Status Updates From Dr. Neal Barnard's Program ...

Soy MUY fan del Dr. Barnard, pero en este libro sí siento que repite demasiado ciertos puntos (sí son importantes, pero creo que me mencionarlos 3-4 veces son suficientes).

Fuera de eso, excelente libro para personas que quieran tratar su diabetes (tipo 2).

This book is so damn useful. Thanks Doc.

Read through the bookmarked 70s and 80s pages. You could do well to vary your meals a bit. I think this would stop you from wanting to binge eat as much.
PLUS: He says don’t limit your portion sizes on this eating style. If you’re still hungry by all means eat more rice!

The fat inside your cells is not a permanent fixture. If the influx of fat stops, the fat inside the cells, dissipates, and when that happens, the cells start to regain their normal function. Meaning, insulin can once again work its normal magic.

Mitochondria: microscopic “furnaces” or “burners” that are supposed to metabolize bits of fat, and convert it into energy. If all is operating, normally, fat, enters the cell in these tiny burners use it up. They are responsible for turning fat or other fuel sources into energy to power your muscle cells. If you are steadily, accumulating fat, that is a sign that your burners are falling down on the job.

Insulin resistance. Imagine the workings of a lock on a typical door. What if someone were to jam chewing gum into the lock? There’s nothing wrong with your key and really nothing wrong with the lock except that it is now filled with Gum. To make it work again, we need to clean it out. The goal of this book is to help your insulin key work the way it is supposed to.

You’re pancreas, produces insulin. Insulin is a hormone, and the pancreas sends it into your bloodstream to travel to the various cells of the body. Insulin attaches to a receptor of the cells surface and causes the cell membrane to permit glucose to enter. In type two diabetes, the system does not work properly. Your pancreas makes insulin, but when it arrives, it has trouble opening the door to the cell.

Gotta read this puppy again. And make the changes. Blood sugar out of control again