More Insanity -- Pancreas Transplants for Type 2 Diabetics

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More Insanity -- Pancreas Transplants for Type 2 Diabetics

 

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http://www.mercola.com/2002/oct/26/diabetes.htm

 

US transplant centers aren't just considering Type 1 diabetics when they review

transplant cases - they are picking the most robust candidates, the ones most

likely to survive the transplant process. These candidates can sometimes include

Type 2 diabetics.

 

The researchers surveyed 44 transplant centers in the US and found that of all

the transplant recipients in 1999, fewer than 2 percent were Type 2 diabetics.

This percentage is notable because Type 2 diabetics are not typically considered

for transplants, since it can be effectively maintained through other means.

 

Type 1 diabetics are more likely to receive transplants because their version of

the disease typically shows up in childhood, from an immune system attack on the

pancreatic cells that produce insulin.

 

What role does insulin play in type 1 and 2 diabetes?

 

Insulin is an important hormone in the body. Insulin is necessary for the body

to be able to use sugar. Sugar is the basic fuel for the cells in the body, and

insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in

the blood instead of going into cells, it can cause two problems:

 

Right away, your cells may be starved for energy.

Over time, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or

heart.

 

In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells

ignore the insulin. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin.

 

How do people get type 1 diabetes?

 

In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas, an organ near your stomach, produces insulin.

The pancreas contains cells called beta cells. Beta cells have a vital job: They

make insulin, a hormone that helps cells take in the sugar they need. Sometimes,

the beta cells get wiped out and cannot produce insulin anymore.

 

Many things might have killed your beta cells, but in most people with type 1

diabetes, the immune system makes a mistake. Cells that normally protect you

from germs attack your beta cells instead. The beta cells die and you can't make

insulin. Sugar builds up in your blood, and you get diabetes. In some cases, a

new pancreas -- or a transplant of insulin-producing pancreatic cells -- can

help control the disease.

 

How do people get type 2 diabetes?

 

In type 2 diabetes by far the more common form, the pancreas is usually

producing insulin, but the body cannot use it properly. The condition is closely

associated with obesity and is most often seen in middle-aged and older adults.

 

Diabetes Care October 2002;25:1896

 

 

 

DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

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I am constantly amazed at how many type 2 diabetics are placed on insulin to

further control their blood sugars by well-intentioned physicians. Unfortunately

this uninformed and absurd therapy is a prescription for disaster that will

rapidly accelerate the death of virtually anyone who is placed on it.

 

The problem in type 2 diabetes is not that there isn’t enough insulin, but that

the insulin present doesn't work very well due to impaired insulin receptor

sensitivity. So when type 2 diabetics are placed on insulin, their blood sugar

drops, but their insulin levels rise. The problem here is that the increased

insulin levels increase the diabetic’s appetite and they gain even more weight.

The weight gain contributes to a worsening of their insulin receptor dysfunction

and their blood sugar continues to rise, thus resulting in higher and higher

levels of insulin.

 

The ultimate insanity is giving the type 2 diabetic a pancreatic transplant. Not

only does this not solve the problem, but also the diabetic, whose immune system

is already impaired, will be placed on immunosuppressive drugs to control the

rejection. These costly drugs need to be taken for their entire life and will

invariably increase their risk of cancer.

 

So what is the solution?

 

Fortunately it is quite straightforward. One needs to reduce, NOT increase

insulin levels and this is typically done by radically reducing the foods that

cause one to make insulin. This is primarily grains and sugars.

 

Exercise will do wonders to improve the insulin receptor sensitivity, as will

omega-3 oils and sleep.

 

Effective psychological techniques to address the emotional challenges that

limit one from adopting the above healthy lifestyle changes are also a critical

part of the puzzle. You can view my recently revised free EFT manual that can be

of enormous help to the struggling diabetic trying to implement a healthy

lifestyle.

 

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