So I think a lot about things. All things - even things about which I know nothing or even worse, have only partial knowledge. These are the things I have thought about that are DB related, and would like to know more.
1) The Newcastle Study found that the very low calorie diet reversed T2DB, and it has been surmised that when the body has to utilise its fat reserves for energy, the fat in internal organs is used first. This clears out the liver and pancreas and enables them to function better.
Question: Why then does the body not do this to itself when it uses up its fat reserves because it can't use blood glucose effectively?
2) There seems to be something called the Dawn Phenomenon whereby first thing in the morning, a person's BG levels can be high. This is owing to the liver churning out glucose overnight to keep the body fuelled in the long time between dinner and breakfast. Also, it has been suggested that people who don't get enough sleep have higher blood glucose levels.
Question: Could it be that people who get up early are testing themselves in the midst of the liver's glucosefest? Of course, I don't know whether there is a cycle for the liver's night-time activity, or if it just does what it does at a constant rate until food is introduced.
3) If a person has a strong family tendency toward DBT2, they will probably get it. If a person is very overweight, ditto.
Question: Could it not be the case that excess body fat just brings it on prematurely if a person would probably develop it anyway?
4) T2DB is where a person's body has become resistant to the effects of Insulin.
Question: How does losing weight increase sensitivity to it? Is it something to do with hormones that are heightened when someone is carrying excess body fat? If so, are women more likely to develop T2DB than men? (I think there is a female hormone which has rising levels in obese people).
Hmmm.
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