Pinkorchid
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Reversal to me would mean being cured and able to eat anything again If we still have to go low carb to keep BG levels down then that is remission not reversal
But what is "low carb", is it eating under 150g a day like most people did I the 1950? Being able to eat/drink an unlimited amount of anything all the time is not going to happen, as the body fat increase will bring back the diabetes.
I was a teenager in the 50's and married in 1958 and I would say most people probably ate more than 150g of carbs a day Food was still on ration for a few years after the war ended so we still filled up on bread and potatoes which were served with most meals. Food was seasonal so we had to have whatever was in season here nothing came from abroad then and in the winter that was root vegetables onions and cabbage of various sorts we had a lot of stews with plenty of root veg and just a little meat. Most people took a packed lunch usually sandwiches to work every day...my husband did for over 50 years... and people ate a lot of sugar stuff like puddings,biscuits and cakes so probably did eat more than 150g of food a dayBut what is "low carb", is it eating under 150g a day like most people did I the 1950? Being able to eat/drink an unlimited amount of anything all the time is not going to happen, as the body fat increase will bring back the diabetes.
I was a teenager in the 50's and married in 1958 and I would say most people probably ate more than 150g of carbs a day Food was still on ration for a few years after the war ended so we still filled up on bread and potatoes which were served with most meals. Food was seasonal so we had to have whatever was in season here nothing came from abroad then and in the winter that was root vegetables onions and cabbage of various sorts we had a lot of stews with plenty of root veg and just a little meat. Most people took a packed lunch usually sandwiches to work every day...my husband did for over 50 years... and people ate a lot of sugar stuff like puddings,biscuits and cakes so probably did eat more than 150g of food a day
But it was 3 meals a day. No choccie bars or burgers. Except for a rare treat. Even a chip supper came as a replacement for a meal
Folk these days eay all day. Add the 'go large' policy! Quite apt.
That is what is causing it. Not the food.
To me what has changed most is the size of the meals. They are huge compared with what we ate before. You only have to look at the servings in pub restaurants. I don't know where people put it all!
I agree. I recall that diet going into the 60s. But I think people in general have supplemented that diet or replaced it with other forms of carbs - plus added sugar in copious quantities.I was a teenager in the 50's and married in 1958 and I would say most people probably ate more than 150g of carbs a day Food was still on ration for a few years after the war ended so we still filled up on bread and potatoes which were served with most meals. Food was seasonal so we had to have whatever was in season here nothing came from abroad then and in the winter that was root vegetables onions and cabbage of various sorts we had a lot of stews with plenty of root veg and just a little meat. Most people took a packed lunch usually sandwiches to work every day...my husband did for over 50 years... and people ate a lot of sugar stuff like puddings,biscuits and cakes so probably did eat more than 150g of food a day
Exactly. Coupled with a more sedentary lifestyle for many of us, in the modern day and less in the way of home cooking from scratch.But it was 3 meals a day. No choccie bars or burgers. Except for a rare treat. Even a chip supper came as a replacement for a meal
Folk these days eay all day. Add the 'go large' policy! Quite apt.
That is what is causing it. Not the food.