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<blockquote data-quote="ajbod" data-source="post: 2675884" data-attributes="member: 544995"><p>You DIDN'T do this to yourself, being obese does NOT make you diabetic, in fact being diabetic invariably makes people obese. You have a Metabolic syndrome, that means your body cannot process Glucose properly. This is usually Insulin resistance, and has been building up perhaps for many years. This resistance means the muscle and others cells, don't allow all of the Glucose into the cell, this causes fatigue (lack of energy where needed). The bodies answer to this problem is to chuck out even more Insulin ( the sledge hammer to crack a nut approach). This increases the Insulin resistance exacerbating the problem. Thankfully (from the bodies point of view), Insulin also controls fat storage, so to lower the blood glucose level, it first makes you thirsty, and pee more, which rids some of the Glucose, but not enough, so it rams into fat cells, out of the immediate problem area, (ie the blood).</p><p>From a type 2 diabetic point of view, our problem is that all Carbohydrate eaten, (especially the starchy carbs) is processed into Glucose.</p><p>So for many of us, our approach is to restrict the intake of carbs, to minimise the Glucose levels, thus diminishing the problem of raised Glucose levels.</p><p>The main carbs to avoid are, Potatoes, Rice, Fruit ( except small portions of Berries), Breakfast cereals, Pasta and Bread, in fact anything grain based, also cooking oils except proper olive oil, or some nut oils.</p><p>As Insulin resistance was building up, the very foods you were advised were healthy for you, were making the problem worse, until you reach a point where you get diagnosed diabetic. So inversely the foods that were demonised, ie meat and fat, Butter, Cream and Cheese, are the very foods that many of us thrive on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajbod, post: 2675884, member: 544995"] You DIDN'T do this to yourself, being obese does NOT make you diabetic, in fact being diabetic invariably makes people obese. You have a Metabolic syndrome, that means your body cannot process Glucose properly. This is usually Insulin resistance, and has been building up perhaps for many years. This resistance means the muscle and others cells, don't allow all of the Glucose into the cell, this causes fatigue (lack of energy where needed). The bodies answer to this problem is to chuck out even more Insulin ( the sledge hammer to crack a nut approach). This increases the Insulin resistance exacerbating the problem. Thankfully (from the bodies point of view), Insulin also controls fat storage, so to lower the blood glucose level, it first makes you thirsty, and pee more, which rids some of the Glucose, but not enough, so it rams into fat cells, out of the immediate problem area, (ie the blood). From a type 2 diabetic point of view, our problem is that all Carbohydrate eaten, (especially the starchy carbs) is processed into Glucose. So for many of us, our approach is to restrict the intake of carbs, to minimise the Glucose levels, thus diminishing the problem of raised Glucose levels. The main carbs to avoid are, Potatoes, Rice, Fruit ( except small portions of Berries), Breakfast cereals, Pasta and Bread, in fact anything grain based, also cooking oils except proper olive oil, or some nut oils. As Insulin resistance was building up, the very foods you were advised were healthy for you, were making the problem worse, until you reach a point where you get diagnosed diabetic. So inversely the foods that were demonised, ie meat and fat, Butter, Cream and Cheese, are the very foods that many of us thrive on. [/QUOTE]
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