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<blockquote data-quote="sally and james" data-source="post: 786475" data-attributes="member: 93504"><p>James was "obese" at diagnosis. The journey through being "overweight" to "normal weight" took several months. The low-carb induced reductions in blood sugar to "normal" levels, took place over little more than a week. I am, of course, talking about spot readings, fasting, pre and post meal, not HbA1c, which dropped from diagnosis, 75, to three months later, 36, as far as I can remember, without looking it up.</p><p>While James is only one case, I find Daibell's explanation unlikely. Assuming that you put no more, or very little more, sugars into your system, it's just a matter of how fast your available insulin and insulin/sugar take up are able to deal with the backlog. My understanding is that the body, given half a chance, prefers to take the easy option of going for the sugars, before it begins to process stored fats, so being a bit on the chubby side, shouldn't stop blood sugar levels falling.</p><p>Sally</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sally and james, post: 786475, member: 93504"] James was "obese" at diagnosis. The journey through being "overweight" to "normal weight" took several months. The low-carb induced reductions in blood sugar to "normal" levels, took place over little more than a week. I am, of course, talking about spot readings, fasting, pre and post meal, not HbA1c, which dropped from diagnosis, 75, to three months later, 36, as far as I can remember, without looking it up. While James is only one case, I find Daibell's explanation unlikely. Assuming that you put no more, or very little more, sugars into your system, it's just a matter of how fast your available insulin and insulin/sugar take up are able to deal with the backlog. My understanding is that the body, given half a chance, prefers to take the easy option of going for the sugars, before it begins to process stored fats, so being a bit on the chubby side, shouldn't stop blood sugar levels falling. Sally [/QUOTE]
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