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You know
it's not everyday a fellow like me gets to announce a major paradigm shift
much less concerning diabetes …or any other medical condition.

You don't know what a paradigm shift is? Well
if I mentioned events and names like: Gutenberg
Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Louis Pasteur
and Werner von Braun …you would probably guess a paradigm shift is major shift in thinking…and you would be right.

Back in the 1960's
Thomas Kuhn wrote a famous book
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. In it
he destroyed the common misconception so many of us have about science.

We tend to think scientific progress is ushered in by a slow
line upon line
piece by piece development of thought over time.

Thomas Kuhn showed that
historically
scientific progress occurs in leaps …and is always confronted by a struggle with an "old guard." The old scientific theorists hold tenaciously to their (usually tenured or profitable) positions and array themselves against the new discovery
attempting to drive it away.

But
the new guard - the new discoverers
inventors
explorers- takes the new discoveries and advances it over the thinking of the old establishment. Rarely is the old guard converted to the new patterns of thinking (new discovery). They just die off. The new position wins by attrition …truth…and perseverance.

Diabetes: The $132 billion dollar pandemic

Diabetes is on the front edge of such a paradigm shift.

Diabetes now afflicts over 18 million Americans. That is double the number of people with diabetes just since 1991 alone.

According to the CDC
one in every three Americans will develop diabetes in their lifetime. Let that sink in…one in every three Americans will develop diabetes in their lifetime.

It is estimated over 40 million Americans can be classified as "pre-diabetes" meaning they have blood sugar levels higher than normal but still below the type 2 diagnosis level which helps to define diabetes.

By anyone's standard that is pandemic (goes far beyond epidemic proportions). The cost for this carnage is over $132 BILLION DOLLARS. So much expense
grief and sorrow…and unnecessary.

Diabetes: A reflection of our culture.

We are a fast food
sedentary
get-our-fix-now
generation. More than one in every two Americans are overweight. We don't exercise as we should. All of which affects glucose levels. Diabetes is a lifestyle disease…and we've got the lifestyle.

Diabetes: The important announcement

That said
diabetes is a condition which CAN be turned around. Glyconutrition is the new discovery shaking the medical and scientific worlds. There are four Nobel Prizes and MIT testifying to the fact that glycobiology is one of the 10 technologies/discoveries which will shape our world.

Glyconutrition is more than just a promising new treatment for diabetes. Many are starting to whisper "VICTORY" over diabetes in their approach to disease.

Whether that is the case
time will tell.

Oh no… The problem is not a failure of glyconutrition. It is the building block VITAL to healthy cellular function and it is extremely vital to the proper functioning of the IMMUNE system. Those are known facts.

Diabetes is an auto-immune disease meaning
your body's immune system gets misguided messages. Thus
it starts attacking the islet cells in the pancreas which produces insulin. Voila...diabetes!

But
the problem is NOT whether glyconutrition really works. Anecdotal evidence (market buzz!) is already overwhelming in favor of glyconutritional therapy for diabetes. As is the professional research.

No…the actual science is NOT the problem. The problem is the old guard again. Thomas Kuhn's book is almost prophetic. The old guard
the medical and pharmaceutical establishment
just can't accept the findings of (their own) research… "What! A nutrient… to treat diabetes?" "Hogwash
one can almost hear them say.

Actually, I wish they were saying that out loud. The reality is, they just ignore the issue. You see, too much is at stake. Like billions of dollars…uh…a $132 billion dollars. All of that money (read,
business") disappears if glyconutrition continues to "pan out" the way the research shows us. But
for now
the only thing "panning out" is a diabetes pandemic.

Yet
glyconutrition gets shunned as an official diabetes treatment approach.

A study published in the 1997 issue of the Proceedings of the Fisher Institute for Medical Research showed that people with type 1 diabetes who were given glyconutrients "…reported a dramatic improvement in their health
including a decrease in vision problems
better wound healing
less infections
and lower blood pressure." (Miracle Sugars
by Rita Elkins
M.H.
Woodland Publishing
p. 26)

"Glycobiology has achieved critical breakthroughs in the medical field
primarily by addressing what could be the greatest plague in health care today -- auto-immune diseases. Multiple sclerosis
arthritis
diabetes
Crohn's disease and colitis are just a few of these diseases." - Dr. Neecie Moore
Ph.D. (cf. Rita Elkins
M.H.
Miracle Sugars
Woodland Publishing
p. 18.)

Also
mannose (one glyconutrient) can stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin "…thus lowering the amount of insulin needed to control this disease." (Miracle Sugars
p. 27).

Reality Check: The lives of 1 out of every 3 Americans are affected directly by diabetes and there is a $132 billion dollar diabetes pandemic running amuck in our midst. So
I sure hope this paradigm shift - glyconutrition - gets less opposition from the "powers that be" (the "old guard")
and is given its rightful place in the sun…soon.

But
with the money being made by the pharmaceuticals and their drugs
and the astoundingly simplistic view of disease treatment ("Blast that disease with technology and drugs!") it is doubtful if Thomas Kuhn's "paradigm shift" will work out any differently for diabetes across the land.

The old guard will attack and ignore the discovery - arguably
the greatest in medical history in over a hundred years - and
a la Kuhn
they will simply go the way of the Dodo Bird and diabetes treatment will receive its due.

There was this guy who jumped off the 37th floor of a tall building. As he fell
people at each floor inside the building heard him say as he passed them
So far, so good…so far, so good...


Diabetes is a disease which cannot be "trusted." I know that's an odd way of putting it
but bear with me for a moment here. As a medical professional
I have dealt with countless cases of diabetes. I have always been amazed people will plan for the future as they build lives
careers
families
dreams…creating and pursuing commitments for the long term… And yet
one issue stands out consistently. People with diabetes tend to hope the disease will just "maintain itself
that it will just stay at status quo for the long term.

Diabetes cannot be trusted to stay anywhere…much less at status quo. Like the guy falling from the 37th floor, people with diabetes tend to keep telling themselves…
So far
so good…so far
so good…so far
so good…" Folks
hope is NOT a strategy. It is a necessity
but it is NOT a strategy in dealing with a disease like diabetes.

Diabetes: The "fall out" is too great to ignore…

As I said earlier
I am amazed how well people can plan for the long term
creating and pursuing future commitments but do NOT plan long-term for diabetes. Of course
the natural question is: "What are the long term issues with diabetes?"

With diabetes
a person is two to four times more likely to develop cardio-vascular disease. Being a cardio-vascular surgeon
I saw this particular problem constantly in my field. And I saw it consistently in young and middle aged people with diabetes.

With diabetes
people are TWENTY-FIVE times more likely to develop retinopathy (deterioration of the retinas). Because of diabetes
24
0
people lose sight every year!

With diabetes
60
of those afflicted suffer nerve damage which can lead to non-traumatic lower limb amputations. This is due to the fact that open sores that do not heal
accompany diabetes. As they become ulcerated
the diabetic faces complications which can lead to amputation of limbs.

People with diabetes are AT RISK for kidney failure.

Diabetes is responsible for the increased risk for strokes…two to six times more likely because of their condition.

Diabetes: the good news or the bad news…

Well
which do you want…the good news or the bad news first?

As a doctor
having dealt with diabetes in many patients
it's always best to know the BAD news up front. Why? Complacency is harmful to your health. The danger with diabetes is people get complacent. Nothing seems to happen until
suddenly
it seems to sneak up on you with its complications…

The bad news can be REALLY bad if you are someone who has any of the following conditions which terribly complicate diabetes. Complicating factors are:
1 smoking

2 high cholesterol

3 high blood pressure

4 obesity

5 physical inactivity

With these factors
predicting the progress of diabetes is very problematic. Simply put
they MUST be brought under control
if possible. Diabetes thus becomes very unpredictable.

By keeping your blood glucose under control
you can reduce the risk of complications of diabetes up to 76%. That's good news.

More good news: By healthy eating
responsible dietary weight loss
regular physical activity
monitoring blood sugar… you can reduce risk in diabetes.

Bad news: Status quo again. You're still "stuck" with diabetes.

Diabetes: Being hit by "friendly fire."

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are auto-immune conditions. In type1 diabetes
the immune cells are mis-instructed to attack islet cells in the pancreas that make insulin.

Mind you
there is nothing wrong with the islet cells. There is MIScommunication by the immune system of the body. In other words
immune attack cells can get faulty messages and destroy healthy tissue. Isn't it just awful that your diabetes can be caused by "friendly fire?" (Military terminology here. The good guys are hitting their own good guys with artillery fire.)

MIS-communication …. hum. Sounds like what's needed is a healthier communication system at the cellular level so the body isn't attacking its own healthy cells.

Now
for some really good news…

Glyconutrition is the nutritional provision which provides the body with healthy CELLULAR COMMUNICATION. In other words
for diabetes
this means less "friendly fire."

A study published in the 1997 issue of the Proceedings of the Fisher Institute for Medical Research showed people with type 1 diabetes who were given glyconutrients "…reported a dramatic improvement in their health
including a decrease in vision problems
better wound hearing
less infections
and lower blood pressure." (Miracle Sugars
by Rita Elkins
M.H.
Woodland Publishing
p. 26 -Excellent quick reference incidentally!)

Remember
both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are auto-immune conditions. Read carefully
this next statement by medical researcher
Dr. Neecie Moore:

"Glycobiology has achieved critical breakthroughs in the medical field
primarily by addressing what could be the greatest plague in health care today -- auto-immune diseases. Multiple sclerosis
arthritis
diabetes
Crohn's disease and colitis are just a few of these diseases."

Research on glyconutrition is growing wonderfully. For example
the Ophthalmology Department of Harvard University in 1995 reported that one of the glyconutrients (mannose) can be an energy source for diabetes (instead of the damaging glucose)
providing energy without risk of eyesight damage. (Miracle Sugars
p.27).

Also
mannose can stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin "…thus lowering the amount of insulin needed to control this disease." (Miracle Sugars
p. 27. I told you this was a good book! In case you're wondering
I receive no remuneration from it whatsoever. Remember
I'm a physician. Doctors "make money the old fashioned way"…they charge you.)

Oh yes. Glyconutrients are NON-prescription. Anyone can get them and they are non-toxic (they're food!) Safe
NON-prescription
effective…That's the stuff real medical discoveries are made of. Diabetes may very well become a scourge of the past.

Think of it. No more friendly fire.

No more diabetes "status quo."

…So far
so good…