Diabetes is a disease that dramatically changes a person's life. It occurs when the body experiences an acute shortage of insulin or does not perceive it. If we are talking about the second type of this disease, then the daily administration of the hormone is not required, but to maintain a normal standard of living and health, the patient has to make efforts: diet, exercise. Fasting in type 2 diabetes will also benefit.

Therapeutic starvation for type 2 diabetes mellitus: treating a diabetic with hunger

Doctors agree that the main reason for the development of the disease is obesity and improper diet. Fasting solves two problems at once: it helps to reduce weight and, due to the rejection of sweets, brings the indicators of the amount of sugar in the blood to normal.

The load on such internal organs as the liver and pancreas is reduced when eating is stopped. Systems and organs begin to work better, and this often leads to the complete disappearance of the symptoms of diabetes, allowing a sick person to live a full life and feel happy.

If the duration of fasting is brought to two weeks, then during this time significant changes for the better have time to occur in the body:

• the digestive organs cease to experience a colossal load due to the constant and harmful products entering them;
• improves metabolism, helping to fight obesity;
• the functionality of the pancreas is restored;
• the body tolerates the manifestations of hypoglycemia more easily;
• reduces the likelihood of developing complications in type 2 diabetes;
• all organs and their systems begin to work harmoniously;
• diabetes stops progressing.

Since the duration of fasting is long, it is necessary to drink water regularly during it, but some practitioners argue that the results of therapy will be better if a few "dry" days are introduced, when nothing from the outside enters the body - not even water.

The effectiveness of fasting in diabetes

The effectiveness of therapy is still being discussed, the only alternative that doctors offer to diabetics is pills that remove high blood sugar. If the patient does not suffer from pathologies of the vascular system and other diseases in an acute form, fasting will help to cope with the disease in a more “healthy” way.

Fasting is effective because the body begins to use its own reserves to process fats and other nutrients when they no longer come from outside. Insulin - a hormone produced against the background of food intake - is produced by the body during starvation due to internal "depots". At the same time, there is a release of toxins and other harmful substances that accumulate with improper nutrition. To make the cleansing process go faster, you should accompany the refusal of food by drinking at least 2-3 liters of water per day.

The therapy helps to restore metabolic processes to their normal speed, which is important for diabetics. Their metabolism deteriorates due to poor diet and disease. A properly functioning metabolism allows you to lose extra pounds without changing radically. The level of glycogen contained in the liver tissues decreases, and when fatty acids are supplied, the latter are transformed into carbohydrates.

Some fasting people stop sticking to this method, starting to experience new, strange sensations. Many are faced with the smell of acetone emitted from the oral cavity. But the reason for this is in the ketone bodies that are formed during it. This suggests that a hypoglycemic condition is developing, which poses a threat to the life of a diabetic, especially when it comes to type 1 diabetes. Type 2 diabetics tolerate food restriction more easily.

Rules for fasting with diabetes

For fasting to be beneficial, you need to adhere to strict rules. Like any other treatment, it requires consistency from the patient, sensitivity to his condition, patience.

At the first stage, you need to visit a doctor and take tests. A diabetic is shown long-term fasting, which is possible only with good general health. The average duration of fasting is two weeks. Not everyone manages to quickly reach such a deadline - at first you need to start with a few days to give the body time to get used to the new state. Even 3-4 days without food will improve health and normalize plasma sugar levels.

If the excess weight of the diabetic is too great, and there are many concomitant diseases, then it is better to start adhering to this method under medical supervision. Ideally, such a patient should be managed by a therapist, an endocrinologist and a nutritionist at the same time. Then it is possible to control all indicators. The patient himself can regularly measure the level of glucose at home.

Preparatory measures are important, setting the body on a hunger strike. Preparation means:

• the use of dishes based on plant products, during the last three days before fasting;
• adding 30 grams of olive seed oil to food;
• getting used to the daily use of three liters of purified water;
• an enema on the last day before the start of a fast to remove food debris and excess substances that pollute the esophagus.

Psychological preparation is equally important. If the patient understands well what will happen to him during therapy, the level of stress will be lower. If the psycho-emotional state is tense, a person will constantly be drawn to drown out anxiety and fears with food - as the easiest and most affordable way to get pleasure and joy. Breakdowns are inevitable for those who have not set themselves up to follow the rules and get a positive result.

Way out of fasting

This technique is different in that it is necessary not only to enter correctly, but also to exit correctly. If this is not done, then all the signs of diabetes will quickly return again, and the result will come to naught.

The rules for exiting a hunger strike are simple:

• for at least three days it is forbidden to eat fatty, smoked, fried foods;
• the first week should consist mainly of soups, liquid purees, natural juices, dairy products and wheys, decoctions of vegetables and other foods that are easy to digest;
• then you can enter into the menu porridge, steamed meat and soups in meat broth;
• you can not dramatically increase meals - at first it will be enough to introduce two meals a day, gradually bringing the number to five or six with small portions;
• a large part of the diet should consist of vegetable salads and soups, nuts and fruits, so that the effect of the fast lasts as long as possible.

You need to get out of fasting for as many days as it lasted. So you can increase its effectiveness and reduce the severity of the disease.

It is believed that to maintain the result, you need to resort to such therapy regularly, but it is not necessary to limit yourself in food and nutrients for a long time each time. It is enough for diabetics to go on a hunger strike for two or three days.

When deciding on a long hunger strike, you need to understand that its effectiveness will be higher than that of a 2-3-day one. This is due to the fact that the therapeutic effect appears only on the third or fourth day. At this time, there is an acidotic crisis. The human body begins to use internal reserves to maintain life, stopping waiting for food to come from outside.

Excess weight of the patient is best lost in the early days, but plummets occur due to the release of water, salt and glycogen. The weight that goes away over the following days is subcutaneous fat, which is one of the worst enemies of sick people.

Warning

Despite the apparent advantages of the technique, there are situations in which the beginning or continuation of fasting is impossible.

We are talking about attacks of hypoglycemia. For people with a history of diabetes, the condition can be fatal. Therefore, you need to know its symptoms in order to take action in time and protect yourself.

Hypoglycemia is characterized by the fact that the body lacks glucose. He gives signs, causing the patient to feel nausea, weakness, dizziness, drowsiness, a sense of bifurcation of what he sees, mood swings, incoherence of speech and clouding of consciousness. Symptoms can grow very quickly and end in a coma and death. To get yourself out of a hypoglycemic crisis, you need to eat a candy, a spoonful of honey or a glucose tablet. To prevent the development of an attack, you can add a little sugar or honey to your daily drink.

You can not resort to this cleaning technique in the presence of the following deviations:

• cardiovascular pathologies;
• mental disorders;
• neurological pathologies;
• diseases of the urogenital area.

The ban also applies to pregnant and lactating women, as well as to persons under 18 years of age.

Modern lifestyles and the unlimited amount of food you can buy are leading to an increase in the number of diabetics worldwide. Each of them can alleviate the condition, one of the effective ways is to practice fasting.