Blood Sugar: 7 Steps to Normal Blood Sugar

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Here's To Normal Blood Sugar Levels


If you are afflicted with insulin resistance, hyperinsulinism, Type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes or syndrome X, please do keep reading.


We will discuss diabetes statistics, the 5 stages of diabetes, and the subject: Can you die from diabetes

This lens will help you recognize what foods cause diabetes, and which foods

help control your blood sugar levels.

In addition, there are activities to help you normalize or balance your blood sugar readings.

As a young person growing up, I had an extremely high level of health. As that was my only experience I thought everyone did. I didn't realize it was because of my parents, their interest in wellness and what they provided for us.

Read more about Sugar, Disease and Aging here..

What they provided was this: We lived on a few acres right on the outskirts of a large metropolitan city, San Francisco. Yet we had 27 fruit trees, a vineyard, a garden where we enjoyed fresh vegetables, and my dad raised a lot of our meat without antibiotics, growth hormones or any other chemicals..

What we didn't have; We did not have cokes, candy, lots of sugary desserts or junk foods. Don't worry I was  not deprived.

Until I moved away and began to eat differently I took my great health for granted. I just didn't know any different.

After I got away from this wonderful lifestyle for awhile, my health changed and I developed low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. Sometimes I passed out, I had difficulty thinking - brain fog.  I was affected by extremes in temperatures, and I waited for the men in white coats to come and cart me off.

Then I decided to do something about it. I fought to learn about what I had taken for granted for so many years. I did get back on track and I'm so happy I did. It was well worth the effort. I have control of my mind and no longer wait for the men in white coats to come and take me away.

Look for the large arrows below for the program that was designed for normal blood sugar readings, and it also promotes normal size.
This material is designed to help you or those you love to have that vibrant level of health we all want. I hope you find the exact information here that you need.

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You and those you love are worth the time and effort to read, study, apply and enjoy normal blood sugar.

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Great Health to You,

Carmel
Certified Diet Wellness Coach
And Nutrition Consultant

Contents at a Glance

  1. Diabetes Statistics:
  2. The 5 Stages Of Diabetes
  3. Hyperinsulinism
  4. Type 2 Diabetes
  5. Can You Die from Diabetes?
  6. Other Complications of Diabetes

Diabetes Statistics:

Here in the United States, the statistics are not only bad, they are increasing at an alarming rate.

Today many are afflicted with insulin resistance, hyperinsulinism, Type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes and syndrome X.

Here's why we need to take action now.

Diabetes Statistics:

Total: 23.6 million children and adults -- 8.0% of the population -- have diabetes.

Diagnosed: 17.9 million people

Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people

Pre-diabetes: 57 million people

1.6 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2007.

As was noted earlier, we have diabetes increasing at an alarming rate, and just look at the 57 million with pre-diabetes.

What are we going to do about it?

We need to make a change now.

Source: the American Diabetes Association

The 5 Stages Of Diabetes

The Diabetic Pathway

Dr. Atkins is known for his Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution. But, he was much more than that. He was a cardiologist and family doctor with decades of clinical experience. He wrote many wonderful books on the nutritional impact on the body and certain conditions, including diabetes and heart disease.

He has described 5 stages of diabetes and the damage it will do to blood vessels.

Stage 1--Insulin Resistance

Insulin's job is to escort the glucose into cells. The more a food raises your blood sugar, the more insulin is required. When cells resist insulin, glucose (sugar) levels increase in the blood. According to Dr. Atkins, insulin resistance is a consequence of a less than solid nutritional foundation lacking in vitamin and mineral deficiencies, especially magnesium, chromium, zinc, various trace minerals, and the B-complex vitamins. Without these vitamins and minerals the cells refuse insulin and the glucose load.

In most people candy, pop, cake, etc. will raise glucose and insulin to unhealthy levels, but in the "carbohydrate sensitive" person, even excess whole grains, legumes and starchy vegetables will push them over the limit.

Pictured: backside of obese person. This is what the typical American diet
can lead to for some genetic types of people.

Sourced from 21 Days to a Healthy Heart, by Alan L. Watson

Image by: Google Free Images

Hyperinsulinism

Stage 2-Hyperinsulinism

In response to the elevated glucose levels, the blood stream is flooded with insulin. An overload of insulin forces some glucose into the nutritionally deficient cells. Elevated insulin can directly damage the artery walls.

Stage 3

There are now chronic symptoms of impaired blood sugar control, which include food cravings, fatigue, brain fog, moodiness and irritability. At this stage a 5-hour glucose tolerance test (GTT) may be used for diagnosing insulin resistance.

Type 2 Diabetes

Syndrome X or Metabolic Syndrome

Stage 4-Type 2 Diabetes

In this stage, the blood sugar remains elevated throughout the day. It is recognizable diabetes when there is a 3-month history of fasting blood sugar ratings above 125 (A1c test).

Stage 5

In this stage the pancreas has stopped functioning and Type 2 diabetes is now similar to Type 1 diabetes. (In Type 2 diabetes, the pancreas puts out too much insulin and then quits functioning. In Type 1 diabetes the pancreas puts out little or no insulin and is destroyed by the body).

Throughout each stage there is an increase in risk of blood vessel damage, sticky clot-prone blood, and the risk of heart attack. If there is a well-informed doctor and/or patient, especially in stage one, diabetes and coronary heart disease can be prevented.

Syndrome X or Metabolic Syndrome

According to Alan Watson in 21 Days to a Healthy Heart, "Syndrome X or metabolic syndrome starts in the liver where excess glucose is converted into triglycerides-a body-made fat. These tiny fat particles are packed into the same lipoproteins that carry cholesterol throughout the body. These elevated triglycerides are a direct consequence of eating excess carbs."

Can You Die from Diabetes?

Premature Death is One Conplication, there are Many Others

I don't want to be an alarmist but people are wondering. Yes, people with diabetes live about 15 years less than those without diabetes. Here's more information from BBC News:

People with diabetes are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the condition, research shows.

A study carried out for Diabetes UK tracked 700 people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

They found 123 died within five years, compared to 73 deaths among those without the disease.

The research showed the likelihood of premature death was increased across all age groups, but was most significant among people aged 40 to 59.

They went on to say:

The tragic thing is that so many of these deaths could have been avoided.

"Diabetes can lead to life-threatening complications like heart disease, kidney disease and stroke.

Pictured: Healthy people jumping for joy. Yes this is a life or death situation.
You choose. I hope you choose vital Healthy life.

Image by: Google Free Images

Other Complications of Diabetes

Wikipedia - on Diabetes

Diabetes and its treatments can cause many complications. Acute complications including hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, or nonketotic hyperosmolar coma may occur if the disease is not adequately controlled.

Serious long-term complications include cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, retinal damage, which can lead to blindness, several types of nerve damage, and microvascular damage, which may cause erectile dysfunction and poor wound healing.

Poor healing of wounds, particularly of the feet, can lead to gangrene, and possibly to amputation. Adequate treatment of diabetes, as well as increased emphasis on blood pressure control and lifestyle factors such as not smoking and maintaining a healthy body weight, may improve the risk profile of most of the chronic complications. In the developed world, diabetes is the most significant cause of adult blindness in the non-elderly and the leading cause of non-traumatic amputation in adults, and diabetic nephropathy is the main illness requiring renal dialysis in the United States.[

Image: DNA by Google Free Images

Largest Trial of Low Glycemic Index Diet

Dr Cyril Kendall, Scientist at the University of Toronto's Department of Nutritional Sciences, talks about the recent research showing the health benefits of a low glycemic diet.

Pay close attention to the side effects.
Cyril Kendall: Largest Trial of Low Glycemic Index Diet
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The Solution: How to Normalize Blood Sugar Readings

OK you say, I get it. Now what do I do to avoid the dire consequences of high blood sugar readings including the 5 stages of diabetes?

1. The first thing we need to do is to eat whole, fresh and raw foods. By being raw and fresh they have fiber in them, which is also important. Another benefit of being raw is having live enzymes to help break down and properly use the foods we eat. That means to stay away from processed food and junk. Remember, you are what you eat!

Processed is any change in food that is grown. Bread is processed; anything in a box is processed and also contains chemicals, sugar and non-foods. Avoid processed foods.

You need to know what food will spike your blood sugar and which ones won't. For the correct program go here. This program also helps with keeping our size normal.

2. What causes diabetes? A steady diet of high glycemic foods cause diabetes. So, avoid high glycemic foods.

I realize this is the typical U. S. staple diet, but, look what it is doing to us. These foods will spike your blood sugar, and we don't need to spike our blood sugar. That's how someone becomes a type 2 diabetic or hypoglycemic in the first place.

For the most part eat like the example shows. If you want sweets be sensible. Don't eat sugar or artificial sweeteners.

How do I have something sweet then? There are real sweeteners that are low glycemic or no glycemic. Stevia is natural and is zero when it is processed properly. Sweet fiber is 0 on the glycemic index, xylitol is 7 or 8 on the index and lower
in calories than sugar, and erythritol is .02 on the glycemic index and practically no calories. So there are choices.

Do not go overboard on sweets, as you really cannot fool the body, but these will enable you to enjoy some desserts.

Pictured: A meal including Whole Raw Foods
by Google Free Images

Simply Raw for 30 Days

See how powerful raw whole foods are as regards diabetes and other health issues.

As you will see in this video -this is not easy. We have a psychological connection with our foods. From infancy we have been trained to use food as comfort when we are stressed, under anxiety, or just to unwind after a difficult day.

But, look at what can be accomplished when we eat the actual foods our body does need.

We can allow our body to heal itself!!

Please view this with an open mind.
"Simply Raw: Raw for 30 Days" Trailer (Reversing Diabetes in 30 days!)
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Improper Nutrition Causes Type 2 Diabetes

Learn how to eat properly to Normalize Blood Sugar

Barbara Reed Stitt was quite ill when she was young. She had blood sugar problems-low blood sugar called hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is one of the 5 stages of diabetes.

She overcame her illness by educating herself and taking charge of her life. Then she went on to assist millions to a better life.

Learn the same lessons she learned. You can do the very same thing. Take charge of your life.

Barbara applied this information later in her position as probation officer and had an 80% success rate. Think of the lives she has saved!

After that she and her husband Paul put this nutritional program in a school system to help reduce at risk and behavior problems in children.
Talk about a community project.

Now it's your turn.

Read the raves of all her customer reviews. They are all 5 star.

You need this wonderful book in your personal library.

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Step 3 is Eat at Regular times during the day.

Not just 3 times a day, but, 5 or 6 times a day

Eat at regular times during the day. Now I don't mean just 2 or 3 times per day. In order to regulate your blood sugar you need to eat small meals often. It may be 5 or 6 times a day.

Repeat only eat small amounts. This is needed to even out your blood sugar levels. You may use your glucometer to decide if you need to eat every 2 or every 3 hours. Just check it to see how long you are in the proper range, and when it begins to come down. That varies from person to person.

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Check your blood sugar regularly to see how to space your small meals daily.
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Step 4 is to Have some Protein with each Meal

Make sure you have some protein at each meal. How much protein depends on your genetic type. Some people are protein types, and some are carbohydrate types.

One great protein supplement I use is called OsoLean. It is listed under products and then Weight Management.

OsoLean promotes or supports building muscle or lean, and improves the fat-to-lean ratio, or the Bio Markers of Aging (or Health). It is also unbelievably helpful in a weight loss program.

Protein picture by Google Free Images

The Next Step is to Eat Low Glycemic

Most whole raw foods are low glycemic

You need a copy of the Glycemic index, and only eat foods that are low glycemic.

Low Glycemic!

These are the foods that lower blood sugar. This will help insure that you keep your blood sugar in the proper range.

For more information on proper lifestyle go here.

Pictured: Image of low glycemic foods by Google Free Images

Step 6 is to Drink Plenty of Pure Water Daily

Cokes, Coffee, Sugar Laden Drinks do not count.

Drink plenty of pure water daily. I'm not talking about cokes, diet or otherwise, coffee or high acidic and sugared fruit juices or drinks.

We are talking pure, clean, filtered water. It is important to properly hydrate the body, and rid it of toxins.

A properly hydrated body will have enough water to work and function properly.

The Last Step is Activity or Exercise

Now, a lifestyle includes more than what we eat or drink. When it comes to a healthy blood sugar a person needs to exercise or move regularly.

Regular exercise is known to help blood sugar levels to become more balanced and stay in their proper range.

Be sure to warm up before and cool down and stretch out after exercise. If you are not used to exercise begin
slowly and then build up. Always be well hydrated. And check with your health care provider.

Exercise will help you normalize blood sugar, so if you are already diabetic be sure to monitor your
blood sugar so you can make your adjustments accordingly.

Be Sure to Read "Barbara Stitt: The Food Behavior Connection"

Learn More about how Food impacts Your Blood Sugar and your Life

This is a Legacy being Made in Barbara's Own Time- And it Continues

Have you ever imagined that food and nutrition could have an impact on behavior. I mean that it could actually make the difference between having a happy healthy life or being a convicted criminal. That's quite a difference. Of course most of us fall somewhere in between these two very different extremes.

Of course if you are one of the millions with blood sugar problems, I'm not telling anything
about that delicate thread in your brain.

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Resource for the Solution

As a trained certified Wellness Weight Management Coach, the expertise comes from: GK training and Glycemic Indexing through Proevity.

Carmel Aaron teaches classes and coaches one-on-one.

This information applied to peoples' lives enables them to live a life with real hope in improved health, wellness and better balanced blood sugar levels.

This is a wellness program, not a medical program.

Carmel does not diagnose or prescribe any medications. The certified information and coaching classes deal with nutrition and lifestyle-naturally.

For more information, please check Camel's Bio. Or for the program she teaches get the e-book here. It was designed for diabetics, and it is the perfect program to have normal blood sugar readings, as well as a balanced body.

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What is Your Health and Wellness Worth?

Rate how you value your health from 1-10

How valuable is your health?

Are you really interested in improving your blood sugar readings?

How interested are you?

Only you can answer that question. Rate yourself 1-if only mildly interested and not willing to make any changes in your lifestyle.

If you rate yourself 8-10 you are highly interested and are willing to do what it takes to improve your heath and maybe even the health and wellness of your entire family.

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What is Diabesity?

We need to build health at the cellular level.

The words such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinism and now Diabesity have been coined to try to explain or give a term to a condition that has come about because of bad diet, which is actual abuse of the human body.

Of course most of us are not trying to eat a bad diet, or abuse our bodies intentionally, it is simply living in a world that puts the almighty dollar first. Then we fail to know what does what to our bodies.

We only have one body, and we need to care for it to be able to live the healthiest life possible.

To learn more on this subject, and to understand that this is a life long journey go here.

And I want you to know that help is really available. I teach a class that was originally designed for this condition. Yet it does so much more. It helps balance the body, the hormones, the blood sugar level and your size. If interested check this material out--Weight Loss Coach

I think you will have a greater understanding of your own situation.

Then, please forward this to others in need.

Thank you,

Carmel
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Reverse Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

Most of your diet should be whole foods.

5 steps to reverse diabetes and insulin resistance
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Here's an Easy Way I have found to Help Normalize Blood Sugar levels

Some of us are watching our blood sugar and weight normalize by using healthy nutritional products along with a healthy diet.

These are some new weight loss and blood sugar stabilizing tools I have found recently.

And, each and every type 2 diabetic I know of that either I am working with, or others I have heard from have been able to bring their blood sugar readings down naturally while applying this program and these nutritional products.

Below you will find pages that have to do with using a nutritional system of products that help with weight loss, energy, and also assist with normalizing blood sugar levels. I have also included some recipes to help using the Lean Meal Replacement mix.

If interested please do get in touch with me and I will be so happy to help you.

Please check these out to see if this line of nutritional products is something that you should use:
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    skiesgreen Dec 2, 2011 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    It's a disease dreaded by me the most. Featured this on the hideous side of diabetes. Well done
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    handybottle Sep 20, 2011 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    Thank you for your information,on how to control my sugar level
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    aesta1 Sep 14, 2011 @ 2:55 am | delete
    We just went to a diabetes center and totally changed the way we eat...so far, my husband's sugar has stabilized but we need to persist in it.
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    aesta1 Sep 14, 2011 @ 2:55 am | delete
    We just went to a diabetes center and totally changed the way we eat...so far, my husband's sugar has stabilized but we need to persist in it.
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    maxinefox Sep 1, 2011 @ 4:43 am | delete
    Hi Carmel. Thank you for an informative lens. I would like to share with you an article I wrote: How To Lower Blood Sugar Naturally and invite you to my blog linked below.

    Maxine Fox
    Reverse Diabetes Naturally
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    RecipePublishing Aug 21, 2011 @ 7:00 am | delete
    Great lens.
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    NoobWriter Aug 19, 2011 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Nice lens
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    Bob52 Aug 13, 2011 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    Really informative lens. Managing blood sugar levels is a lot like trying to hit a moving target. The amount of sugar in your blood is always changing because it is affected by factors like the food you eat, how much food you eat, your medication, your activity level, etc. Not surprisingly, exercise and a proper diet are the keys to controlling it.
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    grandmamarilyn May 18, 2011 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    Thank you for this wonderful lens. I am forwarding it on to my husband.
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    MonikaWeise May 15, 2011 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    I struggle with blood sugar control. Thanks for the great tips.
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    Joan4 May 6, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    I journal my food intake, count calories, watch sugars and carbs and drink as much water as I can during the day. I still have some bad habits like artificial sweetener in my coffee, but overall am improving my health one baby step at a time! Your information is very helpful.
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    mrkensworld Apr 27, 2011 @ 10:41 pm | delete
    Hi Carmel, great lens to help people with blood sugar problems. Many friends of mine have had good results stabilizing their blood sugar and reducing inflammation in the body with Nopal cactus juice. To find out more please visit my lens on Nopalea. Thanks for sharing this!
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    shoulderpaincoachrick Apr 25, 2011 @ 4:35 am | delete
    Very strict diet with low calories and carbs. Also vitamin supplements like magnesium supplements to help boost cell metabolism.
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    aronia_grower Feb 9, 2011 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    It is being found by an increasing amount of people that aronia berries do have normalizing effect on patients with diabetes when used in dietary regiment. Go ahead and do a quick search internet and see what others are finding out. As a grower we are a supplier of fresh-frozen Aroniaberries and would like more people to discover their amazing qualities. See: http://www.blazerfarmz.com Thanks.
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    fadibody Jan 2, 2011 @ 9:11 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing valuable information. It is a sort of reminder for us to be on guard on our health.
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    fadibody Jan 2, 2011 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing valuable information. It is a sort of reminder for us to be on guard on our health.
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    RachelsWardrobe Aug 3, 2010 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    This was really interesting. I have low blood sugar and suffer from low energy bouts and my faher has type 2 diabetes, it really made me think of what I can do to stop myself going the same way. I already try and grow as much of my own food as I can, but I'm definately going to be paying attention to the glycemic index now and perhaps changing my eating habits to small meals but often. Thanks for all the great info!
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    Janiece May 21, 2010 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    What a great lens on normalizing blood sugar! I particularly enjoyed the video on eating raw! Well done!
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    ohcaroline May 14, 2010 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    This lens was excellent. I am always trying to improve my diet, my eating habits, and working on keeping my blood-sugar normal. Thanks for providing this information.
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    Susan52 Sep 2, 2009 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    I try to feed my family well, but I'll admit that I eat too many sweets. I had to rate myself a 7 on the opinion scale. I'm almost willing to make more changes and become more proactive about my health. I'm being honest! Your information is excellent and gives me a lot to think about. Thanks, Carmel!
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    Joan Kemnitz Jun 20, 2009 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Hi Carmel,

    I really liked Dr. Mark Hyman's information!

    Thankyou
    Joan

Here are some pages showing a pretty easy way to normalize the body and blood sugar

Diabetes have gotten great results, Overweight and Obese have also gotten desirable results

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