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Post by zuegirdor on Mar 30, 2017 16:48:48 GMT -5
I should have used "crave" rather than tolerate. Perhaps a lifetime of more rather than less carbs has jaded me? I am down to about 150g per day now of necessity. My son could probably make do with 100 or less but we encourage him to eat more since there is some evidence that too few carbs stunts adolescent growth. And he does not mind eating more...which Afrezza lets him do with far fewer risks than injected. I must admit though, that he seems to need more time for gastric emptying with higher Carb. I have been thinking of asking him to eat fewer carbs as his growth may be topping out. waiting for next check-up. You could be right about transition to different diets - importance of savoriness, presentation and scheduling of replacement foods. I still crave carbs. Two things that make it easier are 1)distraction and 2)fear of diabetes If you get off carbs for a couple of weeks you stop craving them. As soon as you eat any quantity the cravings kick in again. You also feel mildly ill during the transition (see carb flu). This is all second hand as I have never done it myself. Possibly the reason your father ate fat was because you only need to eat a little to make you feel full so it is ideal in poorer communities. I remember beef dripping sandwiches - the butcher used to cook beef and the cooled rendered fat was spread on bread. I feel slightly ill thinking of it now, but at the time it was good! Too much fat gives me serious indigestion. Must be some trick to eating that much fat?
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Post by mnkdfann on Mar 30, 2017 16:58:52 GMT -5
If you get off carbs for a couple of weeks you stop craving them. As soon as you eat any quantity the cravings kick in again. You also feel mildly ill during the transition (see carb flu). This is all second hand as I have never done it myself. That was certainly my experience (and that of some friends), except I never experienced any sort of carb flu. For me it was the opposite, I felt better than ever. Unfortunately, because of my lifestyle / schedule / frequent travel, it has proven next to impossible for me to maintain as low carb a diet as I would like to. But I still eat far fewer than I once did.
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Post by n8 on Mar 30, 2017 17:16:31 GMT -5
Been on a keto diet for about a year and it is worth it. You all have been lied to and so were your parents when it comes to saturated fat. Science is now disproving all of the BS the FDA has supported for the last 70 years. Read the big fat surprise and see for yourself. If people dont stop acting like moths to a flame and start challenging what they are told to be true then they will continue to grow sick. Guess what the two leading causes of death for men and women are in the US?
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Post by kball on Mar 30, 2017 17:46:57 GMT -5
Been on a keto diet for about a year and it is worth it. You all have been lied to and so were your parents when it comes to saturated fat. Science is now disproving all of the BS the FDA has supported for the last 70 years. Read the big fat surprise and see for yourself. If people dont stop acting like moths to a flame and start challenging what they are told to be true then they will continue to grow sick. Guess what the two leading causes of death for men and women are in the US?
Roller coasters and lightning strikes?
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Post by dreamboatcruise on Mar 30, 2017 18:11:59 GMT -5
Been on a keto diet for about a year and it is worth it. You all have been lied to and so were your parents when it comes to saturated fat. Science is now disproving all of the BS the FDA has supported for the last 70 years. Read the big fat surprise and see for yourself. If people dont stop acting like moths to a flame and start challenging what they are told to be true then they will continue to grow sick. Guess what the two leading causes of death for men and women are in the US?
Roller coasters and lightning strikes? Lizard attacks and bad sushi?
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Post by sayhey24 on Mar 30, 2017 19:33:14 GMT -5
This sums up Bernstein very well. The entire concept is to never get the glucose spike. If Bernstien still wants to follow it, more power to him. For his corrections he would probably do better with afrezza. For everyone else, afrezza pretty much obsoletes his diet. It should really be all about moderation. The lower the fat the better and the same with the carbs but you don't need to beat yourself up over it with afrezza. Let the monomer insulin do what it is naturally made to do. The last time I saw Bernstein he looked like he needed a good meal. The thing about Bernstein is he is an engineer. I am a little surprised he not been a big supporter of afrezza. As a big promoter of meters, I would have thought he would be wearing both a Dexcom and a Libre and getting that good meal while test driving afrezza. Maybe Mike C should pay him a visit with a titration pack. That is not actually correct. His focus is on what he calls the law of small numbers. If you eat almost no carbs your levels are going to move very little and when they do move they are easy to stop and require minimal insulin to correct which makes for predictable results. I doubt he would see Afrezza as useful since he achieves his results with Humalog so it's difficult to see what Afrezza could add for him. He is both a nutritionist and and endocrinologist so his diet is sound, it's just that it is far to restrictive for me. The people on it seem to do very well and are happy with it. Bernstein's approach is to have no BG spike which he tries to eliminate by taking close to no carbs. Call it small numbers or whatever you like it doesn't always work so he too takes corrections. Now at heart Bernstein is an engineer. Engineers like to try and tinker with things. There is nothing better for corrections than afrezza. That's the reason he should give it a try. Plain and simple, afrezza has obsoleted the need for the Bernstein approach. Its not that its not sound, its just not needed. Its like driving a stick shift in city traffic. It took awhile but there are not many sitting on the LIE in traffic riding the clutch. Pretty soon the word will get out about early insulin intervention in T2s. We have had 40 years of studies and they all say the same thing. Now I am seeing a big buzz about SGLT2s. There is zero chance any of the pills will give the people the chance of remission. I have seen so many TV commercials about joining a class action law suite against Invokana yet the pumping goes on. Its time these PWDs are given a fair shake to at least stop the progression let alone actually improving their condition. It seems to be a crime all T2s are not first put on insulin.
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Post by mnholdem on Mar 30, 2017 21:54:15 GMT -5
Roller coasters and lightning strikes? Lizard attacks and bad sushi? GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—World Health Organization officials expressed disappointment Monday at the group's finding that, despite the enormous efforts of doctors, rescue workers and other medical professionals worldwide, the global death rate remains constant at 100 percent. Death, a metabolic affliction causing total shutdown of all life functions, has long been considered humanity's number one health concern. Responsible for 100 percent of all recorded fatalities worldwide, the condition has no cure. Many are suggesting that the high mortality rate represents a massive failure on the part of the planet's health care workers. "The inability of doctors and scientists to adequately address this issue of death is nothing less than a scandal," concerned parent Marcia Gretto said. "Do you have any idea what a full-blown case of death looks like? Well, I do, and believe me, it's not pretty. In prolonged cases, total decomposition of the corpse is the result." Source: www.theonion.com/article/world-death-rate-holding-steady-at-100-percent-1670
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Post by mango on Mar 30, 2017 22:11:58 GMT -5
That is not actually correct. His focus is on what he calls the law of small numbers. If you eat almost no carbs your levels are going to move very little and when they do move they are easy to stop and require minimal insulin to correct which makes for predictable results. I doubt he would see Afrezza as useful since he achieves his results with Humalog so it's difficult to see what Afrezza could add for him. He is both a nutritionist and and endocrinologist so his diet is sound, it's just that it is far to restrictive for me. The people on it seem to do very well and are happy with it. Bernstein's approach is to have no BG spike which he tries to eliminate by taking close to no carbs. Call it small numbers or whatever you like it doesn't always work so he too takes corrections. Now at heart Bernstein is an engineer. Engineers like to try and tinker with things. There is nothing better for corrections than afrezza. That's the reason he should give it a try. Plain and simple, afrezza has obsoleted the need for the Bernstein approach. Its not that its not sound, its just not needed. Its like driving a stick shift in city traffic. It took awhile but there are not many sitting on the LIE in traffic riding the clutch. Pretty soon the word will get out about early insulin intervention in T2s. We have had 40 years of studies and they all say the same thing. Now I am seeing a big buzz about SGLT2s. There is zero chance any of the pills will give the people the chance of remission. I have seen so many TV commercials about joining a class action law suite against Invokana yet the pumping goes on. Its time these PWDs are given a fair shake to at least stop the progression let alone actually improving their condition. It seems to be a crime all T2s are not first put on insulin. Type 2s don't need to be put on insulin period. It has been proven that CBD can ameliorate diabetes onset. Cannabis holds more value than manmade insulin. What NEEDS to be done—physicians actually educated in diet and food sources, promoting a healthy diet by DRILLING it into their minds, setting them up with a physical trainer and nutritionalist if they have to, and bluntly telling them that since it was the lifestyle they had being the cause, then it can be the lifestyle you can have, to be the treatment. Common sense is not my strong point. But that diet should include some exogenous cannabinoids. Since they are also able to PREVENT Alzheimer's. Fewer people know that the endocannabinoid system regulates insulin secretion, resistance, and glucose homeostasis, than they do Afrezza.
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Post by babaoriley on Mar 31, 2017 1:10:45 GMT -5
Lizard attacks and bad sushi? GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—World Health Organization officials expressed disappointment Monday at the group's finding that, despite the enormous efforts of doctors, rescue workers and other medical professionals worldwide, the global death rate remains constant at 100 percent. Death, a metabolic affliction causing total shutdown of all life functions, has long been considered humanity's number one health concern. Responsible for 100 percent of all recorded fatalities worldwide, the condition has no cure. Many are suggesting that the high mortality rate represents a massive failure on the part of the planet's health care workers. "The inability of doctors and scientists to adequately address this issue of death is nothing less than a scandal," concerned parent Marcia Gretto said. "Do you have any idea what a full-blown case of death looks like? Well, I do, and believe me, it's not pretty. In prolonged cases, total decomposition of the corpse is the result." Source: www.theonion.com/article/world-death-rate-holding-steady-at-100-percent-1670Very well done, MN! You know, employers have sometimes had difficulty discerning between death and the normal posture of some employees while on the job. Apparently, if this is an issue (you can imagine the liability based on bio-hazard), the answer is to extend a paycheck, but, even sometimes that isn't dispositive, as there have been reports of spasmodic clutching of same from employees who, it turned out, were actually deceased.
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Post by babaoriley on Mar 31, 2017 1:11:51 GMT -5
Roller coasters and lightning strikes? Lizard attacks and bad sushi? Not sure about lizard attacks, but you can bet there have been times after bad sushi that people wish they were dead.
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Post by esstan2001 on Mar 31, 2017 6:51:06 GMT -5
Been on a keto diet for about a year and it is worth it. You all have been lied to and so were your parents when it comes to saturated fat. Science is now disproving all of the BS the FDA has supported for the last 70 years. Read the big fat surprise and see for yourself. If people dont stop acting like moths to a flame and start challenging what they are told to be true then they will continue to grow sick. Guess what the two leading causes of death for men and women are in the US?
Roller coasters and lightning strikes? Here are the 2 leading causes of death for men & women- Leading cause of death for men: Women. Leading cause of death for women: Men.
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Post by lookingforlogic on Mar 31, 2017 8:25:33 GMT -5
Just why Afrezza is not selling after almost two years of FDA approval? Keep it simple please as my mind is already overloaded. Afrezza is not selling because of the black label which connects in the minds of fearful diabetics to the phony dangers of smoking with inhaling insulin.There are about 50 different drugs for smoking cessation and big pharma makes 6.5 billions by selling them. Helth insurance and life insurance charges up to 100% more for premiums if you are a smoker depending on your age. Anty smoking hysteria is the biggest hoax in the history of medicine in the entire world history. It is so scandalous even lobotomy dwarfs into nothing in comparison.Teens used to start smoking as I did try my first cigarettes at the age of 16 and continue till today at age of 71. 10 years ago I ran my last 5 km race which I used to do once a year starting always at the side of professional runners and counting how many women past me and how many men approximately my age past. It was the way of measuring my deterioration with age. I was never a runner I play tennis. I was clocking 5min 55sec and 6min 5sec a mile at 61 years old and smoker!!!! Today teens replaced smoking with opioids!!!
35,000 of them died in 2016!!!!!!!Who makes billions on opioids? The only way to start selling afrezza is for reps to go in front of doctors with the black marker in hand and cross off this scandalous and criminal FDA label after explaining to them what kind of racket do we have to deal with. We have to be bold this time.
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Post by peppy on Mar 31, 2017 8:37:44 GMT -5
Afrezza is not selling because of the black label which connects in the minds of fearful diabetics the phony dangers of smoking with inhaling insulin. There are about 50 different drugs for soaking cessation and big pharma makes 6.5 billions by selling them. Helth insurance and life insurance charges up to 100% more for premiums if you are a smoker depending on your age. Anty smoking hysteria is the biggest hoax in the history of medicine in the entire world history. It is so scandalous even lobotomy dwarfs into nothing in comparison. Teens used to start smoking as I did try my first cigarettes at the age of 16 and continue till today at age of 71. 10 years ago I ran my last 5 km race which I used to do once a year starting always at the side of professional runners and counting how many women past me and how many men approximately my age past. It was the way of measuring my deterioration with age. I was never a runner I play tennis. I was clocking 5min 55sec and 6min 5sec a mile at 61 years old and smoker!!!! Today teens replaced smoking with opioids. 35,000 of them died in 2016!!!!!!! Some types of opioid drugs include: •codeine (only available in generic form) • fentanyl (Actiq, Duragesic, Fentora) •hydrocodone (Hysingla ER, Zohydro ER) • hydrocodone/acetaminophen (Lorcet, Lortab, Norco, Vicodin) • hydromorphone (Dilaudid, Exalgo) • meperidine (Demerol) • methadone (Dolophine, Methadose) • morphine (Astramorph, Avinza, Kadian, MS Contin, Ora-Morph SR) • oxycodone (OxyContin, Oxecta, Roxicodone) •oxycodone and acetaminophen (Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet) •oxycodone and naloxone (Targiniq ER)
Adds to revenues.
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Post by mango on Mar 31, 2017 16:31:02 GMT -5
A lot of the guys I know have replaced smoking with smokeless tobacco. So while the number of cigarette users (addicts) are declining, much of it is being replaced by smokeless tobacco products. Also, many women are still smoking during pregnancy. It is that addictive. Of course, it is not literally the tobacco plant that causes this unimaginable addictiveness, it is the fact that tobacco companies harness nicotine extraction methods and spray the nicotine on the "puffed up" sheets of dried material that is also enhanced with "flavoring" additives that are toxic and carcinogenic. Tobacco cigarettes also contain several forms of bacteria. Also, tobacco companies have started utilizing specific tobacco growing techniques that involve VLPs (virus like particles).
Nicotine itself, not the nicotine in Big Tobacco products, does have therapeutic value. This is not the same thing as saying nicotine in tobacco products has therapeutic value. Tobacco companies can be catapulted to outer space for all I care.
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Post by mango on Mar 31, 2017 19:06:52 GMT -5
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