[Diabetes-Talk] Diabetes and weight

Sun Oct 6 17:07:09 UTC 2019

Thanks Joy. Glad I could help in some small way. I have been on this
journey for a very very long time.

* Dr Denise M Robinson*

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On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 1:02 PM Joy Stigile <joystigile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Denise,
> Your email is so precise and to the point about Diabetes!  I am going to
> have it read at the Diabetes Action Network of California luncheon meeting
> this coming November 8, 2019!
> Thanks so much because I believe it will help someone who is new to living
> with Diabetes!
> Warmly, Joy
> President, Diabetes Action Network of California
> Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Dr Denise M Robinson via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2019 11:26 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dr Denise M Robinson <deniserob at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Diabetes and weight
>
> One of the most crucial factors on how much medication a type 2 diabetic
> will take is based on the weight of a person. With type two diabetes your
> pancreas is still producing insulin but cannot produce enough insulin to
> cover your weight and when you eat that amount of insulin cannot cover the
> sugar load that comes with food choices and with the weight of your body.
> So you must take medications or insulin or both. If you do not understand
> this correlation just do a quick Google search on the pancreas and insulin
> production with type 2 diabetics. You lose the weight and diabetes issues
> decline significantly or go away all together.
>
> With type one diabetic‘s the pancreas has stopped working and that is the
> reason why they must take insulin. For both, Tho weight loss will help you
> reduce how much insulin or medications you need to take. The heavier you
> are the more medication you will need to take and more negative
> ramifications. The lighter you are the less medication or insulin you will
> need to take. It is all about maintaining a near normal blood sugar which
> is around 5 A1C and research shows we need to be 7 or under on an A1C scale
> to escape the worst ramifications.
>
> Type 1 will always be dependent on taking insulin because the pancreas
> does not work. However I know many type two diabetics who lost all the
> excess weight and are maintaining this disease with just food and exercise.
> And they are healthy but very diligent.
>
> We all need to count how many calories or carbohydrates we will intake and
> then need to take the corresponding insulin or meds to counteract the blood
> increase that will occur when We eat. This is very different for everyone
> because everyone metabolizes very differently.
>
> With type 2 diabetics their body mass or weight is more than the capacity
> of what their pancreas or insulin production can make in order to keep the
> blood glucose at a normal rate. If you lose your body mass or weight to a
> very normal level many can completely go off of medication and avoid the
> devastating results that come with maintaining a very high blood glucose
> all the time. The heavier you are typically corresponds with more
> medication you will have to take.  Weight is the enemy of all diabetics
> though As well as poor food choices and lack of exercise
>
> It is a huge mind change when we begin this journey with diabetes. It took
> me years of struggle when I first woke up from a coma and understood what I
> needed to do to be successful with living with this condition.
> Unfortunately my eyes had to hemorrhage and I had to have severe neuropathy
> before it really hit that this thing will kill me if I didn’t learn how to
> control it. ...and it will be s slow grueling transition to death.... it
> taking one body part at a time. The great thing is once you start eating
> well and exercising and doing all the other things we need to do you can
> reverse many side effects. But not all. Many are permanent.
>
> Food has a huge hold on us. Really have a good talk with yourself right
> now so you don’t end up as one of the statistics. Prayer really helped me
> as I just could not do it on my own.
>
> I am in no way saying this is an easy process. But you can do it. Start
> now for a better future.
>
> Sent from Dr Denise M Robinson
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