Diabetes is a condition of glucose
toxicity and not of insulin deficiency.
Diabetes is caused by sugars, carbohydrates, elevated blood glucose
(sugar), and infections. Diabetes is
very much a condition of imbalances with multiple layers of causes, which
constitute a vicious circle.
Sugar is like a powerful
"drug"; it gives a quick rush, an initial boost of energy that
quickly diminishes after 2-3 hours, resulting in a withdrawal effect on the
body, and causing a craving for more.
Another way of looking at it is
that sugars increase blood glucose concentration quickly, triggering a large
insulin release from the pancreas, which then lowers the blood glucose just as
quickly, even beyond the original starting point.
Carbohydrates (e.g., bread and
pasta) are the "slow-release" or "extended-release" version
of sugar. Their effect on blood glucose
is less dramatic but longer-lived. Additional intakes will over layer,
compounding the effect, making carbohydrates more potent than sugar.
I know that these are significant
factors because I used two to three times more insulin when eating
carbohydrates or sugars. Modern life
has reduced the amount of physical demand on the body, thereby increasing the
effects of carbohydrates and sugars.
Infections (microorganisms,
especially bacteria) feed on sugars and blood glucose, which in turn increase
the presence of infections in the body.
As the microorganism population increases, blood glucose concentrations
increase, to high levels that are equal to or exceed that of what sugars and
carbohydrates do to blood glucose. I
will not try explaining though, how infections increase blood glucose
concentrations because I do not know.
Through careful observations, I do note that the presence of infections
is the most prominent feature that causes me to be hyperglycemic.
The relationship of sugars and
carbohydrates to infections in the body forms a loop, or a vicious
self-compounding circle, so long as sugar is constantly added to the system,
until the infection's effect on blood glucose becomes self-sustaining and takes
a life of its own.
Increased sugar and carbohydrate consumption increases blood
glucose concentration, which results in more insulin release, and for longer
periods of time. This insulin promotes
fat storage. Eventually the fat causes
insulin resistance, which prevents the body from regulating blood glucose
properly. This in turn invites and
provides a perfect medium for -- infections, especially bacterial, to
flourish. If the population of
infectious microorganisms in the body increases to a large enough extent, it
compromises the immune system. Also,
the capacity of the pancreas to produce enough insulin to lower its effects is
exceeded, causing ketosis (breakdown of fat -- which increases blood
glucose). When blood glucose
concentration passes 300 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) it becomes
ketoacidosis, a life threatening condition that must be treated with exogenous
insulin.
There are two main keys to understanding diabetes. The first key is to understand blood glucose
levels, and why they do what they do, then to pinpoint the cause. The second key is the C-Peptide test, which
will be explained later. A holistic
approach must be taken, not ignoring any details in one's life.