Chances are good that if you are overweight, your chances of type 2 diabetes occurring growns.   And while some people view this as just a part of growing older these days  , many now know that if they were able to find a diet in which they could lose weight , they could possibly be able to win the battle against diabetes .   There is one such diet  ,that will not only possibly help you lose weight and control your diabetes but also lower your blood pressure and cholesterol .  The diet I am talking about is the Paleo diet also known as the caveman diet and while controversial, it has the keys to rapid weight loss down .

 The Paleo Diet in a Nutshell

The diets you and I eat today have been around for over 10,000 years.  And while this may sound like a long time, in reality, it’s just a drop in the bucket from an evolutionary standpoint. Before agricultural times (how we are cultivating food today), we ate what we managed to catch during hunting and vegetables and fruits that came strictly from the land and not from a garden.    Advocates of the caveman diet will tell you that that is exactly how we should be eating today. 

The irony to the paleo diet is that most modern day men and women don’t eat like this at all .   Think about it this way…if I told you that you couldn’t eat anything with sugar or flour…no potatoes or corn, what would you eat?   If you could answer this, then you would tell me some fruits and vegetables and some meat.  And in essence, that is the  caveman diet      Condiments and marinara sauces are also off the table because they are loaded with sugar…  .   peanut butter is as well because it can’t be safely eaten in its raw state… 

What can you expect to happen?

While lowering your cholesterol and blood pressure as well as weight loss doesn’t have as much to do with diabetes, in truth, the paleo diet will even out spikes caused by sugar . Weight loss along without any spikes in insulin caused by sugar also means the body won’t have to work so hard producing insulin  …this also means that as you lose more and more weight, your body may develop the ability to produce enough insulin itself without having to rely on a needle. 

The paleo diet isn’t for everyone though .  The diet itself is very restrictive, allowing you to only eat what you would naturally eat if you lived ten thousand years ago.   Chances are good that if you went on this diet, you would literally have to empty out your refrigerator and start all over again. 

Success Stories of Diabetics who Switched to the Paleo Diet 

I had a heart attack 2 years ago, I’m only 51, my glucose levels were out of control, my sugar was either too high or too low, I was about 15 lbs overweight. I was exercising 20 or 30 minutes a day on my eliptical machine in front of the t.v. I honestly thought I was eating healthy and balanced, but I could never loose 1 pound.

…my glucose levels were often in the 180 to 225 range. Sometimes it would drop to 51 and I felt that the end was near.

I saw changes in my glucose levels in the first week on the diet. My morning levels were coming down. I cut down on my meds after the first week because I didn’t need so much anymore.
Now I take only 5mg of Glipizide in the evening, and still take the Byetta shots morning and evening. But I’m sure I will be cutting that down soon.

For more information, you can check this website out as well- The Caveman Diet.