A Diabetes Discovery

[Carl in Michigan]

Raw potatoes can be poisonous.

Still waiting for my bellyache. Besides, I said it was an experiment with starches

 

[dblack]

I do -- now. They're good. If you don't eat raw vegetables, you're a fat lazy American

Actually, boiled tree bark is the latest thing. If you eat anything else you're a conspicuous consumer.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

A lot of Hollywood actors are taking it and losing weight.... I hear the side affects are bad... The bartender at the club has lost 50 pounds with it... but he had some bad side affects in the beginning...

Cant say I've had any side effects other than the two I mentioned.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Cant say I've had any side effects other than the two I mentioned.

well it is a drug for diabetes.....those that dont have it and are taking it,would not that drug be trying to regulate something that in them,doesnt need to be regulated?...i can imagine something will go wrong....

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I was a diabetic but diet change corrected that. I avoid sugar and starches. Raw potatoes? I hadn’t heard of that but I’m in no big hurry to try them

 

[Cellblock2429]

It might help a few of you.

I did an experiment today.

At 1 pm I took my blood sugar. It was 119.

I ate a medium/large raw potato with the experiment in mind. I ate nothing else.

An hour later, just a few minutes ago, I took my blood sugar again. It was 102!

As a diabetic I wasn't expecting these results! But I had heard that "cold" starches are processed differently by the body.

I think I'll start adding slices of potato to my diet.

The closer we eat to the natural, God given diet, the better off we'd all be

/----/ For crying out loud - stop playing, doctor. Ask your physician before experimenting.

Potatoes and Diabetes: Safety, Risks, and Alternatives

If you have diabetes, you may have heard that you should limit or avoid potatoes. This article tells you everything you need to know about potatoes and diabetes.

www.healthline.com

When you eat them (potatoes) , your body breaks down the carbs into simple sugars that move into your bloodstream. This is what’s often called a spike in blood sugar levels (1Trusted Source).

The hormone insulin is then released into your blood to help transport the sugars into your cells so that they can be used for energy (1Trusted Source).

In people with diabetes, this process is not as effective. Instead of sugar moving out of the blood and into your cells, it remains in circulation, keeping blood sugar levels higher for longer.

Therefore, eating high-carb foods and/or large portions can be detrimental to people with diabetes.

 

[Harry Dresden]

I was a diabetic but diet change corrected that. I avoid sugar and starches. Raw potatoes? I hadn’t heard of that but I’m in no big hurry to try them

you still are frank.....you just have it under control....

 

[Harry Dresden]

/----/ For crying out loud - stop playing, doctor. Ask your physician before experimenting.

Potatoes and Diabetes: Safety, Risks, and Alternatives

If you have diabetes, you may have heard that you should limit or avoid potatoes. This article tells you everything you need to know about potatoes and diabetes.

www.healthline.com

When you eat them (potatoes) , your body breaks down the carbs into simple sugars that move into your bloodstream. This is what’s often called a spike in blood sugar levels (1Trusted Source).

The hormone insulin is then released into your blood to help transport the sugars into your cells so that they can be used for energy (1Trusted Source).

In people with diabetes, this process is not as effective. Instead of sugar moving out of the blood and into your cells, it remains in circulation, keeping blood sugar levels higher for longer.

Therefore, eating high-carb foods and/or large portions can be detrimental to people with diabetes.

thats why sweet potatoes are better for you...they are low on the glycemic scale.....and have better nutrients than the other potatoes...

 

[Carl in Michigan]

/----/ For crying out loud - stop playing, doctor. Ask your physician before experimenting.

Potatoes and Diabetes: Safety, Risks, and Alternatives

If you have diabetes, you may have heard that you should limit or avoid potatoes. This article tells you everything you need to know about potatoes and diabetes.

www.healthline.com

When you eat them (potatoes) , your body breaks down the carbs into simple sugars that move into your bloodstream. This is what’s often called a spike in blood sugar levels (1Trusted Source).

The hormone insulin is then released into your blood to help transport the sugars into your cells so that they can be used for energy (1Trusted Source).

In people with diabetes, this process is not as effective. Instead of sugar moving out of the blood and into your cells, it remains in circulation, keeping blood sugar levels higher for longer.

Therefore, eating high-carb foods and/or large portions can be detrimental to people with diabetes.

I'm better than my doctor.

I already know that he things you posted. It is irrelevant to my "experiment."

BTW, my baked fries also didn't spike my sugar much past 200. It was normal within 2 hours

 

[Carl in Michigan]

thats why sweet potatoes are better for you...they are low on the glycemic scale.....and have better nutrients than the other potatoes...

Sweet potatos aren't actually potatoes

 

[Harry Dresden]

Sweet potatos aren't actually potatoes

yea i know.....but they are much better for you if you are a diabetic....

 

[Carl in Michigan]

yea i know.....but they are much better for you if you are a diabetic....

I don't like them. Never have.

 

[luiza]

Who the fuck eats raw potato? Cooked and cold I can see.

They are truly very enjoyable . Touch of salt and a dab of pickle if you wish .
As are Onions , carrots , celery and probably quite a few others .
Occasionally and in context .

 

[Cellblock2429]

I'm better than my doctor.

I already know that he things you posted. It is irrelevant to my "experiment."

BTW, my baked fries also didn't spike my sugar much past 200. It was normal within 2 hours

/----/

 

[badger2]

Raw potatoes can be poisonous.

The green sprouts on a potato express the phytochemistry of the Solanaceae, though you'll have to get more specific with what you are calling "poisonous." What compound(s) precisely are poisonous? Without the green sprouts, they are poisonous to some parasitic helminths.

 

[badger2]

I'm prediabetic and the only thing that seems to help my glucose is walking. It doesn't even have to be a long walk. 10 minutes and there's a significant reduction.

Badger2 reversed pre-diabetes, the A1C number decreased. Exercise of all muscle groups (weight lifting, resistance bands, ect.) coupled with daily jogging (short distances no longer than a football field, once or twice per day). Hypertension also decreased, blood pressure was lowered.

For pre-diabetics such as yourself, suggested is to sprinkle thyme onto the raw potato. If the OP tries this, it should be documented that Badger2 is atheist and is not taking the bait of a "god-given diet.".

 

[LeroyDumonde]

Badger2 reversed pre-diabetes, the A1C number decreased. Exercise of all muscle groups (weight lifting, resistance bands, ect.) coupled with daily jogging (short distances no longer than a football field, once or twice per day). Hypertension also decreased, blood pressure was lowered.

For pre-diabetics such as yourself, suggested is to sprinkle thyme onto the raw potato. If the OP tries this, it should be documented that Badger2 is atheist and is not taking the bait of a "god-given diet.".

I've started a new regime of walking 10 minutes before going to bed and another 10 minutes after I wake up. So far it seems to be working pretty well. I avoid potatoes because of the carbs.

 

[Zebra]

Raw potatoes can be poisonous.

yery much so

 

[badger2]

yery much so

Neither of you have mentioned what the poison is you are mouthing off about. Until that happens, readers should be tongue-in-cheek.

I've started a new regime of walking 10 minutes before going to bed and another 10 minutes after I wake up. So far it seems to be working pretty well. I avoid potatoes because of the carbs.

So we suggest thyme, which has no carbs. The phytochemistry of thyme assists in the reversal of pre-diabetes and the lowering of glycated A1C. That trajectory includes this Japanese report:

Protein Glycation Inhibitors from Thyme

Protein glycation inhibitors from thyme (Thymus vulgaris) - PubMed

Nonenzymatic glycation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) was inhibited in vitro by some extracts of 34 kinds of spices. The methanol extract of thyme (Thymus vulgaris) had the most potent inhibitory activity among them. Chromatographic purification yielded four flavonoids, quercetin (1), eriodictyol...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Blaster]

Raw carrots are good for you.