Dr. John Poothullil Talking about Diabetes

Today’s Born To Talk Radio Show with my guest, Dr. John Poothullil was illuminating. He likes being referred to as Dr. John. To begin with.

What can you expect?

This show is a “did you know?” experience.  Do you or someone in your family have diabetes? If so, is it Type 1 or Type 2? Listening to Dr. John talk about his knowledge of diabetes may give you a greater insight into the definition of diabetes.  He spent some time defining what Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are and how our bodies react to insulin.

What is insulin?

Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar aka glucose from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level.

The cells in your body need sugar for energy. However, sugar cannot go into most of your cells directly. After you eat food and your blood sugar level rises, cells in your pancreas (known as beta cells) are signaled to release insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin then attaches to and signals cells to absorb sugar from the bloodstream. Insulin is often described as a “key,” which unlocks the cell to allow sugar to enter the cell and be used for energy.

Did you know?

We inherit our own fat storage capacity.  It’s not the same for everyone. I am no expert on this subject, but Dr. John is, authoring 3 books including:

 

By 2050, a third of all Americans could suffer from Type 2 diabetes, warns Dr. John.

More than 1.5 million US adults are living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a 2017 report from the Centers for Disease Control. It also confirms that the rate of new diabetes diagnoses remains steady. It’s already a $327 billion problem annually.

According to Dr. John, there are eight steps that can reverse Type 2 diabetes in eight weeks. They include eliminating grains from your diet, overcoming the tendency to overeat, taking control of your eating habits, and understanding the foods you eat.

From his research.

Dr. John explains that diabetes is caused by the consumption of grains including wheat, barley, rice, oats, corn and the many products made with the flour of these grains. When people excessively consume grains, it fi