Dr. Bob Gibson is mentioned throughout this web site.  Dr. Bob was a MD internal medicine, orthomolecular doctor, MD psychiatrist, chiropractor, and healer 65 years.  He was a diabetic who lived to 108 years with only 1 side effect 2 years before he passed away.  He treated diabetics for over 50 years.  He explained blood sugar is released, along with cortisol, in emergency situations.  “The glucocorticoids are 21-carbon steroids, with many actions; the most important of which is to promote gluconeogenesis.  Cortisol is the predominant glucocorticoid in humans.  (Ref. Robert K. Murray, MD, Ph.D., Daryl K. Granmer, MD, Peter A. Mayes, Ph.D., D.Sc., Victor W. Fodwell, Ph.D., Harper’s Biochemistry, 25^th Edition, Appleton & Lance, Stanford, Connecticut, 2000, Page 575.)”   Also, “gluconeogenesis, the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources, such as fat and protein. (Oxford Dictionary of Biology)”. Thus, as the chemistry books explain, cortisol’s primary job is to promote the production of blood sugar from the synthesis of fat and protein.  Cortisol is the body’s stress hormone and is released in response to stress. 

One type of stress or emergency in the body can be wild fluctuating blood sugar levels.  Insulin is produced in response to the wild fluctuating blood sugar levels.  Insulin can reduce blood sugar.  In response to insulin secretion, cortisol can be released along with additional blood sugar.  The additional blood sugar serves as an alternate energy source, to replace the sugar insulin as depleted.  Additional blood sugar, released along with cortisol, adds to the load of sugar in the bloodstream in a diabetic. Furthermore, the adrenals work hard to continuously produce cortisol and eventually adrenals can become swollen, which is adding to a diabetic’s stress.  Also, the release of continuous amounts of cortisol and blood sugar result in suppressing the immune system.  These are all examples of the stress of diabetes.  Stress can result in a diabetic, in gluconeogenesis

Cortisol is usually a short-term hormone used in emergencies and during stress. Constant, continuous blood sugar fluctuations of a diabetic result in cortisol in the bloodstream long term.  Aside from resulting in swollen adrenals and compromising the immune system as mentioned above, the body is continuously exhausting itself in attempting to adapt to stress from diabetes.  

The result of the constant stress of diabetes, sometimes blood sugar skyrockets into the 300 to 400 level or higher, which is an emergency.  According to Dr. Bob, some hospitals and doctors use the following method.  He said this method works rapidly and can return a type II diabetic to his usual blood sugar levels swiftly.  In a type I diabetic, insulin is the major way to bring blood sugar down.  The following can be considered an adjunct method for a type I diabetic, to go along with insulin treatment

For type II diabetics, the method is simple.  You use glucose in substitution for all starches.  This means no bread, potatoes, rice, vegetables with starch, and so on.  This should be done in a hospital and oral glucose such as capsules or liquids can be used or intravenous methods. Whenever you would normally eat a starch, you eat glucose instead.  Dr. Bob advised a little protein is all right during this short-term emergency treatment.  Incidentally, Dr. Bob said this will bring down cholesterol fast also.  The reason this method works is your glucose levels are tightly controlled.  Also your body is not expending energy breaking down carbohydrates.  In other words, you are no longer producing fluctuating blood sugar levels, and the body is calming down and resting.  If you cannot find a doctor who understands this method then search for an orthomolecular doctor. Orthomolecular doctors specialize in nutritional health. You can locate orthomolecular doctors by going to the list of doctors on this web site. .    

Dr. Bob emphasized the great value of diabetics supplementing multi-fiber (The body uses different fibers, so Dr. Bob advised using a multi-fiber.).  There are other articles on this web site explaining fiber supplementation.  The following method described by Dr. Bob should be discussed with your doctor before you decide to use it.  He advised, for skyrocketing blood sugar, immediately add 25-40 grams of multi-fiber a day total, in divided doses at meal times.  He recommended drinking plenty of water to avoid constipation.  Dr. Bob related one difficult case where a diabetic supplemented 80 grams of fiber in a day and his blood sugar normalized immediately.

Dr. Bob said an excellent way to control blood sugar fluctuations, eat many tiny meals a day.  He called this a “diabetic fast”.  Eat a meal every 2 ½ - 4 hours apart.  Do not eat in between.  Eat frequently so you are not hungry.  If you eat in between, start a new 2 ½ - 4-hour interval before you eat again.  Eating less at meals will require less insulin.  Eating at frequent intervals will minimize wild blood sugar fluctuations and help maintain steady levels of insulin.  Therefore use preventive ideas to limit blood sugar fluctuations and be prepared for emergency treatment if blood sugar levels rise dangerously high

WARNING – When you are constipated and add fiber, you can create a greater amount of constipation than previously.  If you are constipated, do not add fiber.  Check out the article “Constipation” at http://www.restoreunity.org/homocysteine_sideeffects.htm.

Note – In order for these anti-aging ideas to be successful, you must use supplements of the highest quality. Dr. Bob often said, "almost all supplement companies produce poor quality." You can consider the product page of this web site. Almost all the products met Dr. Bob’s approval. Since he passed away we have attempted to keep the same high standards.

WARNING:  DO NOT STOP ANY TREATMENT OR MEDICATION YOU CURRENTLY USE.  CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTS. 

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