I wonder if one can have both type 1 and 2 at the same time - in other words 
your islet cells no longer work or have been detroyed (so you take insulin 
injections) and your body cells are resistant to the insulin (because of 
poor blood sugar management practices and diet)? I could see an improvement 
of diet would allow for better and immediate utilization of the insulin as 
soon as it enters the bloodstream.

I was just speaking to someone last night whose brother is slowly going 
blind (although has stabilized for the time being) because of type 2 (adult 
onset) diabetes and his diet seems to allow for starchy foods like white 
bread. We didn't really get into his exact diet but she was saying that it 
was recommended by the Canadian Diabetic Association (or some such 
organization). I wish I could talk to him!

Marilyn

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Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: Type 1 Diabetes


> -----Original Message-----
> ... regardless of
> whether the beta
> cells are damaged beyond repair or regeneration or not, I believe all
> species including humans will see health improvement on a
> paleo-type diet.
> The pancreas isn't the only organ that suffers from improper diet.
>
> --Carrie
>

I agree, but my relatives' concern seems to be that they would have problems
managing their blood sugar and insulin if they went Paleo. In the case I
know the most about, the doctor has the young girl eat high-glycemic snacks
at certain times of the day to apparently offset the BS-lowering effects of
the insulin injections, to keep her blood sugar within the target range the
doctor recommends. Her mother admits it seems crazy to give a diabetic the
foods that spike blood sugar and then take insulin to get it down again, but
it's what her doctor tells her to do. They seem to be afraid that if she
goes Paleo the blood sugar will go too low when she takes her insulin, and
they say she has to take the insulin because her islet cells are not
working. They don't believe that someone can have permanent remission of
Type 1 diabetes (Type 2 they believe)--and there seem to be no cases of such
in the medical journals--so they assume that Ray Audette must have had Type
2. If I had remission cases I could point to that stated specifically the
patient had Type 1, that might get their interest (though they probably
would still fear to question their doctors). I know that the differences
between Type 1 and Type 2 are hazy, but that is the current medical view
that they are being given--that a Type 1 patient will always have to take
insulin injections because the islet cells are no longer functioning.