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DIABETES HIGHS

Losing weight is always a good thing. Right?

I often hear from out-of-control diabetics that they are losing weight. How can losing weight be a bad thing? They must be thinking, “Gosh, I don’t want to be a fat diabetic.” Would it surprise you to know that they are really saying, “I want to look good while I die.” As I dig a little deeper with these folks, they are typically out of control and continuously running high blood sugars. They will then note that they feel light headed and funny when their blood sugar goes below 90. They are scared of running too low and passing out. What they do instead is run on the high side and unwittingly and painlessly destroy their body, sight, and organs.

They are basically starving their cells to death. Their bloodstream is full of sugar molecules but not enough insulin. Insulin is the key to the door of all cells, particularly those of muscle, fat, and liver tissues. Without it, sugar molecules stay outside cells and can’t get in to provide energy. Thus, even though their bloodstream is full of sugar (potential energy), their cells are literally starving even as their blood sugar level is continually elevated.

Then a vicious cycle starts. With all this extra sugar in the bloodstream your body senses that something is out of balance. Sugar attracts water. As the blood sugar level rises in the bloodstream, water moves from inside the cells, joining the circulating sugar. The kidneys now have to work harder to rid the body of this excess volume of water in the circulatory system. The new dehydrated cells send messages to the brain indicating the need for more water.

This is why a diabetic with high blood sugars will be extremely thirsty and have to urinate often.

Sounds like a poor way to lose weight to me.

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