October 8, 2009
Whey Protein – How Can it Benefit Type 2 Diabetics?
Whey protein is a natural product, produced as part of the cheese making process. It is probably most renowned for being a supplement used for bodybuilders and weight trainers as it is an excellent source of protein. Whey protein is not only of benefit to bodybuilders and weight trainers but also to sufferers of conditions such as cancer sufferers, people who are overweight and to Diabetic sufferers.
How can it benefit Diabetic sufferers?
As mentioned already, whey protein is the best natural source of protein. Protein can become an element lacking in some Diabetic’s diets, as a result of their dietary alterations. Whey protein also lowers levels of blood glucose and this is thought to happen because higher protein levels stimulate Insulin production from the Pancreas.
This particular element is of no benefit to Insulin dependent Diabetics however, because they have no Insulin production to stimulate. The other elements can help though but as with any dietary change for Diabetic’s, blood glucose levels need to be closely monitored. It is also important to view the amount of protein per serving as this can vary from brand to brand.
In addition to its direct effect on Diabetes, whey protein is also useful in blood pressure control and weight management. These are two problems commonly encountered by diabetics. Whey releases appetite-suppressing hormones in the body, therefore reducing the need to ’snack’ between main meals. Whey is also quite naturally filling, and so if taken as a ’snack’ meal itself, it can prove not only healthier than fatty snacks but it will also leave you full until your next main meal.
Whey protein and Diabetes are a good combination but please consult your medical practitioner before undergoing any changes to your diet just to be safe and whey protein powder, nor any other supplement, should replace any medication you are prescribed.
I hope this has been of some use to you and I thank you for reading.
David Stanhope www.wheyproteinking.com
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Shelly Petrini
October 30, 2008 at 10:12 am
I am a nutritionalist and actually, whey protein is very harmful to diabetes! You should look into the latest research on this topic. Specifically, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has confirmed that whey’s high Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score not only ensures a rate of amino acid delivery that is too rapid to even help with recovery, but it can contribute to the onset of diabetes through a condition called Aminoacidemia. Too many amino acids in the blood, too quickly, will overstress and degrade the abiity of beta-cells to produce sufficient insulin when called for….leading to pre-diabetes.
David Stanhope
October 31, 2008 at 8:59 am
I have looked at these studies and they are not new but published in November 2006 and yet whey is still continued to be promoted to help Diabetics and bodybuilders as such, another piece of supposed ‘misguided’ previous information that is now being cliamed to be wrong.
I appreciate your comment and since it I have contacted main Diabetes charities to keep in with up-to-date information and studies as I would not ever want to misinform readers but I have done extensive research on the internet and in book saobut whey protein and this is the first time I have ever come across this and having looked into it, it doesn’t appear to be new information.
Morlene
March 12, 2010 at 11:18 pm
My friend has diabetics,. Susie has lost 90lbs+ and can’t seem to gain.She has been a vegetarian almost all her life. The Dr told her she has to eat protein, be it meat or something else. How can she find out what she has to do? She took a blood test and found that she now has to much protein in her urine. She doesn’t have any health insurance and has to go to the County for all of her medical needs.
Please if you can help.
Thank you, Morlene