| By Cezar Fetu, studied at Cognitive Psychology
Type 1 means your pancreas stopped producing insulin so even if in theory it can start production again, it is a long shot.
Type 2 means your pancreas is tired (because you nuked it with sugar, forcing it to produce more than it is naturally designed to or you have other problems that lead to underproduction, a careful investigation of all possible causes is mandatory.
Most people can reverse type 2 diabetes with a very drastic diet (800–100kcal/day), very low carbohydrate intake (less than 30g/day, portioned in 2 times/day, together with proteins and healthy fats ), total avoidance of fast carbohydrates and by not using non caloric sweeteners, both natural (stevia) and artificial ( saccharine, xylitol, sucralose, etc) as long as you are reasonably young, so your body is still able to reverse damages. Let’s say 40 years old, +/-10.
Non caloric sweeteners trick your brain into telling your pancreas: “Sugar on it’s way, drop insulin!” Insulin desperately searches for sugar, cannot find it in your blood, therefore depletes your glycogen reserve from liver, muscles and brain, inducing unnecessary stress to those. Besides making you feel tired ( brain functions with sugar), next time when you eat sugar, your brain might say:" Naaa, you tricked be before, not falling for it again!" and tell your pancreas to drop less insulin than required. Not being enough, another order will come in 20 minutes:"Drop more!". Your pancreas gets confused and tired by the extra work it has to provide.
Saccharine impairs sugar breaking bacteria in your gut therefore sugar stays longer in your system, inducing unnecessary insulin "bleeding" which can exhaust your pancreas. Insulin helps the body use a bigger percentage of nutrients to build up stock. Several studies show obesity is present 200% more in people drinking diet soda than those that don't. Artificial sweeteners also induce "munchies". Studies also start showing, not relevantly enough yet, that artificial sweeteners might impair proper functioning of your gut, not only absorption but motility as well. Still waiting for more data in the field.
Bottom line: if you are young, start dieting and hope for the best, do your homework, test your personal reaction to different foods. Not all bodies function the same, absorption times are different, slow vs fast metabolism, etc, etc, we are not that similar. Individual approach and medical support are both necessary. And stop your craving for the sweet taste. It is like quitting smoking. If it works, you have a lot of chances of being able to enjoy it again in a few months, hopefully this time more moderately. And 0 alcohol for the whole dieting period!
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