions with metallic ion complexes, e.g., cisplatin (Fachinfo Pleomix-Alpha 1996). overdosage
ALA is generally safe in prescribed dosages. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Best Source of Omega-3S on the Planet
Omega-3 s are helpful for heart health and brain health as well as for inflammation, circulation, memory, thought, and blood sugar control. And we know that salmon is one of the best sources of these omega-3s on the planet. So it should be a slam dunk: Eat more salmon. Who cares if the salmon comes wild, direct from the ocean, or from a salmon farm?
You should. At least if you want to get your 16 omega-3s.
Here's why: Just like every other creature on earth, the salmon conforms to the mantra "you are what you eat. |
| High-fiber diets have also been shown to be associated with better blood sugar control and with much better weight control. Six figs contain almost 5 g of fiber, making them a high-fiber food in my book.
Then there's calcium. That same six figs (about 125 calories) give you 82 mg of calcium (plus 34 of magnesium). That's more than three times the amount in a glass of orange juice.
You also get a whopping 473 mg of potassium, making figs a high-potassium food. A ton of studies show that people who eat potassium-rich foods like fruits and vegetables have lower rates of heart disease and stroke. |
Hyla Cass, M.D.
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 Magnesium
The American Diabetes Association reports that 25 percent of diabetics are magnesium deficient (although other figures place this much higher), and that supplementing with this mineral can improve blood sugar control. Green vegetables such as spinach are good sources of magnesium, because the center of the chlorophyll molecule (which gives green vegetables their color) contains magnesium. Some legumes (beans and peas), nuts and seeds, and whole, unrefined grains are also good sources of magnesium. |
| SULFONYLUREAS: chlorpropamide (Diabinese), glimepiride (Amaryl), glipizide (Glucotrol), and glyburide (DiaBeta, Micronase, or Glynase)
These drugs may be used as first-line therapies in patients who are not overweight, or as a second-line therapy—either instead of or in addition to metformin—in those who fail to get adequate blood sugar control with metformin. Sulfonylureas work best in patients who are not very insulin resistant. However, it isn't often used on its own.
Actions: Sulfonylureas stimulate the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas to release more insulin. |
| The atypicals can cause substantial weight gain, disruptions in blood sugar control, and even diabetes.
Nutrients depleted: Chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, and thiorizadine deplete CoQ10, melatonin, and vitamin B2; haloperidol depletes CoQ10. Although there's not as much information on depletions with the newer atypical medicines, their mode of action and side-effect profiles are similar enough to expect that they will deplete the same nutrients as the older, typical antipsychotics.
Needed supplements:
• CoQ10: 30-100 mg daily. |
Steven V. Joyal
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 This is regrettable, because for many people, long duration/low intensity aerobic workouts are just plain boring\ Resistance exercise/strength training has marvelous, often-overlooked benefits for improving metabolic function and blood sugar control.
For example, in a study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine in 1997, people with type 2 diabetes who completed a three-month strength-training program using weights two days per week experienced a significant improvement in blood glucose control and an increase in muscle mass. |
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