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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2455248" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>A little concerned about the sudden weight loss. That was one of the reasons they tested my C-peptide and GAD, because though it does happen in T2, it's more a T1 thing. Did that get checked? </p><p></p><p>That said, the most common advice here for an overweight T2 would be to eat one or two meals a day (three if one must), no snacking, practice Intermittent Fasting and whatnot... But your husband doesn't have to lose weight to combat insulin resistance, so all that <em>doesn't apply </em>to him. All he has to do it get his blood sugars down. So he's going to need a meter to see how he responds to food (extra important as there's a slight niggling feeling about the losing-weight-without-trying thing...), and start on a low carb diet. Carbs turn to glucose once ingested, fats and protein are fine. So... Three square meals and snacks three times a day, all low carb, but high in fat and moderate in protein, should keep his weight in a good place, rather than absolutely emaciate him. There are athletes who low carb and don't carb-load before their activity of choice. So carb-loading is out, from here on in. It'll take a little adjustment period, with fatigue and whatnot, but he'll get there when his body shifts to burning the ingested fats rather than carbs. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a> should help some get meals sorted.</p><p></p><p>If he does proper low carb and his numbers remain high, please don't let the matter drop, he might be a T1, and those need a vastly different treatment from what T2 get. </p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2455248, member: 401801"] A little concerned about the sudden weight loss. That was one of the reasons they tested my C-peptide and GAD, because though it does happen in T2, it's more a T1 thing. Did that get checked? That said, the most common advice here for an overweight T2 would be to eat one or two meals a day (three if one must), no snacking, practice Intermittent Fasting and whatnot... But your husband doesn't have to lose weight to combat insulin resistance, so all that [I]doesn't apply [/I]to him. All he has to do it get his blood sugars down. So he's going to need a meter to see how he responds to food (extra important as there's a slight niggling feeling about the losing-weight-without-trying thing...), and start on a low carb diet. Carbs turn to glucose once ingested, fats and protein are fine. So... Three square meals and snacks three times a day, all low carb, but high in fat and moderate in protein, should keep his weight in a good place, rather than absolutely emaciate him. There are athletes who low carb and don't carb-load before their activity of choice. So carb-loading is out, from here on in. It'll take a little adjustment period, with fatigue and whatnot, but he'll get there when his body shifts to burning the ingested fats rather than carbs. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] should help some get meals sorted. If he does proper low carb and his numbers remain high, please don't let the matter drop, he might be a T1, and those need a vastly different treatment from what T2 get. Good luck! Jo [/QUOTE]
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