Sugar, obesity, IR, & Immune response

[Willy50]

I wanted to put this on THIS side of the forum.  It may not be about HCV per se..... but it may pertain to immune response, damage progression, success with treatment.

It is not possible to tie it all together in one post, but I think that this may be worth looking into this.

We are eating and drinking way more sugar in our diet.  This may cause our weight to go up, this may contribute to our becoming IR, which in part can lower our response to treatment.  I have not seen data or studies on it, but I infer that this same issue may also speed our damage progression.

Now.......if I were to start a thread as a newbie and ask how much booze I can drink..... while I have HCV, the whole forum will give them a stern lecture. .......and we are right to do it.

......the same might go for smoking pot.

Now...... how often do we talk about sugar intake?

I'm going to leave 2-3 links just for you to consider;
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Toxic Sugar: Should We Regulate It Like Alcohol?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/sugar-toxic-regulation_n_1248397.html?ref=health-news&ir=Health%20News
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Sugar: The Bitter Truth          (Utube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
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I would also mention that if our diet is rapidly changing, and if damage is related to sugar/IR, then we might expect worse damage if we adapt to higher sugar intake.  

I know that Mercola is considered to be controversial by people.  This is his take on sugar; we don't have to agree on every point, but I just offer it for your consideration.
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The 76 Dangers of Sugar to Your Health

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/20/sugar-dangers.aspx

Anyway...... just a little something to think about.

willy
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[suezeeque]

Your liver contains stored sugar.  Your liver will squirt out stored sugar throughout the day to keep you going while you aren't eating anything.  

I have T1 (autoimmune) diabetes and use an insulin pump.  I've been told that I have "hypoglycemic unawareness" caused by keeping my blood sugar very low (I don't want to lose my eyes, feet or kidneys!).  I don't experience the symptoms of hypoglycemia the way other people do.  Shaking, sweating, tunnel vision followed by unconsciousness.  I go straight to unconsciousness without the symptoms.

I wonder if, due to HCV, my liver isn't able to store sugar properly?  Causing me to "crash" immediately rather than gradually?

I know that alcohol consumption is incredible dangerous for those with T1 diabetes because it interferes with the liver's ability to respond to dropping blood sugar by releasing stores.

Hmmm...