Hello, I was recently diagnosed with insulin resistance with polycystic ovaries and a big fibroid on the uterus that needs to be removed. I was put on restrictive diet and inositol to reverse insulin resistance, as well as some vitamins (d, b12 and iron). I still have questions about some ambiguous foods, like pop corn, multigrain and whole bread, sweet potatoes, oats and granola, cocoa and dark chocolate, as well as honey and stevia (after reading some alarming articles online about it). Are they helpful or will they aggravate the problem? How about dairy and gluten? Some say they need to be avoided. Thank you very much for your time, looking forward to hear your piece of advice.
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Concern over certain foods!
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Hi and welcome to the forum @chrysap . Insulin resistance (IR) is closely connected to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS. Very briefly IR is where your body‘s cells do not effectively respond to the hormone insulin and causes blood sugars to rise. It is one of the main components of T2DM.
If you think of insulin as being the key to open the cells up to receiving sugars / glucose for energy, but the key will not open the door, or it only partially opens the door, then circulating blood sugars have no where to go, so blood sugar stays in the blood causing your blood sugars to rise or the body converts it into fat. To counter IR the body has to produce more and more insulin. One of the ways to counter IR is to reduce your dietary carbohydrates . The body turns all carbohydrates and starches into sugars. One of the best ways to try and reduce your insulin resistance is through diet or exercise.
So all carbs and starches turn to sugars in the body. So reducing foods that contain carbs will help reduce insulin resistance, blood sugars and the amount of insulin the body is secreting (excess insulin also increases insulin resistance).
You mentioned foods like pop corn, multigrain and whole bread, sweet potatoes, oats and granola, all these foods are high in carbs. It doesn’t matter if it’s ‘healthy’ whole grain breads they are still high in carbs and the body will turn them into sugars. Corn is high in carbs, potatoes are high in carbs and starches, rice, and pastas. Basically anything containing sugars or wheat flour will be high in carbs. Honey is high in carbs, and some bought honey contains corn syrup, it shouldn’t but unfortunately it can do. Now dark chocolate high in cocoa is okay, stevia contains no carbs. Many T2 members here have reduced their carb in take, some are on very low carb, high fat diets and have brought their blood sugars right down and into the normal range.
I’m going to tag @JoKalsbeek . She has a very useful blog which covers low carb diets , foods etc.
Chrysap please don’t hesitate to ask questions. I’m sure more forum members will have dietary advice to add.
If you think of insulin as being the key to open the cells up to receiving sugars / glucose for energy, but the key will not open the door, or it only partially opens the door, then circulating blood sugars have no where to go, so blood sugar stays in the blood causing your blood sugars to rise or the body converts it into fat. To counter IR the body has to produce more and more insulin. One of the ways to counter IR is to reduce your dietary carbohydrates . The body turns all carbohydrates and starches into sugars. One of the best ways to try and reduce your insulin resistance is through diet or exercise.
So all carbs and starches turn to sugars in the body. So reducing foods that contain carbs will help reduce insulin resistance, blood sugars and the amount of insulin the body is secreting (excess insulin also increases insulin resistance).
You mentioned foods like pop corn, multigrain and whole bread, sweet potatoes, oats and granola, all these foods are high in carbs. It doesn’t matter if it’s ‘healthy’ whole grain breads they are still high in carbs and the body will turn them into sugars. Corn is high in carbs, potatoes are high in carbs and starches, rice, and pastas. Basically anything containing sugars or wheat flour will be high in carbs. Honey is high in carbs, and some bought honey contains corn syrup, it shouldn’t but unfortunately it can do. Now dark chocolate high in cocoa is okay, stevia contains no carbs. Many T2 members here have reduced their carb in take, some are on very low carb, high fat diets and have brought their blood sugars right down and into the normal range.
I’m going to tag @JoKalsbeek . She has a very useful blog which covers low carb diets , foods etc.
Chrysap please don’t hesitate to ask questions. I’m sure more forum members will have dietary advice to add.
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Good morning, and welcome @chrysap .
This is the blog @Melgar mentioned; https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html . I hope it is helpful. She covered everything else already, it seems. For now anyway. If you have more questions, feel free!
Jo
