Diabetic Health Clinic Newsletter 20/7/2015

And now there is Type 3 Diabetes!

Greetings,

Alzheimer’s disease or AD is reaching alarming levels. We are now at a stage where the ever increasing percentage of people who are expected to contract the disease is reaching epidemic proportions and and the diseases trajectory into the future seems to be mimicking the trajectory of type 2 diabetes. This week we are asking the question “what is the story with Alzheimer’s disease?”

Well have you heard of type 3 diabetes?

Type 3 diabetes is a title that has been proposed for Alzheimer’s disease which results from resistance to insulin in the brain.
Studies carried out by the US Brown Medical School research team identified the possibility of a new form of diabetes after finding that insulin is produced by the brain as well as the pancreas. Lead researcher, Dr Suzanne de la Monte, carried out a further study in 2012 for Rhode Island Hospital to further investigate the link. The researchers pinpoint resistance to insulin and insulin-like growth factor as being a key part of the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Whereas type 1 and type 2 diabetes are characterised by hyperglycaemia (increased blood sugar), a separate study, carried out by the University of Pennsylvania and published in 2012, excluded people with a history of diabetes, indicating that Alzheimer’s can develop without the presence of significant hyperglycemia in the brain.

People that have insulin resistance, in particular those with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease estimated to be between 50% and 65% higher.

Researchers at the medical school discovered that many type 2 diabetics have deposits of a protein called amyloid beta in their pancreas which is similar to the protein deposits found in the brain tissue of Alzheimer’s sufferers.

This is important information as we now know that there is a link between metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. Given that metabolic syndrome is switched on by eating processed foods the question needs to be asked, is it our foods that are the cause of Alzheimer’s disease in our modern day society?

The fact is the we may not know the definitive answer from a research point of view for some years, however why play with fire?

If you would like to get to a point where your first preference, because of enjoyment is reaching and eating non processed foods only, then why not join our brand new lifestyle change program? It will be a conference call / on-line program which means that you will be able to attend from wherever you are. 

We will be announcing the date this week. Make sure that you don’t miss out!

This week we added the following items to our web site:

New Research:

• A new study shows the diabetes causes damage to the brain and how it functions. This is a scary thought for anyone with elevated sugar levels. Click this link to read the full story.

Recipe:

• Julie our nutritionist has created another beautiful recipe. There is nothing nicer than a hot soup on a cold winters night and this is a bean soup that exceptionally tasty and delivers some very important health benefits. Click through to get your recipe now.

Infographics:

• There is one thing that is responsible for more deaths around the world than anything else. Click here to understand what it is. When you do, you will know how to live longer and better.

Regards

Joanne & Peter Pratt