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Insulin potentiation therapy (IPT) is an emerging therapeutic modality used to treat cancer and other diseases, using insulin in combination with other drugs, including
chemotherapy agents. It is a safe, gentle and effective alternative to chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. The principal behind IPT is that by placing a patient into a mild hypoglycemic
state, cancer cells become more vulnerable. This vulnerability allows for smaller dosages of chemo agents to have a much stronger effect and permits high absorption.
IPT dates from about 1930, and has been in use continuously since by a small, but now rapidly growing number of doctors. This method was first used to treat cancer in 1945 by Dr.
Perez Garcia I. Currently more than 100 physicians in 22 countries have IPT certification.
IPT AND CANCER
IPT has been very promising with Cancer and other diseases, and is a gentler, more effective method of administering chemotherapy.
Why IPT works?
1. Insulin makes cell membranes more permeable, so drugs can be transported and delivered more effectively.
2. There are many more insulin receptors on typical cancer cells, so more drug concentration is delivered to them.
3. Insulin stimulates cancer cells to begin to divide, making them more vulnerable to many chemotherapy drugs.
4. Possible stimulation of immune function and elimination of toxins.
5. Poorly-understood improvements of blood chemistry that favor healing and discourage cancer.
In basic terms, since the treatment makes the delivery of chemotherapy more effective, a lesser dosage is required for a similar effective dosage of regular chemotherapy, which bombards the body with high doses to get through to the cancer.
HOW IPT WORKS
In its simplest form, Insulin Potentiation Therapy consists of the following steps:
1. A small amount of insulin is injected intravenously.
2. Over 18 to 40 minutes, symptoms of mild hypoglycemia develop.
3. At the "therapeutic moment", medications are injected intravenously, together with or followed by intravenous glucose, ending the hypoglycemia.
IPT consists of an artificially generated pulse of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) that apparently improves the effectiveness of drugs through several mechanisms. IPT makes cell membranes more permeable, and increases uptake of drugs into cells. It apparently
makes tissues more permeable, too. It can help transport drugs across the blood-brain barrier. It may stimulate growth of blood vessels, and may stimulate and balance the immune system. In tumors, it apparently selectively delivers chemotherapy drugs to cancer cells,
and makes the cells more susceptible to the drugs by modifying their metabolism and by stimulating them to begin dividing. IPT also may change the chemistry of the blood in a way that appears to improve health.
ADMINISTERING THE IPT PROCESS
1. The patient shows up for treatment having fasted overnight. A tray of medications is prepared, based on the patient's illness, symptoms, and general condition. Doses are typically 1/2 to 1/20 of the dose normally given without IPT.
2. An intravenous (IV) drip is established. A small amount of IV insulin is given, about 0.1 to 0.4 units per kilogram of patient weight. Humalog (Lilly, fast-acting human-like insulin) is the current insulin of choice. Humulin (Lilly, regular human insulin)
is also very effective. Any intramuscular and oral medications are given to the patient a few minutes later, so that they will have time to enter the bloodstream. The patient is always under close observation. In a rare case of insulin hypersensitivity, IV glucose can be immediately given to avoid any danger of shock.
3. After 20 to 30 minutes, symptoms of mild hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) start to develop: hunger, thirst, drowsiness, mild sweat, increased body temperature, faster heartbeat (tachycardia) and palpitations. The doctor decides how long to wait, and how far these symptoms should progress. Deeper hypoglycemia seems
to produce quicker and more profound medical results. Normal blood glucose ranges from 80 to 100 mg/dl. During IPT, it falls to around 55 to 60 mg/dl. Using Humulin (human insulin of recombinant DNA origin, Lilly), the process takes roughly 29 to 42 minutes. Using Humalog (faster acting variant of Humulin), it takes only 18 to 21 minutes.
4. The "Therapeutic Moment" has arrived. Dr. Donato says that at this time, "the doors are open", and medications can be most effectively absorbed. Intravenous medications are given, followed by IV hypertonic glucose. Symptoms of hypoglycemia rapidly disappear. The patient is given a sweet beverage (Gatorade or fruit juice) to complete
the recovery of normal blood sugar levels. Total elapsed time for the IPT treatment (using Humalog) can be less than 90 minutes.
5. The patient is sent away with specific instructions on what light meals to eat, and sometimes with oral medications to take between treatments. Another treatment may be given in two days to two months, depending on the patient's condition and stage of treatment.
Although the only recognized medical treatments for any cancer are chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, IPT is emerging as one of the most exciting and promising modalities in a current climate open-minded to the benefits of "alternative" or progressive medicine.
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