Diabetes Control-How to Lose Stubborn Diabetes Belly Fat-Permanently

By Thomas Nelson

Weight loss for diabetics is a very frustrating, seemingly impossible, feat. For the few that do manage to lose weight the process is short lived; the weight always comes back. Weight loss programs do not work long term; if at all. Doctors constantly harp on the need to lose the excess weight, and their reasons are well founded. Excess weight drives diabetes and its numerous complications. Lose the weight and realize dramatic improvements in diabetes control, and overall health. The overwhelming majority of diabetic’s bodies are functioning in a survival mode.
There are specific causes of weight gain, not just overeating, or donuts. The same causes of the manifestation of diabetes are also the causes of weight gain. You may recall that you gained the excess weight before you were diagnosed. The “Pot Belly” is a trademark of type II diabetes. Unless you learn what those causes are and resolve them, weight loss will continue to frustrate you. Once resolved diabetes control will improve dramatically, and permanent weight loss will become a reality.
Diabetes messes with weight loss in numerous ways. Insulin management becomes vitally important. Understanding how the body produces and stores fat is important. Understanding how carbohydrates, food additives, and wheat impact weight control is important. Understanding what the glycemic index is and how it impacts weight management is important. Changing the diet to include low glycemic foods, and eliminate the foods that contribute to diabetes control issues, and weight gain, must be understood.
On top of all that, your brain is programmed by nature to keep you obese. It is a survival mechanism that formed many thousands of years ago. Your brain’s control center will cause food cravings and shut your metabolism down in order to cause you to gain weight. It is so powerful that even vigorous exercise and massive cuts in calories will fail to lose any weight in many cases. Weight loss is much simpler once you understand how your brain sets your weight level and maintains it. You have to learn how to reprogram your brain’s control center to enable you to lose weight, and then reprogram your brain to maintain the new lower weight. You will learn how dopamine (a hormone) causes food addictions, especially carbohydrate addictions, and how to overcome them.
Diabetes causes shifts in the beneficial bacteria population of the gut, which causes an impaired immune system, and enables Candida (yeast), and parasites to overpopulate. Your body loses its ability to control them. These invaders produce large amounts of acidic toxins, which the body responds to by producing new fat cells and filling them to store these toxins; to get them out of the bloodstream. They will stall weight loss in its tracks. They also promote the development of hypothyroidism, which also is a major cause of weight gain. Candida, parasites, and hypothyroidism very frequently coexist with diabetes and doctors rarely look for them or treat them.
Weight loss for diabetics is far more involved than just cutting carbohydrates or calories. The process can be considerably simpler and ultimately successful, if you understand it, and learn how to do it properly. This book will remove all of the mystery behind weight loss, and help you succeed in reaching your ideal weight-permanently.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Apr 19, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301749577

Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson was diagnosed type II in 1996. He became frustrated with the lack of information provided by his doctors; so he began researching diabetes and has been conducting research on diabetes ever since. After realizing how valuable his research would be to other diabetics he began publishing his findings. He has published over 50 articles on diabetes, written 12 books on diabetes; his first was published March 2011-Diabetic's Handbook 853 pages. Thomas devotes most of his time to helping diabetics. He volunteers as an instructor for courses on diabetes in his community. He conducts free diabetes courses via email, and he serves as a volunteer administrator on two diabetes forums. Doctors in his community hand out copies of his writing to their diabetic patients. He has helped many diabetes educators learn about the proper use of glycemic index and understand other important self-treatment topics. He is considered by many to be an expert on diabetes. He has helped thousands of diabetics gain control over their disease and stop the progression of diabetes. Thomas lives in Central Florida with his wife and family. He has three degrees, AAS Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science-Business Administration-Magna Cum-Laude, and an MBA-Business Administration

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Diabetes Control-How to Lose Stubborn Diabetic Belly Fat-Permanently

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1-Introduction

Chapter 2-The Causes of Weight Gain

Chapter 3-The Mesolimbic System

Chapter 4-The Amygdala

Chapter 5-Understanding the Hypothalamus

Chapter 6-Reprogramming the Hypothalamus and Amygdala

Chapter 7-Diabetic Medications and Weight Loss/Gain

Chapter 8-The Weight Loss Process

Chapter 9 The HcG Diet

Chapter 10-How to Use the Glycemic Index Table

Chapter 11-End Notes

Glycemic Index Table

Fatty Acids Table

About the Author

Other Books by the Same Author

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Chapter 1-Introduction

You likely have noticed that the same few celebrities appear on television acting as a spokesperson for diet programs; after having lost massive amounts of weight while on the program. Then months later, pictures of them appear where they have gained the weight back. Then a year or so later, they are back as the spokesperson for the same programs, having lost the weight…again. The diet industry is a huge money making machine. Unfortunately, the only ones benefiting are the ones selling the programs. Every diet program is centered around selling prepared meals, and/or charging for memberships. None of them address the root causes of weight gain, so the pendulum will inevitably swing the other way; the weight will come back.

Just for fun Google the term weight loss. You can look at the top of the screen and see that during the previous month approximately 462 million (the actual number will vary month to month) people conducted a search on weight loss worldwide. Now Google weight loss pills. Last month 62 million people were looking for an easy way to lose weight; by simply swallowing a pill.

One of the most perplexing problems that diabetics face is weight loss. The majority of type II diabetics gained their weight before they were diagnosed. The Pot Belly is a signature symptom of type II diabetes. Many doctors insist that weight loss is a simple matter of consuming fewer calories than are burned. In a perfect world that works. But most diabetics will insist that there is more to it, because when they do the same things as non-diabetics, they get no results. Fad diets do not work, diet products do not work, and even exercise shows little or no results. These struggling diabetics are right.... there is more to it than just cutting calories. By now it should be well established that diabetes is caused by a combination of genetics, excess weight, deficiencies, dehydration, eating a bad diet, a lack of exercise; not to overlook Candida, parasites, and hypothyroidism. Genetics plays a major role, but, as you will learn, mistakes in lifestyle causes it to manifest; even your blood type plays a major role.

On top of all that, there is homeostasis. Homeostasis is nature’s mechanism that establishes normal zones for numerous bodily functions, like blood sugar levels, pH, sodium concentrations, fluid levels, body weight, and many others; and then aggressively seeks to maintain these normal levels. Your body is programmed by nature to maintain these ranges automatically. The range that the body established, and seeks to maintain, is called set points. For example, the body’s normal set points for blood sugar is 80-100 mg/dL, or your current weight ±5%. An example of homeostasis in action is the GK (glucokinase) enzyme, located in your brain, pancreas, liver, and intestines, which monitors the glucose in your bloodstream constantly, sending messages to your brain as changes in blood sugar level occur.

When you eat a meal your food is converted into liquid glucose and inserted into the bloodstream. The GK enzyme, along with other hormones, signal the brain that the blood sugar is rising. The brain compares the signal to the set points of record, and instructs the hypothalamus to initiate the production of insulin to deal with it. The insulin is secreted into the bloodstream, it opens your body’s cells, enters, and allows the cells to uptake glucose; which lowers the amount of glucose and insulin in the bloodstream. As the blood sugar gradually drops back into the normal range or below (between meals or during the night), the GK enzyme signals the brain, which again compares the information to the set point of record, and instructs the hypothalamus to deal with it. The hypothalamus signals the pancreas to stop producing insulin, and start producing glucagon (a hormone) that travels to the liver. The glucagon signals the liver to begin the conversion of glycogen (stored glucose) back into glucose and insert it into the bloodstream. As the blood sugar level rises, within the normal range (within the set points’ limits), the brain again receives messages that prompts the system to discontinue the production of glucagon, and the conversion of glycogen. Everything shuts down temporarily, until the process starts all over again when you eat a snack or meal.

Most set points are coded by genes, and some can be reset, over time, to higher or lower levels. Bad diet and overeating, over time, slowly reset your body’s weight set points, gradually higher, until you reached your current weight. If changes are not made, the set points will continue to rise, and your body will dutifully maintain the new set point. In terms of weight control, the set points are used to initiate actions to maintain your current weight. Your brain will allow your body’s weight to fluctuate within ± 5% of your set point; up or down. When you reach the upper limit (+5%), your hypothalamus will temporarily allow you to exceed the upper limit (by as much as 25% higher), but then will engage to increase your metabolism and reduce your appetite to prevent you from getting any heavier. However, if you maintain the higher limit for an extended period of time, your set points will adjust upward; which means you can gradually continue to reset your set points until you are very obese. On the other hand, when you reach the lower limit ( minus 5%), your body will vigorously seek to maintain your weight within the set point limits. Your body will not allow an override that will permit a 25% reduction in weight like it did on the high side. Your body will aggressively fight lowering your set point or your weight below the -5%. Where most diet programs fall short is that they may get the weight down, but unless the set points are adjusted downward as well, the body will dutifully push your weight right back to where you started or higher. This is where diet programs fall short.

This process was programmed by nature many thousands of years ago when your ancestors were hunter gatherers. They frequently went long periods of time between successful hunts, or when favored fruits and vegetables were out of season. Your body is programmed by nature to maintain at least a minimum amount of fat as a reserve. While it is relatively easy to raise your set point, it is a totally different scenario when you try to lower your set point. Your body is programmed to favor obesity in order to preserve fat for lean times.

This mechanism explains, in part, why so many diets fail. People reduce their caloric intake to start their diet. They may lose weight until they reach the lower limit of their set points. Then the hypothalamus will kick in by shutting down the metabolic rate (the rate that the body burns fat as fuel) and begins to substantially increase food cravings and hunger. The body is seeking to maintain its fat levels for lean times. If the dieter stops his diet, even temporarily, the body continues to maintain the metabolic rate at a lower level, and increases the appetite in order to replace the lost fat. When the dieter goes back on the diet, the body slows the metabolic rate even more, and continues to cause food cravings. It is entirely possible to even gain weight at this level, even with a reduced caloric intake. Very few dieters can muster the determination and willpower to stick with the diet long enough to reset the set points to a lower level.

It can take up to several months of very strict compliance to the new regime in order to reset the set points permanently to a new lower level. One slip-up can destroy all of the hard work you have done. What you eat, and how much you eat, makes a difference. Anyone that is dieting will agree that the mind plays all kinds of tricks on you to get you to eat. Just watching a commercial for pizza can get the saliva running. The world is full of temptations. Nearly every day you are bombarded with opportunities to break the diet. If you think about it, most of the time when you get that very strong urge to eat something, you can stop and evaluate your condition, and discover that you are not even actually hungry; but you are getting this overpowering urge to eat something. That is your brain pushing you to build up your fat stores. You will discover that if you recognize what is happening, it is much easier to resist it, and enable yourself to continue to drop pounds. Over time you can reprogram your mind to reduce the power that these cravings have over you. Shortly, we will examine the entire process in greater detail.

You will discover that diabetes messes with weight loss, and causes many conditions that promote weight gain. When you became a diabetic a shift occurred in your intestines, which resulted in a dramatic decline in your beneficial bacteria population; the foundation of your immune system. The beneficial bacteria population drops dramatically in proportion to the non-beneficial bacteria, Candida (yeast), neutral bacteria, parasites, and other pathogens. Because of this shift, and inflammation, vitamin deficiencies develop, amino acid, hormone, and enzyme deficiencies develop, hypothyroidism often develops, and the body loses control over weight management, and many other things.

Also, you become deficient in important hormones that control weight. For example, the hormones amylin and incretin control how fast food moves from your stomach into your intestines. They also produce the I am full feeling that tells you when to stop eating. Lastly, they control how much glucose your liver inserts into the bloodstream when blood sugars are high. Because diabetics are deficient in these important hormones, their blood sugars rise faster because their food enters the intestines faster, their liver is pumping extra glucose into the bloodstream when the blood sugars are already high, and diabetic’s don’t get the usual ‘I am full feeling. What diabetics think is their I am full" feeling is actually discomfort due to having eaten too much; which adds to the problem by causing weight gain. As your weight increased your body began to ignore leptin, which is a hormone that otherwise would suppress appetite. Diabetes systematically elevates the set points to higher and higher levels.

You will learn that diabetes screws up insulin management, which messes with the brain, and the entire body for that matter. High or low insulin levels will mess with the appetite and can cause food cravings. Excess insulin is a fast track to obesity; when there is excess glucose in the bloodstream. Add to that, the fact that errors in your diet and lifestyle also cause weight gain. You will learn that over the past years you have been contributing to the causes of weight gain without even knowing it. You may have thought that you were eating healthy, and you may have been one of the small percentage of diabetics that actually commits to exercising regularly. But the fact that you are now diabetic is evidence that you may have been mistaken. The average type II diabetic is between 30-50 pounds over their ideal weight. You will learn that even 20 pounds of extra fat can have a significant impact on your health, and your diabetes control.

So, now you can see that losing weight is not a simple process, especially for diabetics. To say that weight loss is a simple matter of eating less than your body burns is a gross oversimplification. That is why diet programs so frequently fail long term. You will discover that these specific causes of weight gain must be addressed before you can succeed in losing weight and keeping it off permanently. You will need to understand how your body produces and maintains fat, before you can understand how to trick your body into resetting your set points permanently to a lower value. But the good news is that when you address the causes of weight gain, you also address many of the causes of blood sugar control issues, and many diabetic complications. Once the causes of weight gain are addressed the body will begin to restore itself to a healthier state on its own. You need to understand all of the variables that are at play in order to direct your actions effectively.

If you discover that you are one of those few that simply cannot get past their low end of their set points, where the hypothalamus makes weight loss beyond that point nearly impossible, the HcG diet outlined in this book will work 98% of the time. It will automatically reprogram your set points downward as you lose weight. It is a safe and effective method of weight loss.

Most important, you must take off the excess body fat, especially central fat, before you can gain control over diabetes, and regain a healthy lifestyle. Excess body fat drives diabetes complications. It keeps your body out of balance. So let’s discover how it all works and how you can take charge of it.

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Chapter 2-The Causes of Weight Gain

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Skinny cooks can't be trusted - American Saying

As I ramble through life, whatever be my goal, I will unfortunately always keep my eye upon the doughnut and not upon the hole. -Wendy Wasserstein

Type II diabetes is an inflammatory chronic disease. There are over 30 inflammatory chronic diseases that all share the same causes, but manifest differently due to genetics. One of the telltale trademark symptoms that a person is a type II diabetic, or pre-diabetic, is the development of the belly fat (Pot Belly). It is common for type I diabetics to develop the pot belly if they do not manage their diet and insulin properly; the same rules apply to all types of diabetes. As mentioned, the causes of developing this excess weight are also the causes of the manifestation of diabetes and many other chronic diseases.

Over 100 years ago our ancestors ate eggs, bacon, red meat, potatoes, gravy, raw milk, real butter, and bakery goods every day, but, diabetes and most of the 30 chronic diseases we see today were nearly unheard of then. Over the past 100 years many changes in our food supply and lifestyles have changed that have contributed to the changes in our diet, and lifestyle, and have caused this massive increase in chronic diseases and obesity. The number of obese children and adults is skyrocketing. Some estimates claim that nearly half of our world population will be overweight or obese within 20 years at the current rate of increase. Diabetes is projected to increase to nearly half of the population by 2025.

During the late 1800’s the pasteurization of foods began. The intent was to destroy dangerous bacteria, which it did, but at a cost. Pasteurization does kill bad bacteria, but it kills beneficial bacteria as well, and it also destroys living enzymes that your body needs to digest the food you eat. Nature builds living organisms into everything that it produces, that supply the fundamental substances that enable your body to digest the food item. Your body depends upon these natural packages to digest the food you eat; your body cannot duplicate them.

Around the same time the industrial revolution developed the processing of wheat into flour that worked too well. It stripped the wheat of its fiber and nutrients, leaving a product that is now detrimental to our body; it causes blood sugar spikes greater than that of pure sugar, and keeps it elevated for a very long period of time (up to 24 hours). Later, they began bleaching