We should start out by stating that if you suffer from Type I diabetes – the genetic, childhood-onset variety that is treated by regular insulin injections – you should not attempt the oral HCG weight loss method until you have consulted with a physician and had a thorough physical examination.

However, Type II diabetes – the adult-onset variety that is not necessarily insulin dependent and can be controlled through diet – is another matter. Such people may very well benefit from HCG treatments. In fact, according in Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, whose research is the basis of the HCG diet, there are a number of obesity-related conditions that have been known to improve with the administration of HCG.

What Dr. Simeons Noticed

The human chorionic gonadotropic hormone is a biochemical substance that protects the fetus during the early stages of pregnancy. We’ve covered this at length in this blog; what is important to know at this point is the effect of this substance not only on fat, but obesity-related disorders.

There are a number of these conditions, which according to Dr. Simeons involve the diencephalic region of the brain. This includes the hypothalamus, which is directly responsible for endocrine function. Some of these conditions are:

-   Type II diabetes
-   gout
-   rheumatism
-   arthritis
-   hypertension (high blood pressure)
-   atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
-   heart disease
-   cerebral hemorrhage

Now, not all overweight people develop these conditions; conversely, any or all of these can afflict people of normal weight. However, it appears that if obesity does not necessarily cause these disorders, it can certainly aggravate them.

Dr. Simeons noticed that most of these conditions either do not develop during pregnancy, or become less severe. In Pounds and Inches, Dr. Simeons wrote:

“If HCG + diet does in the obese bring about those diencephalic
changes which are characteristic of pregnancy, one would expect
to see an improvement in all these conditions comparable to that
seen in real pregnancy. The administration of HCG does in fact do
this in a remarkable way.” (1954)

HCG and Type II Diabetes

Dr. Simeons states that those suffering from “a fairly advanced case of stable diabetes” (in other words, adult-onset Type II) may in fact be able to stop taking their anti-diabetic medications after three or four days on the HCG diet. This, however, is not the case for those with “brittle,” or Type I diabetes.

The reason lies in the fact that the two forms of diabetes are actually different disorders. Someone who suffers from Type I, childhood-onset diabetes is a person who is born with a non-functional pancreas. This variety is genetic in nature; a victim’s grandparent likely suffered from the same condition. Type II is caused by insulin resistance; the pancreas still produces insulin, but the body’s cells do not respond, often because of a steady overload of carbohydrates. Some people are predisposed to developing Type II diabetes, but it is not genetic and can be treated successfully though diet and weight loss.