Comments on: Lap Bands and Type 2 Diabetes

By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Diabetes is Now a Disorder of the Upper Intestine?

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:09:28 +0000

[...] Lap Bands and Type 2 Diabetes [...]

By: Dr. J

Dr. J — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:22:01 +0000

“if I find a single MD who is healthier than I am, I will listen to what they have to say.”
Start paying attention, Brian A

http://calorielab.com/news/categories/dr-j-will-see-you-now/

By: MK Stover

MK Stover — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:07:37 +0000

I’m appalled that surgery is about to become the instant ‘fix’ for diabetes. However, I’m not surprised. With the wealth of misinformation available for diabetics, it’s really no wonder that the cure rate for the diet and exercise group is as low as 13%. I wonder how that would compare to a ‘caveman’ type diet, even taking into consideration noncompliance (which would be comparable to the study that uses the currently approved diabetic diet)?

Mark,
I agree that most cases of Type 2 diabetes would be curable given the right information; I’m not sure the rate is as high as 99%, but I would love to see the American Diabetes Association swallow some pride and change its recommendations (not likely) so we could at least see the success rate climb.

I’m new to your blog and I’ve enjoyed checking in every couple of days. Perhaps because I am new, I’m unsure of the specific dietary recommendations that you refer to above: “…if they followed my instructions to the letter of the law…”
Can you outline those, please?

Thanks,
MK

By: Cindy Moore

Cindy Moore — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:46:21 +0000

I’d like to see a comparison of people following a low carb or paleo diet vs those having surgery.

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:31:22 +0000

Migraineur,

I understand your concerns here about my blanket statement. I’ve made it many times before, because I hear so many docs say “once a diabetic, always a diabetic.” They are so wrong. Type 2 is really a lifestyle condition defined by blood numbers (fasting glucose, A1C, insulin, etc) and brought on by bad diet and lack of exercise. One day you’re not a diabetic - the next day you are. It’s all about the numbers according to the medical industry. But the truth is, we all are pre-diabetic and we all live on a continuum of numbers based on our lifestyles.

The beta cells keep pumping insulin in type 2s for a long while. All of those people could be cured if they followed my instructions to the letter of the law (therein lies part of the rub). I would argue that very few type 2s so fully exhaust their beta cells that they can never recover. For the vast majority of the remaining numbers, once you re-establish insulin sensitivity and cut back on the need for more insulin all the time (diet and exercise), you allow even exhausted beta cells to recover enough to supply all the insulin the body requires.

Sorry about posting so many good posts! It’s just that much of modern medicine has become an idiocracy and we can’t stand idly by!!!

By: LabRat

LabRat — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:16:59 +0000

Of the few people I actually have any knowledge of (in this case brother of a friend) who had bariatric surgery, he ate himself back up to his pre-surgery weight even with the limitation… which meant eating until he puked, then eating again, and basically eating around the clock.

That doesn’t say lack of education or lousy Western diet to me. That says deep psychological issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if many of the people desperate enough to undergo the pain and inconvenience suffer from a similar problem- they’re looking for a way to stop themselves, not a quick fix to avoid learning how to eat healthy.