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Hi I have said nothing about what creates diabetes. I have said that I suspect (not proved) that many of the people whose ancestors lived in a hunting type culture and/or were subject to numerous famines would have what ever is the gene(s) that create the "hunter" glucose tolerance test...

Hi I am 77 years old and think that explains a lot. I disagree with you since it is obvious that I do not necessarily lose weight with a sever Atkins diet. The weight loss doctor who defined the "hunter" gene said these people do not lose weight on my weight loss diet. I cut the cheese to...

Hi You have explained possibly what went wrong when I had a probable autoimmune response in 1957 (except for thurst, think type 1 diabetes). I now get severe fatigue whenever I process sugar and if I eat too much sugar/starch/alchol I can get major low blood sugar many hours later. So much...

Hi A glucose tolerance test(gtt) is fairly easy to take. The "hunter" gene is a "thrifty gene" in your sense. Ask your doctor. If your gtt shows your blood sugar rising for at least 2 hours congratulations, join the hunter club. If I do not eat enough sugar I also go into a save energy...

Hi Thanks that explains why my blood sugar has risen very slowly with time since I went on my severe Atkins diet. I still think I am not making insulin.

Hi The diet doctor who called my glucose tolerance test the "hunter" gene implied this. I have lost weight. The secrete is cut the fat in your diet. I lost about 80 pounds in about 1 year on a crash diet years ago. I ate pasta with cottage cheese and some vegetables for vitamins (not...

Hi I haven't checked for ketosis but I note that I do not easily lose weight on an Atkins diet (not true for your people). I look at my glucose tolerance test and the fact that people with my type test do not lose weight on many of the standard weight loss diets. Glucose tolerance test...

Hi I have been unable with a lot of searching to find the weight loss doctor who defined the "hunter" gene on Public Broadcasting U.S.. If you find him tell me. My glucose tolerance test in 1964 was 70,1/2 hr 135,1 hr 170, 2hr 180, extended 3 hr 100. The rise for over 2 hours was his...

Hi I have been rejected by the local "expert?" on reactive hypoglycemia because my glucose tolerance test is not the one expected. I think you may have the gene and my problem. When I did not know what was happening the low blood sugar (or symptoms of same) occurred enough hours after...

Hi Thanks. I have a "hunter" gene described as leading to a glucose tolerance test which increases for a least 2 hours by a doctor on Public Broadcasting U.S.. I had a probable autoimmune response (think type 1 diabetes) in 1957 and started getting symptoms. It took many years to figure out...

Hi You could say I am promoting my article that the publisher says will appear in the Scientific American. I found one of the 4 people I know have my symptoms by placing an ad in the New York Times they made me remove Atkins but Atkins was what gave me the courage to remove grains, fruit and...

Hi Definitely not standard reactive hypoglycemia. I was contacted by the people who run this forum and gave them the information I had at the time. They seemed impressed. I only know of 4 people with my problem. It may simply not be diagnosed since 3 of these people have not been...

See post below. I have another autoimmune disease only found with people who have the "hunter" gene. We get fatigue which can be controlled by never letting our blood sugar go to high (not defined at present). People with the "hunter" gene do not create insulin until their blood sugar...

Hi I have an autoimmune disease which gives me fatigue whenever I create insulin. I have the "hunter" gene (note only people with this gene can get my problem), you detect the "hunter" gene by taking a glucose tolerance test. With this test people with the "hunter" gene have there blood...

Hi I have good reason to believe that I have simulated what a diabetic would get if they used a severe Atkins diet for app 7 years. Over that time my blood sugar had a very slight upwards bias. My most recent readings are 99 fasting and 5.8 A1C. Is this what you would expect?

Hi I do not have diabetes but have another sugar related problem. I have been controlling my problem for about 8 years by eating a diet which (for my genetics) means I do not produce insulin. I have postulated that since I can do it a diabetic should be able to do it. I recently read that...

Hi I have a sugar problem not diabetes. With this condition I get fatigue if I stimulate my insulin reaction. I have the "hunter" gene. My glucose tolerance test rises for over 2 hours before crashing. I think people with this gene do not process sugar until their blood sugar rises to an...

Hi I agree with whomever wrote follow your bliss. Unless there is something wrong people can go without breakfast and do fine.

Hi It has been pointed out to me that I have been on a strict Atkins diet for many years. There have been times I have gained weight on this diet. There have been times I have lost weight on this diet. For me this diet is no different than any other in the sense of its effect on my weight.