Coconut Oil Diabetes:
It's All About Sugar and
Feeding Your Cells

Each and every cell in your body requires a round-the-clock supply of either fatty acids or glucose to fuel metabolism and keep them alive. They die without sufficient glucose and atherosclerosis develops as capillaries and blood vessels degenerate. Damaged artery walls form plaque which clogs the arteries, leading to heart attack and stroke, the two leading causes of death in diabetics.

Insulin is crucial because without it, fatty acids and glucose in the blood stream won't be able to enter and feed your cells. Mitochondria, the energy producing organs of cells, transform glucose and fatty acids into fuel to power metabolic functions and for cell nourishment.

Glucose and long chain fatty acids (LCFA) have one big problem. They cannot enter your cells without insulin. Medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) richly and uniquely found in coconut oil can penetrate the mitochondria's double membrane without the assistance of the hormone insulin.

It doesn't matter whether your pancreas is producing enough insulin or your cells are insulin-resistant. You can rest assured that MCFA-rich coconut oil can still nourish your cells. What a comforting diabetic fact.

Because MCFAs can keep cells nourished, capillaries and blood vessels are kept alive and healthy which helps you a lot in preventing the development of atherosclerosis. At this point, it should be clear that coconut oil improves the circulation and cardiovascular health of diabetics. Coconut oil does not block arteries. It even opens them up. But we're not done yet.

In addition to its ability to feed your all important cells without the need for insulin, MCFAs abundantly found in coconut oil also help improve insulin secretion, insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. MCFAs stimulate metabolism which increases insulin production and glucose absorption into your cells. For this reason, coconut oil can help many diabetics reduce their dependency on insulin medication.

Coconut oil can also help regulate your blood sugar levels. It slows down the emptying of the stomach so that sugars are released at a slower rate into the bloodstream. Coconut oil has a very low glycemic index which is a system of measuring the effect of specific foods on blood sugar.

Even the glycemic index of sweets and starchy foods are substantially lowered when coconut oil is added to them. Adding the versatile coconut oil to meals is very effective in lowering the glycemic index of your favorite foods.

Coconut oil diabetes blessings help address the underlying problem right at the cellular level. Do you now see why coconut oil may be one of the healthiest foods in the fight against diabetes?