I am not an expert on bacteria,
but several well-known facts about them seem to explain things that I have always
been aware of with my condition.
1. Bacteria need oxygen to live. -- Their presence would deplete the
oxygen supply in the blood and to the brain causing (chronic) fatigue.
2. Bacteria feed on glucose. -- Glucose would increase their
presence.
3. Bacteria can dissimilate protein molecules by hydrolyzing peptide
bonds between amino acids. --Maybe they destroy insulin molecules, regardless
of the source of insulin.
4. Bacteria carry out chemical changes. They are used for the production of bottled insulin (synthetic).
-- They could synthesize glucose or enzymes that help increase glucose
concentrations.
5. Bacteria can store compounds in their bodies. Compounds can be released intermittently or
when the bacterial bodies die. -- Glucose immobilization?
6. Normal body temperature is 98.6 °F (37 °C). The upper limit of most bacterial activity
is 99.0 °F (37.2 °C). A decrease in body temperature will increase
bacterial activity in the body. When a
bacterial infection is present without symptoms, lack of a fever would result
in bacteria not being eliminated. -- Perhaps further study of the health
effects of hot baths and saunas is warranted, as they do raise body
temperature.
7. Antibiotics kill bacteria.
I believe that
some foods that have a reputation of being beneficial to health simply have
anti-bacterial properties.