How fat blocks glucose absorption and fatty fast good can be good for you.

More after these important messages about me.

The Numbers:

• Fasting Blood Glucose Level:  100 mg/dl
• Weight:  187 lbs.
• Exercise:  45 minute bike ride.  Slow to get going, but I was flying at the end.  And it's hot here in Houston, about 80 at 5 am.  
• Mood.  7.0  Could be better and could be worse.  

The Menu:

• Breakfast:  Oatmeal and craisins infused with cinnamon/apple herbal tea and fruit morning medley.
• Lunch:  Red beans and rice, cucumber salad.
• Dinner:  Fish tacos with cole slaw. 
• Snacks"  A half of a bagel (whole wheat) and a few almonds. 

Eating Fatty Foods Blocks Glucose Absorption.

When I first started to fix or cure my diabetes, I read several times that fat somehow interferes with your bodies ability to absorb glucose.  The way to avoid that was to eat a low fat diet.  Of course the problem with a low fat diet is often high in carbohydrates, so you get a lot of sugars which are converted into glucose.  Unless you are also losing weight, welcome to the vicious circle.

The body makes a protein called Bcl10 that inhibits glucose from being absorbed.  Eat a meal with a lot fat in it and this protean inhibits the glucose from being absorbed by cells in the body. Eat several heavy, fatty meals in a row and you could have the symptoms of elevated blood glucose, or type 2 diabetes.  Tests on mice with a Bc110 deficiency did not have elevated blood glucose and this could open a new method of t2d treatment, assuming is works that way for humans, too.

This protein is also known help cells fight infections.  So fat is similar to an infection as far as the body is concerned?  

This reminds me of a study reported a month or so ago about a protein made by fat cells called p75NTR.  This protein also inhibits glucose absorption and tests on mice deficient in p75NTR did not develop elevated blood glucose levels, which could open a new method of t2d treatment, assuming it works that way for humans, too.

Fat it seems is a good thing to avoid.  However there is also this on how fat can help diabetics.

Fatty Fast Food is Good for You

While I am on the subject of fat in food, a comedian and writer Tom Naughton created a documentary film called Fat Head.  For 30 days he put himself on a fat heavy fast food diet and he lost weight.  From the drive thru window he put himself on a low carb, calorie restricted diet.  He lost 12 pounds, his body fat dropped by 3% and his blood work improved.   You can watch the whole movie at Hulu. The flim is worth the click.  It's informative and funny and I can't ask for anything more in a documentary.

Reminds me of the Twinkie Diet.