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Book Recommendation
Posted by Patricia (Englewood, New Jersey) on 12/21/2007
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I have used ACV for thh past 4 weeks and it is providing some help with my bp readings.I also contacted others from this site who were quite helpful. Now I want to suggest additional help ina book called "Good Calories Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. The book provides an excellent explanation of how insulin effects the body metabolism. It also offers extensiive information about research sugar, obesity, and high carbo diets. Based on his research high carb diets are directly linked to obesity. The book provides an excellent explanation of hypertension, how it effects the body and also presents research on salt and hypertension. There are so many myths surrounding nutrition and heart disease that we all should spend time reading this book. No doctor will ever be so thorough in their explanation of how our liver handles fat and sugar. By reading this book I was able to create a diet which is helping to bring down my hypertension. I am/was insuline resistent.
Cinnamon
Posted by Gregg (Brigantine, new jersey) on 04/08/2007
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I have been a type one diabetic for around 7 years and most of the knowledge I have about it has come from my curiosity about my ailment. I read an article about cinnamon in a diabetes magazine that suggested it helped blood sugar control, and I have been using about a table spoon in a half cup of apple sauce, and I have been finding that my waking blood sugars and throughout the day have become much tighter and I have lowered my insulin levels slightly because I simply don't need as much. I am still tinkering with the mix, but my blood sugar has definitely seen change for the better since I added some cinnamon
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Gail (Kingston, Ny) on 08/17/2017 10 posts
I tried ACV for various reasons; and I found it gave me pronounced gastric distress. I have had GERD forever, despite non acidic diet, lost my gall bladder to infection and developed Barrets syndrome; now healed thanks to cold pressed appled cider vinegar and low dose PPI's; Still, I cannot tolerate ACV: can anyone give me advice on how I can take it; my A1C is on the borderline and I believe I have been having sugar spikes and lows. Thank you, Gail
Flax Seed Oil Capsules Warning Elevated Blood Sugar
Posted by Barbara (Scottsdale, AZ) on 02/03/2007
★☆☆☆☆WARNING!
I was taking 9 capsules a day of flax seed oil which was recommended on the bottle. My fasting blood sugar went to 115-120. I have not taken the flax in two weeks and it is down to 100.
Flax Seed Oil Capsules Warning Elevated Blood Sugar
Posted by Elbert Vaughn (Gautier, Ms) on 12/07/2010
Flax seed oil capsule warnings. I don't know who wrote this post/message but I would love to contact this person or someone give me some follow up info on this subject. I am a diabetic and my sugars were under 120 after a hour. A diabetic should keep his or her blood sugars below 140 after a hour. That has been the case for about 5 months. I have read that from a researcher(or so he says he is, that is you supply yourself with flaxseed oil you can began to correct the processes of diabetes and even get more control of your blood sugars. I have been taking flaxseed oil for about 5 weeks now, and I cannot control my blood sugars they go into the high 200's now after 1 hour. I may have a condition called gasparetis(misspelled). It is a condition which causes you to digest food later(delayed digestion. I will have to go see if I have it. My sugars could only be rising for 3 reasons:Gasperatesis, Pancreas producing less insulin, or the taking of flaxseed oil) please contact me about this post
Flax Seed Oil Capsules Warning Elevated Blood Sugar
Posted by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 02/28/2011
Hi Che, I fully agree with what you say except for the soy. From what I have read it is better to avoid it altogether exept for fermented soy products. But I have a question regarding protein, you say how much protein one should eat a day, fair enough, I have read that in books too but no one ever says how much protein is in the meat, eggs, fish.... how do I calculate how much protein I am eating if I have no idea how much protein the food contains? And does the same food always contain the same amount of protein?
As far as coconut oil I agree with you but I got a bit scare with a posting here a while ago saying that some people are allergic to salicylates. Do you know anything about that?
Flax Seed Oil Capsules Warning Elevated Blood Sugar
Posted by Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 03/01/2011
Hi Francisca, Check out your books by Adelle Davis as one of them tells you about the protein content in foods, this is where I started to learn about protein and its ability to help heal the body. I cannot remember which book though. You can also do a search on the web for "protein content food" and you will get several sites to go to with the info. Years ago to monitor diabetics diets you counted carbohydrate portions and protein. (A time when a lot were diet controlled and it worked. ) We were taught that a 100 grams of red meat was a 100 grams of protein but this is not correct, it's about 23 - 28 grams depending on cut. An egg is about 6 - 8 grams. I found it hard initially to get the amount of protein that was reccomended. It helped to also learn how to combine foods to make complete proteins, eg; nuts with seeds; nuts with grains; grains with legumes. All the best, Maria
Avocado
Posted by Col (Australia) on 09/30/2016
Hi Kelly from Cambridge,
Cinnamon is very effective. but to say it cannot hurt is not quite true. Cinnamon is so effective that it can bring the Sugar too low if too much is had at one time. I am not diabetic, but I suspect pre diabetic and when I have too much cinnamon ( ie more than half a teaspoon at a time) my sugar levels went too low. People just need to be aware even though I would use this rather than any metformin type drug, we still need to keep wisdom that too much of anything is not so much a good thing.
Thanks for sharing.
Cinnamon
Posted by Alan (NYC, NY) on 11/25/2005
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I also know that a sliced apple eaten, as well as green tea with a stick of cinnamon to brew and a dash of black pepper lowers blood sugar. It worked with my elderly mother and some of her friends. Also fenugreek, available in Pharmacies, eg. CVS, works well.
Cinnamon
Posted by Shaam (Waterford, Michigan) on 07/23/2024
Please let us know how much cinnamon powder, ground black pepper and green tea to combine to make this beverage to lower blood sugar. Thank you very much.
pH Meter Testing
Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 03/25/2005 392 posts
One of the most amazing things, I have ever witnessed was the lowering of my own blood sugar to near normal levels. The single BIGGEST problem that prevented ME from finding foods to lower the blood sugar is not what foods, supplements, herbs, vitamins to take but I needed a device that will measure my blood sugar to tests the food I eat.
The device turns out to be a Brix - sugar refractometer- see "Ph The Scoop" and the optimal values are about 1.5 The fun part about this is you don't need to do fasting for 12 hours before pinching blood on your fingers! No fasting was needed.
Therefore, I proceeded to take observations as to what foods I have been eating and what effects it has on my blood sugar on a day by day basis. This is the only way to find out what food works for me. However, other people's blood chemical might be different.
The numbers are preliminary, but the effects are large enough to report to you. My brix went from 5 to 2.5 within hours after eating onions (one big bulb) in my tuna sandwiches or sardines with lemon and onions.
What is so amazing is that I also get almost the same blood sugar reduction with garlic as well. There has been many reports of using supplements with vanadium, chromium, brewer's yeast, vanadium, cinnamon, brewer's yeast, manganese, magnesium, etc. Some say the use of linalool (rosewood oil), peppermint oil, also had a blood sugar lowering effect.
It might be true, but the biggest effect I tested for was onions works best for me. Garlic came second. I also tested other foods, and a distant third could be peppermint oil, however the effects were not as long lasting as onions. Apparently the disulfide compound in both onions and garlic had a blood glucose lowering (or suppressing) effect. Coconut oil might be supportive but the results are too early to tell now. What I do know was vegetable oils made it worse - the ones you find in fried foods.
It is well known since ANCIENT times that onions and garlic were useful for treating DIABETES, and once again I rediscovered that what our ancestors eating were right after all.
I will keep you posted on other food or supplements that help lower blood sugar. I am now testing brewer's yeast, manganese, and others to see which one will help me lower my blood sugar.
pH Meter Testing
Posted by Janet (Kendal, Cumbria) on 06/05/2011
I have always found your feeds, very informative, thank you. My partner is struggling to get his blood sugars regulated, and is refusing to take insulin. Instead he did a 2week detox, before regularly taking Apple Cider Vinegar as well as co. we have tried cinnamon and fenegreek tea.
I am now trying to control his general nutricion, paying special attention to his mineral intake. Still fumbling around unfortunately to find anything that makes any real differance... have you got any suggestions?
I have recently read your findings on onions and garlic, he naturally eats these regular in his native diet. He's half Goan half Portugese.
Thank you Ted.
pH Meter Testing
Posted by Citygirl27 (Richardson, Tx, Usa) on 06/13/2012
You all have inspired me. I got a glucose meter from CVS last week, and have been playing with it, especially right before bed. I am not diabetic, but I don't want to be one! So to me, glucose monitoring every now and then is something I am commited to doing. I learned my glucose rises real easy, so need to watch it but still under 125 (75-121 readings) so far. Still searching amazon for a pH meter or kit, but am amazed at what I have learned on the importance of balanced pH. Thank you Ted, and everyone!
White Distilled Vinegar
Posted by Kowekoe (South Africa, North West) on 11/27/2012
Yeh!! So glad it helps. I just started to drink it this morning because I can't stand the taste of ACV. Thank you for posting it!!!!
