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I just misread a post in another thread, then realised that my answer (below) was totally off topic.
But since I'd already written it out, and I am interested in all your opinions, I thought I'd post it here:
In Diane Cress' book 'the Diabetes Miracle' she makes a clear statement that knocked me back on my heels when I first read it.
Here it is:
Now, I have no idea if that statement is correct.
Cress didn't reference it, just treated it as a fact.
She has references at the back of the book, but my kindle doesn't seem to link them properly to the book text.
And I can't spot a ref connected with that statement. Which is annoying.
Anyway, setting aside the reference problem, if she is right, then by lowering your a1c one point, and not putting on weight, you have kind of burned off 5lbs.
And presumably, once the a1c stops dropping, you will start to lose weight...
Could this be a possible explanation for plateauing during weight loss?
Anyone else have an opinion on this? @phoenix ?
I have found Cress a reliable and trustworthy source of info on other things, but that doesn't necessarily mean she is correct on this one detail... And I don't think I've come across this idea elsewhere.
But since I'd already written it out, and I am interested in all your opinions, I thought I'd post it here:
In Diane Cress' book 'the Diabetes Miracle' she makes a clear statement that knocked me back on my heels when I first read it.
Here it is:
'I have found that most clinicians do not realise and therefore do not inform their patients that for every point the HbA1c drops (improves), about 5 pounds of fat tissue will form.
For example, if your a1c drops from 7.2 to 6.2 you will have assimilate 5 pounds of fat as a result of moving that excess blood sugar from the blood into the fat cells.'
That quote is from 39% of the way through my kindle version, if anyone wants to check the ref.For example, if your a1c drops from 7.2 to 6.2 you will have assimilate 5 pounds of fat as a result of moving that excess blood sugar from the blood into the fat cells.'
Now, I have no idea if that statement is correct.
Cress didn't reference it, just treated it as a fact.
She has references at the back of the book, but my kindle doesn't seem to link them properly to the book text.
And I can't spot a ref connected with that statement. Which is annoying.
Anyway, setting aside the reference problem, if she is right, then by lowering your a1c one point, and not putting on weight, you have kind of burned off 5lbs.
And presumably, once the a1c stops dropping, you will start to lose weight...
Could this be a possible explanation for plateauing during weight loss?
Anyone else have an opinion on this? @phoenix ?
I have found Cress a reliable and trustworthy source of info on other things, but that doesn't necessarily mean she is correct on this one detail... And I don't think I've come across this idea elsewhere.
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