Manage diabetes with The Organic Whey. Yes it is  ” The Organic Whey” like ” The Ohio state University” or ” the baddest band in the land”.

It is The Organic Whey because it happens to be the only USDA certified organic whey from sustainable farms, which is all fine and dandy but what does this really have to do with the price of tea in china or the way you manage diabetes for that matter?, please be patient and I will tell you

First we have to understand what whey is and then expound on  its  importance to  diabetes management.

What is whey?

Whey is a liquid byproduct of milk when it is curdled during the cheese making process. This byproduct has essential amino acids and minerals that are essential for the body’s health.

Using whey to manage diabetes was  highlighted by a study a few years ago.

Researchers found that drinking  whey mixed with water along with a high glycemic index meal, like mashed potatoes with meatballs, prevented the dramatic spikes in blood sugar that normally associated  with type 2 diabetics.

Foods in the high glycemic index have the most dramatic impact on blood glucose levels and pundits recommend these foods to be reduced or eliminated from a diabetic diet menu.

manage diabetes with whey

In the study, researchers compared the effects of eating a high glycemic index meal with or without whey supplementation on blood sugar levels after the meal.

The results appeared in an  issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

For two days, 14 people with diet-treated type 2 diabetes ate a high-GI breakfast of white bread followed by a high-GI lunch of mashed potatoes and meatballs.

A whey supplement of 27.6 grams of whey powder mixed in water was added to both meals on one day. On another day, they ate the same meals with lean ham and lactose dissolved in water in place of the whey supplement.

Researchers took blood samples before and after the meals and found that insulin production was higher after the whey-supplemented meals.

For example, insulin production was 31% higher after the high-GI breakfast and 57% higher after the high-GI lunch when whey was included compared with when it was not.

The study also showed that rises in blood sugar levels after lunch were reduced by 21% with whey supplementation.

Researchers say the findings suggest that whey proteins may attenuate blood sugar surges throughout the day. (ref : WebMD)

Manage Diabetes with Organic Whey Protein

My mama always said if your gonna do something then please do it right and I live by this philosophy in my daily life and I would like to impart this to you.

If you are gonna use whey to manage diabetes, then why not use organic whey from The Organic Whey because they simply do it the right way,

Employing the highest standards in processing as well using only organic milk  and organic whey that meets the following criterion:

• Whey must come from cows that have not been treated with bovine growth hormone (BGH) to increase milk production. This was due to their concern that hormones in milk could raise the risk of hormone-related cancers, or lead to higher levels of an insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) linked with cancer.
• Cows are not treated with antibiotics. If a cow in an organic herd does need to be treated with antibiotics, she is not returned to the herd for a period of 12 months.
• A third requirement was that cows’ feed is grown without synthetic pesticides, whether the feed is grass or grain. Some of the pesticides used in the production of feed are known carcinogens.
• A fourth requirement for organic milk is that cows must have access to pasture.

Whey has been proven scientifically to be a major item in your arsenal used to manage diabetes and using Organic Whey just makes ample sense, not just because you are controlling diabetes but you are doing it without adding harmful carcinogens and toxins into your body as well. If you ask me, it is a win win situation.

What Exactly is Sugar  Diabetes?

I was out riding, as I usually do in the mornings and I was rocking my tour de cure red rider jersey, at the 25k marker I normally will take a break, thinking to myself just how easier blood sugar support has become. On this particular day I pulled up to my stop and there was this  couple  just enjoying the morning sun and as I sat down and said hi, they kinda wandered over and started talking to me.

One of the first questions the lady asked me was if I had that sugar diabetes and she added that her aunt had the sugar diabetes disease too and she had a tough time managing it because she liked chocolate too much.

Why is it called sugar Diabetes?

I was somewhat perplexed and a little amused because for the love of me, I had never heard it called that before and naturally I asked why she called it that.

She said so innocently” it is called sugar diabetes because it is the sugar disease which is caused by having too much sugar in your blood, that’s why I never eat any sugar she finally added proudly.

The Sugar Diabetes Myth

At this point we had been talking for a few minutes and my break was quickly coming to an end but I couldn’t just leave without imparting some of my expertise on the diabetic life.

• The sugar she drank in her tea and used to bake cookies with had nothing to do with her contracting diabetes.
• Diabetes was caused by the pancreas failing to work properly
• While it was characterized by increased sugar (glucose) in the blood, this sugar was simply a by product of certain foods being  digested foods that produce this sugar are mainly carbohydrates like breads and pasta.
• Doesn’t how much regular sugar she drank, it would not cause diabetes.
• Her best chance of avoiding diabetes was through a healthy diet and a regular exercise  program.

As I rode off into the sunrise I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself, who says sugar diabetes, I wondered out loud.

It was a moment where I was able to share a little bit of my diabetes management with a stranger and I am sure we both parted ways having known just that more about each other and I felt good for it and hopefully at the very least, she will stop calling it Sugar diabetes.

The end of week 4 has just about arrived and we are now headed towards the last leg of the diabetes management solutions project. while there are a few days left I am kinda already looking back to what we have accomplished this month and what to look forward to as we near the completion of this diabetic adventure.

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Testing
Fasting 8 am 128
pre-workout 6pm 123
post- workout 9pm 110

Exercise

strength training 1 hour

Diet

Breakfast
cheese omelet – 250 calories
2 sausage links – 150 calories
snack

1 apple – 100 calories

Lunch

grilled chicken salad – 250 calories

Snack
1 spoon peanut butter – 100 calories
Dinner

2 serving beef stew – 350 calories

Snack

1 cup unsweetened apple sauce – 100 calories
1 spoonful peanut butter – 100 calories

Free Calories

5 tea cups a day

Total

1400 calories

Medications

500 mg of Metformin twice a day
5 mg of Prinivil twice a day
1000mg of Omega 3 Fish Oil twice a day
1000mcg of Chromium Picolinate twice a day

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Today’s workout turned to be somewhat anti climatic, its one of those things where you spend the whole week anticipating and when it is all said and done you are proud of your accomplishment but it now just becomes a footnote in the next rung of a raised bar.

I had been concerned with the fatigue factor at the end of the session last Saturday so this time, I had a snack before the work out. (1 spoon peanut butter) and that pushed me over the top.

Testing
Pre-workout 8 am 123
post – workout 12 am 83
post- workout 6pm 115

Exercise

cycling (spinning) 2.5 hours

Diet

Breakfast
cheese omelet – 250 calories
1 banana – 50 calories
1 spoon peanut butter – 100 calories
snack

1 apple – 100 calories

Lunch

grilled chicken salad – 250 calories

Snack
2 boiled egg whites – 100 calories
1 spoon peanut butter – 100 calories
Dinner

4 oz steak – 300 calories
1 serving garden peas – 50 calories

Snack

1 cup unsweetened apple sauce – 100 calories

Free Calories

5 tea cups a day

Total

1400 calories

Medications

500 mg of Metformin twice a day
5 mg of Prinivil twice a day
1000mg of Omega 3 Fish Oil twice a day
1000mcg of Chromium Picolinate twice a day

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Today just seems to be a prelude for tomorrow and I am trying to stay motivated and see if I can match the feat from last Saturday.
I have raised the bar and now I have to keep it going as we come to the end of the third week.
Hopefully I will be able to finish this week strong and see what the final week brings.
Testing
Fasting 9am 125
Pre-workout 6pm 123
post – workout 830pm 73

Exercise

Strength weight lifting 1.5 hours

Diet

Breakfast
cheese omelet – 250 calories
1 banana – 50 calories

snack

1 apple – 100 calories

Lunch

4 bean soup – 200 calories
1 serving garden salad – 150 calories

Snack
1 spoon peanut butter – 100 calories
2 boiled egg whites – 100 calories

Dinner

5 oz ground beef patty – 300 calories
1 serving garden peas – 50 calories

Snack

1 cup ice cream – 100 calories

Free Calories

5 tea cups a day

Total

1400 calories

Medications

500 mg of Metformin twice a day
5 mg of Prinivil twice a day
1000mg of Omega 3 Fish Oil twice a day
1000mcg of Chromium Picolinate twice a day

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Still trending higher even though I did not hit the 200 mark today, just below that but it is interesting and I need to check out what happens tomorrow to make a definitive conclusion on the week.

From the Saturday lows and the 2 days of workouts missed after that seems to have had me chasing the highs.

Saturday is coming up and I do intent to do the 2.5 hour bike ride again but I think I will try to keep up my energy for consistency sake and finish the week strong.

Testing
Fasting 9am 197
Pre-workout 6pm (missed)
post – workout 830pm 158

Exercise

cardio (bike) 1 hour

Diet

Breakfast
4 sausage links – 250 calories
1 banana – 50 calories

snack

1 apple – 100 calories

Lunch

4 oz chicken serving – 90 calories
(Fairground sliced deli thin chicken from Fairgrounds bought at save a lot)
1 slice American cheese-100 calories
lettuce leaf -20 calories

Snack
2 bananas – 100 calories

Dinner

3 chicken legs- 300 calories
1 serving of peas – 50 calories
1 cup no sugar added ice cream – 100 calories

Snack

2 boiled egg whites – 100 calories

Free Calories

5 tea cups a day

Total

1360 calories

Medications

500 mg of Metformin twice a day
5 mg of Prinivil twice a day
1000mg of Omega 3 Fish Oil twice a day
1000mcg of Chromium Picolinate twice a day

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