On a slight tangent but pharma and profit linked, a couple of years ago our Burmese cat needed taking to the vets due to inflammed gums, a “common” inbreeding caused issue apparently. Of course the solution was an injection, steroid based which initially seemed to dramatically reduce the symptoms. But noticeably she would drink much more water and her fur seemed to lose lustre. After a couple of these 3 monthly ( expensive but insured) injections, one day the cat was found in a comatose state and rushed back to the vet where diabetes was diagnosed. We then began a twice daily routine of injecting our feline with insulin which the vet has stated would be for the rest of her life! ( also expensive and insured)
Every month or so we had to take her at more expense for a glucose monitor test where we would drop her off in the morning fed and they would periodically monitor her levels throughout the day. Each time they would say she is fine but recommended a slight increase in the amount of insulin given.
Fortunately I was getting more sceptical for various reasons as the weeks went by and did not increased the insulin dosage as advised and then after a while purposely reduced the injections to once a day(We had coincidentally stopped the steroid injection for a natural approach)
The next glucose curve visit the vet very surprised announced that our cat had miraculously recovered from her diabetes! Something she had only ever experienced once before!
I’m no vet or doctor but (but particularly because of the events of the last four years)I am convinced that many medical interventions are knowingly administered to cause a cascade of other profitable illnesses. With the veterinary industry being no different. Although I am open to an explanation if someone so cares?
While diabetes runs in my maternal side of the family I do not have it. My wife has diabetes and uses Dexcom CGM and she ended up with an extra one. It was life changing. Upon using it I found places like Taco Bell would spike me to 200 from 90 in a few minutes. I did not drink soda at the time so it was just the food. I did that once and have never been back 7 years later. Other fast foods while bad were not as bad as TB. Each of us reacts differently - Taco Bell was my Dracula. REcently I went onto a dirty carnivore way of life, I have fruit once in a while, otherwise bacon, eggs and beef. It has been amazing. Glucose levels of 70-80 vs 90-110. At 65 years and 50 years of abusing my body farming, motorcycle and farm accidents the arthritis was becoming noticeable. 6 months in all that pain is gone. Now instead of slowly navigating the stairs I run up them like I was 30, skipping steps. I have almost never ending energy. Work all day with no lunch, so breakfast and supper. I had high BP, that is gone also. I regularly know just suck on a piece of salt vs watching the salt intake. I have a theory - probably wrong but since salt water is slick maybe that is part of why my joints stopped hurting. At 5'5" i lost 35 lbs and now and down to 134 -136. I am eating more now than before its just fat and meat. I try to stick around 65-70% fat and 30-35 protein. BP is 130-135/ 75-80 no more meds. I stopped them because I was getting down to 110 and that was too low. Processed foods and sugar are huge problems for your metabolism. High BP and high glucose levels are the result of processed foods and sugar. Your body needs glucose but you do not need to eat carbs. Your body will make glucose from your fat stores or from the food you eat. Eating has more to do with diabetes than most think.
I am an insulin dependent diabetic. For many years I diet controlled then I had the Astra Zenica vaccine and developed Steven-Johnson Syndrome which raised my blood sugar and I had to go onto Insulin. I recently tried the Libra 2 and found from that my 4Sure blood sugar tester was wildly inaccurate, I was overdosing on insulin. I am now trying to reduce my insulin use and hopefully can get off it in the future, there is no NHS help, the Gp surgery is useless, I pay to see a consultant. I come of a diabetic family so diabetes is not a shock. I wish your wife well.
We will get there in the end - in spite of the NHS, the GP, the diabetic specialists et al.
The amount of research I've done in recent months I seem to know more about it than the box-ticking drug pushers for the pharmaceutical companies that the "specialist" are.
But I have found a few independent doctors and GP surgeries who are starting to follow the latest research on diabetes, blood glucose levels, insulin levels HOMA-IR ratios and so on.
Have a look at The Glucose Goddess by Jessie Inchauspe; she's excellent. There are quite a few videos on YT, too: I got into her styuff via an interview with the Diary of CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3esF-pNAM9c
On a slight tangent but pharma and profit linked, a couple of years ago our Burmese cat needed taking to the vets due to inflammed gums, a “common” inbreeding caused issue apparently. Of course the solution was an injection, steroid based which initially seemed to dramatically reduce the symptoms. But noticeably she would drink much more water and her fur seemed to lose lustre. After a couple of these 3 monthly ( expensive but insured) injections, one day the cat was found in a comatose state and rushed back to the vet where diabetes was diagnosed. We then began a twice daily routine of injecting our feline with insulin which the vet has stated would be for the rest of her life! ( also expensive and insured)
Every month or so we had to take her at more expense for a glucose monitor test where we would drop her off in the morning fed and they would periodically monitor her levels throughout the day. Each time they would say she is fine but recommended a slight increase in the amount of insulin given.
Fortunately I was getting more sceptical for various reasons as the weeks went by and did not increased the insulin dosage as advised and then after a while purposely reduced the injections to once a day(We had coincidentally stopped the steroid injection for a natural approach)
The next glucose curve visit the vet very surprised announced that our cat had miraculously recovered from her diabetes! Something she had only ever experienced once before!
I’m no vet or doctor but (but particularly because of the events of the last four years)I am convinced that many medical interventions are knowingly administered to cause a cascade of other profitable illnesses. With the veterinary industry being no different. Although I am open to an explanation if someone so cares?
While diabetes runs in my maternal side of the family I do not have it. My wife has diabetes and uses Dexcom CGM and she ended up with an extra one. It was life changing. Upon using it I found places like Taco Bell would spike me to 200 from 90 in a few minutes. I did not drink soda at the time so it was just the food. I did that once and have never been back 7 years later. Other fast foods while bad were not as bad as TB. Each of us reacts differently - Taco Bell was my Dracula. REcently I went onto a dirty carnivore way of life, I have fruit once in a while, otherwise bacon, eggs and beef. It has been amazing. Glucose levels of 70-80 vs 90-110. At 65 years and 50 years of abusing my body farming, motorcycle and farm accidents the arthritis was becoming noticeable. 6 months in all that pain is gone. Now instead of slowly navigating the stairs I run up them like I was 30, skipping steps. I have almost never ending energy. Work all day with no lunch, so breakfast and supper. I had high BP, that is gone also. I regularly know just suck on a piece of salt vs watching the salt intake. I have a theory - probably wrong but since salt water is slick maybe that is part of why my joints stopped hurting. At 5'5" i lost 35 lbs and now and down to 134 -136. I am eating more now than before its just fat and meat. I try to stick around 65-70% fat and 30-35 protein. BP is 130-135/ 75-80 no more meds. I stopped them because I was getting down to 110 and that was too low. Processed foods and sugar are huge problems for your metabolism. High BP and high glucose levels are the result of processed foods and sugar. Your body needs glucose but you do not need to eat carbs. Your body will make glucose from your fat stores or from the food you eat. Eating has more to do with diabetes than most think.
A great effort, congrats! Dr. Marik would agree.
https://goalforge.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Paul-Marik-protocol-Diabetes-Feb-9-2023.pdf
I am an insulin dependent diabetic. For many years I diet controlled then I had the Astra Zenica vaccine and developed Steven-Johnson Syndrome which raised my blood sugar and I had to go onto Insulin. I recently tried the Libra 2 and found from that my 4Sure blood sugar tester was wildly inaccurate, I was overdosing on insulin. I am now trying to reduce my insulin use and hopefully can get off it in the future, there is no NHS help, the Gp surgery is useless, I pay to see a consultant. I come of a diabetic family so diabetes is not a shock. I wish your wife well.
Thank for that.
We will get there in the end - in spite of the NHS, the GP, the diabetic specialists et al.
The amount of research I've done in recent months I seem to know more about it than the box-ticking drug pushers for the pharmaceutical companies that the "specialist" are.
But I have found a few independent doctors and GP surgeries who are starting to follow the latest research on diabetes, blood glucose levels, insulin levels HOMA-IR ratios and so on.
Have a look at The Glucose Goddess by Jessie Inchauspe; she's excellent. There are quite a few videos on YT, too: I got into her styuff via an interview with the Diary of CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3esF-pNAM9c
Also look at Public Health Collaboration:
https://phcuk.org