chapter 4 part 4

Question 1

why does someone, who has type 2 diabetes, blood sugar go up with just a little carbohydrate?

Answer 1

because their cells resist the work of insulin

Question 2

what should someone do if they have diabetes and notice their blood sugar goes up after a small amount of carbs?

Answer 2

they should first work to dial back fat

Question 3

what are the consequences of insulin resistance in the pancreas?

Answer 3

the pancreas makes more insulin, extra insulin forces glucose into the cells, pancreas becomes overworked, pancreas becomes infiltrated with fat, some of the beta cells die, now less insulin can be made, blood sugar goes up

Question 4

what do beta cells in the pancreas produce?

Answer 4

insulin

Question 5

what is wrong with keto for diabetes?

Answer 5

the excess fat that keto induces is the underlying cause for insulin resistance and so diabetes will become worse

Question 6

consequences of insulin resistance in the liver

Answer 6

liver infiltrated with fat, liver develops fatty liver disease, liver tries to offload excess fat into the blood, liver can no longer get the message that blood glucose is adequate

Question 7

if excess fat is in the blood, what goes up in the blood?

Answer 7

cholesterol and triglycerides

Question 8

because the liver no longer gets the message that blood glucose is adequate, what does the liver keep making and what happens?

Answer 8

the liver keeps making more glucose and the blood levels of glucose go up

Question 9

what are some disease caused by insulin resistance? (or made worse)

Answer 9

cancer, type 2 diabetes, alzheimers and parkinsons, inflammatory disease, hypertension and heart disease

Question 10

what is the nutrition prescription for diabetes?

Answer 10

r-educe fat, animal foods, and -processed foods
-reduce sugar and processed carbs
-lose weight
-eat a plant based diet

Question 11

what does fasting blood sugar measurement indicate?

Answer 11

blood sugar control now

Question 12

what does hemoglobin a1C measure?

Answer 12

blood sugar control for past 3 months

Question 13

diabetes prevention program subjects

Answer 13

pre-diabetes people

Question 14

what did diabetes prevention program show us?

Answer 14

-a little weight loss makes a big difference
-small lifestyle intervention works better than medication

Question 15

who were the subjects of DIRECT study?

Answer 15

diabetic people

Question 16

what did we learns for DIRECT study?

Answer 16

-diabetes remission is possible
-weight loss is biggest predictor of success with getting rid of diabetes

Question 17

research about adventists who ate meat

Answer 17

-they had double the risk of diabetes compared to those who don’t eat meat

Question 18

research about animal protein and diabetes

Answer 18

-every 5% increase in calories from animal protein results in a 30% increase risk for diabetes

Question 19

research comparing the standard ADA diet to a plant-based diet

Answer 19

-A1C dropped 3x as much on plant-based diet compared to ADA diet

Question 20

what is hypoglycemia?

Answer 20

low blood sugar

Question 21

what are the symptoms of hypoglycemia?

Answer 21

hunger, shakiness, weakess

Question 22

what are the nutrition strategies for treatment of hypoglycemia?

Answer 22

reduce processed foods and sugar, more fiber, get enough protein.

Question 23

can hypoglycemia be deadly?

Answer 23

yes, if you have diabetes