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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Lewis" data-source="post: 2015865" data-attributes="member: 479176"><p>The endocrinologist who put me on insulin and kept increasing the dose told me that counting carbs was a 'waste of time' when I presented him with 4 weeks of carb intake/insulin dose! Later he told me, "I can do nothing more for you. You are on your own." That was about 2 months before I went on low carb and stopped taking insulin about 5 months later. I have not intentionally gone to high fat as well. The fats are higher mainly because of bacon and sausages (without many fries). I have read that the brain works better on the fats than the carbs. Even with higher fats (including eggs) all my cholesterol levels were below normal at the last test. My targets are 60 gms of carbs, 80 gms of fat and 80 gms of protein per day. Usually miss at least one just because I like a variety of food. Other people target less than 50 gms of carbs. You have to figure out what works best for you, your brain and your body. This may take several months. Just keep at it and very occasionally have a celebration of success with high carbs things you miss.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":angelic:" title="Angelic :angelic:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":angelic:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Lewis, post: 2015865, member: 479176"] The endocrinologist who put me on insulin and kept increasing the dose told me that counting carbs was a 'waste of time' when I presented him with 4 weeks of carb intake/insulin dose! Later he told me, "I can do nothing more for you. You are on your own." That was about 2 months before I went on low carb and stopped taking insulin about 5 months later. I have not intentionally gone to high fat as well. The fats are higher mainly because of bacon and sausages (without many fries). I have read that the brain works better on the fats than the carbs. Even with higher fats (including eggs) all my cholesterol levels were below normal at the last test. My targets are 60 gms of carbs, 80 gms of fat and 80 gms of protein per day. Usually miss at least one just because I like a variety of food. Other people target less than 50 gms of carbs. You have to figure out what works best for you, your brain and your body. This may take several months. Just keep at it and very occasionally have a celebration of success with high carbs things you miss.:angelic: [/QUOTE]
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