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<blockquote data-quote="Eldra" data-source="post: 1540204" data-attributes="member: 421443"><p>After a couple days I am very positive that my insuline sensitivity has been restored to much more normal levels. The issue is that I need now to pin down back again my diet a bit and my insulin dosage, so I have been experiencing some highs here and there, but nothing as critical as those 3-4 days of IR, where my BS would go up to 15-18 and stay there regardless of correction doses.</p><p></p><p>I think it is interesting this IR went away very quickly, at least for me. Basically the first meal with 40 or 50g carbs did the trick. The key for me was to fast until my BS was back to 6-7, then eat a meal with very familiar food to have little room for miscalculation. This is interesting simply because it takes months to trigger but takes a meal to go away. It may be because this is an advanced stage of starvation metabolism? Basically if carbs become very rare, a hormone such as insulin, whose job (amongst others) is to store sugars may not be practical, so it would make sense the body eventually starts to reduce its potency.</p><p></p><p>Second, I am wondering if this reaction is not evidence that carbs are actually important in a normal healthy diet? Dr Bernstein's stance seems to be that carbs are not necessary at all. It makes sense since the body can produce it from proteins for instance, or even from fat (basically from everything). However, not needing it may not mean that we are meant to not eat it in the first place. Considering our ancestor monkeys for instance, they do eat lots of fruits, which is full of sugars.</p><p></p><p>I believe Dr Bernstein's diet is a bit extreme, but then again rather than 50-60g carbs a day, he suggests 30g, which may be manageable even with IR. Also, I think he suggests to adjust for protein intake with slow-acting insulin, such as Glargine? It does seem to be very effective, but this is a lifestyle choice I guess.</p><p></p><p>Finally and most importantly, thank you very much to all of those people who helped Odin004 figure this out, and me at the same time; also a big thank you to [USER=406622]@Odin004[/USER] himself for bringing this up and sharing his solution once found. I must say I was very stressed by this, I am trying to reduce my HbA1c very seriously now, as it has been around 7.5-8% for a couple of years, and I am quite nervous about being able to reach 7% for the first time since my honeymoon period possibly (and even maybe 6.5% eventually!). This was quite a big hit, but now that it is solved, thanks to all of you I can work further into sorting a more balanced, intermediate carb diet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eldra, post: 1540204, member: 421443"] After a couple days I am very positive that my insuline sensitivity has been restored to much more normal levels. The issue is that I need now to pin down back again my diet a bit and my insulin dosage, so I have been experiencing some highs here and there, but nothing as critical as those 3-4 days of IR, where my BS would go up to 15-18 and stay there regardless of correction doses. I think it is interesting this IR went away very quickly, at least for me. Basically the first meal with 40 or 50g carbs did the trick. The key for me was to fast until my BS was back to 6-7, then eat a meal with very familiar food to have little room for miscalculation. This is interesting simply because it takes months to trigger but takes a meal to go away. It may be because this is an advanced stage of starvation metabolism? Basically if carbs become very rare, a hormone such as insulin, whose job (amongst others) is to store sugars may not be practical, so it would make sense the body eventually starts to reduce its potency. Second, I am wondering if this reaction is not evidence that carbs are actually important in a normal healthy diet? Dr Bernstein's stance seems to be that carbs are not necessary at all. It makes sense since the body can produce it from proteins for instance, or even from fat (basically from everything). However, not needing it may not mean that we are meant to not eat it in the first place. Considering our ancestor monkeys for instance, they do eat lots of fruits, which is full of sugars. I believe Dr Bernstein's diet is a bit extreme, but then again rather than 50-60g carbs a day, he suggests 30g, which may be manageable even with IR. Also, I think he suggests to adjust for protein intake with slow-acting insulin, such as Glargine? It does seem to be very effective, but this is a lifestyle choice I guess. Finally and most importantly, thank you very much to all of those people who helped Odin004 figure this out, and me at the same time; also a big thank you to [USER=406622]@Odin004[/USER] himself for bringing this up and sharing his solution once found. I must say I was very stressed by this, I am trying to reduce my HbA1c very seriously now, as it has been around 7.5-8% for a couple of years, and I am quite nervous about being able to reach 7% for the first time since my honeymoon period possibly (and even maybe 6.5% eventually!). This was quite a big hit, but now that it is solved, thanks to all of you I can work further into sorting a more balanced, intermediate carb diet. [/QUOTE]
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