I posted a couple of months ago asking for prayers, my special needs son who is not obese was diagnosed type 1 diabetic. My second post about it was after blood testing the doctors were baffled he was not type 1, but type 2.
Happy to say he is off insulin now and numbers are staying low. He does take Metformin.
The point of this post is he has no reason to have type 2 diabetes. Except one, he has a complicated medical history and has some brain damage from it. During this time he had some anger issues. The doctors prescribed anti-depressant lexapro. We went along with it, was concerned with his anger.
We weened him off of this medication upon the news of type 2. From research into this drug I am convinced it caused his blood sugar issues. We will attempt to ween off metformin and see if he no longer has any issues after getting off lexapro.
Anti-depressants like lexapro are prescribed at extremely high levels in our society. Diabetes has increased along with it. This is just another example of big pharma and the cdc pushing treatments that are unnecessary and dangerous.
For background see this link
https://greatawakening.win/p/15IYCoKMxE/update--prayers-answered--thank-/
There are very few studies between gluten and Type 2 diabetes, but you may find this summary interesting: https://diabetesstrong.com/gluten-and-diabetes/
I am type II diabetic. Even with metformin I was spiking around 200 in the afternoons and evenings. When my fasting BS got in the 170 to 200 range I decided it was time to do some serious changes.
I fasted for a week. When that week was up I started on a diet the eliminated any white flour (bread or pasta), potatoes, rice, and all sweets. I also eliminated over eating and snacking. I want want a cheat it consists of jerk, sardines, or fresh fruit.
My fasting BS hasn't been over 130 but one time in three months, and many days it is below one hundred. I have slowly allowed myself to eat some rice, and a little potatoe once in a while with no resulting high blood sugar. I have become convinced the problem lies in the processed white floor (wheat).
I believe this, gluten causes your blood sugar to spike