I would phrase it as insulin signals the cells to open the doors for glucose to enter the cells. Even without insulin the cells can produce energy via fatty acid metabolism. Both glucose and fatty acids are metabolized through the citric acid cycle (a.k.a Krebs cycle). When you get chronic elevated insulin levels (from consuming a high carb diet), your cells become insulin resistant, and eventually you get diabetes.

So even without insulin, your body will be fine as long as you have enough fatty acids for energy.

That’s the reason why I lost 20kg

No matter how much I ate keep losing weight.. because since I don’t have enough insulin, it burn 🔥 too much energy

Yeah.... that's not how the body works. The body "burns" whatever energy it needs. That's why people feel satiated if you eat a nutritious meal, that's your body telling "hey I have enough materials". It doesn't burn too much energy. Only problem is, the human body is not meant to use carbs as the primary fuel source, and people have been told for 60 years to eat a "balanced diet" of 40-50% carbs, and people feel hungry shortly after because how devoid of nutrient a high carb diet is.

You are well inform and knowledgeable about this, are you in medical field or read a lot medical journal?

I am only responding to his message saying that he had slimed down.

Sliming down quickly after getting diabetics is not a good sign. Means his body can't utilize the glucose.

Thats all.

Why need to bring in insulin, fatty acids etc?

I'm T2. Reduction or stopping of Metformin is recommend at higher stages of CKD. Thus insulin is prescribed.

Anemia diagnosed from the blood test. And I'm having longterm IBS-C thus digestion of nutrients is always an issue. The injured nephrons in the kidneys cannot be healed. Not by known current treatments anyway.

Please take diabetes seriously, i didnt and now in hosspital with a foot bone infection. Need intra antibiotic for 6 weeks. Daily 4 injections, blood sugar tests etc. Take care of yourselves, dont end up like me. Coke, teh tarik & mamak food addict.

I don't drink sweet drinks, more on carb (rice) diet
Did you know how severe your diabetes was?

Diabetes is because your pancreases already lost it function or deteriorate overtime.
causing your pancreases insulin not sensitive (insulin resistance)(prediabetic)... and this make your body glucose cannot absorb by your body cells.
this loop overtime making your body fat, both insulin and glucose are poison making your others organ to inflammation and other type of disease such as kidney deteriorate as well...and if you still do not take care your pancreases
then your pancreases eventually malfunction and lead to diabetes because pancreases cannot produce any insulin anymore.

This post has been edited by Colinlim75: Mar 12 2025, 09:21 AM

Again I am only referring to TS post saying that he is losing weight.

But losing weight quickly is not a good sign, besides feeling thirsty. Because his body failed to convert the glucose into energy.

No need to drill down to glucose and or pancreases.

Nahhh not feeling too thirsty
~1kg per week is following the recommended guidelines

saw a video also on tiktok

this tambhi kaki potong adi caz drink drink teh tarik sugar n kena diabetes, dr ask take ubat he never listen

end up potong 1 kaki

Chapter 18 Bone & Joint Infection will be related to your diabetes. I hope you will recover from the infection.

Meanwhile, Dr Paul in his book The Gift Nobody Wants may provide you an uplifting recovery.


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Your body is burning its muscle due to the inability to utilize glucose for energy. The rapid weight loss is due to muscle being denser than fat. In reality you're at a critical stage & need to correct the situation asap.

How much is does the daily 4 injections cost?

Rice diet will not cause diabetes. There must be other things you are not telling. Maybe you didnt drink sweet drinks, but what about sweet food? Ice cream, cake, dessert. junk foods and etc.

Hba1c was around 10

Hardly any sweet stuff. My palate is spicy stuff. Daily 500ml coke, if not coke 1liter soy milk. Eat late every day nasi goreng, lack of sleep, lack of exercise as i was an multimedia guy. Bad lifestyle. When young it feels like no problem, later change lifestyle, but later may be too late.

replace the word "fiber" above and interchange shit it out with pee it out

vitamin pee
water pee
protein shit
carbo shit

you dont even know the basic of shit and you want to talk about diabetic?

Nope primary just rice + egg
Breakfast - fried rice
Dinner - fried rice + egg
Almost like below, weekend will have a cone of ice cream
Doesn't help that don't move much on the weekdays, Office bounds, sometimes extra hours
I generally just drink water, not into sweet drinks neither coffee nor tea as well

Plus... Genetically have bad, aunt had it. Heck died of it


Ahhh

You already know bad lifestyle yet you are posting this at 2:47 am instead of sleeping.

You are eating too much carbs. That is leading to insulin resistance. Cut carbs and replace it with vegetables, protein and some fruits.

Cut processed foods and eat unprocessed foods.