Show 1143: Can You Control Your Blood Sugar by Fasting?

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic levels in the US and around the world. Although endocrinologists consider it a chronic, progressive disorder, some experts have seen that it is potentially reversible and may be preventable. What approaches are helpful? What role could fasting play? Nephrologist Jason Fung, MD, says that you can’t manage a dietary […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyden and I'm Terry Gradyen welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.4	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:15.0	Type 2 diabetes has reached massive proportions.
0:18.0	What's behind this epidemic?
0:20.0	Can you prevent or reverse it with diet?
0:23.0	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady. Nefroly. Nephrologist Jason Fung has seen the consequences of type 2 diabetes on the kidneys.
0:39.7	He studied the effects of diet on this metabolic disorder and founded the intensive dietary
0:44.4	management program.
0:46.1	Dr. Fung says it does matter when and what you eat.
0:50.8	And a calorie of sugar is not the same as a calorie of kale. It just isn't.
0:57.0	Insulin for type 2 diabetes can lead to weight gain. That's the last thing someone with diabetes needs.
1:04.0	Coming up on the people's pharmacy, how intermittent fasting can help you control your blood sugar.
1:10.0	First, this news.
1:17.0	In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines Another popular blood pressure medicine is being recalled.
1:21.0	LOSARTEN is an angiotensin receptor blocker or ARB arb. That puts it in the same category as
1:29.0	Valsertin and herbisartin. If those names sound familiar, it might be due to the recalls that started this
1:35.7	summer. Both drugs were found to be contaminated with a probable carcinogen. Now Loseartin joins their ranks. The Lossarton that's being recalled was formulated in
1:46.3	Slovenia by Lek Pharmaceuticals for Sandos. The active pharmaceutical ingredient came from China and was made by Jejang Waha'i Pharmaceutical Company.
1:58.0	This is the same drug company that made the contaminated Valsartan.
2:02.0	The recalled medication is Lsartin potassium plus hydrochlorathiocide.
2:07.0	The lot number is J.B. 8912. If you have any recalled losossarton, contact your pharmacy for a replacement.
2:16.0	Millions of Americans are low in Vitamin D.
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