Type 4 Diabetes: Elevated Insulin. Lower Blood Sugar. 24/7 Pain. [Paperback]

Bob Ranson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2006

Millions of people suffer from neuropathy - a degenerative nerve disease that can cripple its victims with 24/7 pain and loss of nerve sensation along with sexual, digestive and mental problems. If you have diabetes, your chances are 7 out of 10 of develo

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: BBGmedia; 1 edition (December 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061513761X
• ISBN-13: 978-0615137612
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,798,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars New Book Links Nerve Disease, Alzheimer's and Fibromyalgia, January 30, 2007

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Type 4 Diabetes: Elevated Insulin. Lower Blood Sugar. 24/7 Pain. is based on a seven-year journey by the author, Bob Ranson, from cardiac arrest in 1999 to a life of constant pain and complications, a pacemaker and dozens of only partially-effective medications. Now, the author is living pain and drug free through the discovery of the link between the nerve disorder and glucose levels.

More than a personal journal, Type 4 Diabetes combines the author's experiences and discoveries with ground-breaking research being conducted by experts in Alzheimer's, fibromyalgia and other chronic disorders. The title, Type 4 Diabetes, in fact reflects and pays respect to the work being conducted at Brown Medical School on halting the progressive degeneration of Alzheimer's Disease by treating it with a new class of diabetes medications. In 2006, the Brown team proposed that Alzheimer's be relabeled as Type 3 Diabetes.

Suffering from both autonomic neuropathy and diabetes, the author literally stumbled across his findings as he recorded the pain and effectiveness of the medications to treat the nervous disorder while he monitored daily glucose levels in another diary. The growing realization that he was dealing with at least related diseases led him to decision to use himself as a "lab rat" and test out theories and potential treatment approaches.

In his book, the author describes this process in a concise style and integrates his findings with the writings of medical experts about faulty glucose metabolism -- the cause of diabetes. The author subsequently points to an abnormal interaction between two key hormones, adrenaline and insulin, as being the foundation for the suffering experienced by people with neuropathy, fibromyalgia and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). He notes, in fact, that researchers at the National Institutes of Health know of the link but lack the funds to investigate it at this time.

The goal of the book, as the author states, is not to answer questions. Rather it is to engage patients and experts to explore in detail the broader implications of blood sugar problems; not just the highs of traditional diabetes treatment, but the low levels of glucose as well.

The questions raised by the author are intriguing, to say the least. The style is easy to read and understand even though the topic is complex. The author backs up his personal journey with enough research, footnotes and citations to lend credence to his arguments. You would do well to buy this book if you or a loved one has diabetes, neuropathy, Alzeiher's, fibromyalgia and/or hypoglycemia.

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5.0 out of 5 stars View of the author of HONEST NUTRITION, August 9, 2007

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TYPE 4 DIABETES is a great book. I won't bother telling what interesting reading it is; my concern is what follows this book. Bob Ranson and his doctors stopped short of the next step: that is, where does blood glucose act?
Glucose is the energy source of the cell. Though glucose is routinely measured in the blood, it is what is in the cell that matters most. When insulin resistance causes blood sugar to rise, the cell is deprived. We might call that HYPOGLYCELLIA.
Questions arise: When blood insulin rises, is that an indication that cells are being deprived of glucose? Might insulin level be a vital test? (Cardiologist Al Sears thinks so.) Can glucose-starved cells cause neurological, kidney and eye damage years before blood glucose rises and diabetes is a concern? Might a little sugar at the right time provide cells with what they need, bringing relief from pain and fatigue in various conditions? I don't find these questions answered in the literature, but this book makes them a vital concern.
Thank you, Bob Ranson, for raising questions that may change the face of medical science.

2.0 out of 5 stars Type 4 Diabetes, September 23, 2008

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It is more of a journey of the authors illness. He symptoms seemed extreme so it was hard to relate to myself. It seemed to be more relevant to diabetes rather than hypoglycemia.