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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2229600" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>I think your experience shows that for some type 2 at least, weight is a major factor and shedding it makes a big difference. As if the pancreas/liver are misfunctioning due to being suffocated by fat. Once no longer covered in said fat they work better and insulin resistance is thus reduced.</p><p></p><p>Also exercise and extra muscle can help burn off excess glucose but not everyone is in a position to do this.</p><p></p><p>A diet previously ridiculously high in carbs brought down to reasonable levels may be sufficient change for those not highly resistant. Perhaps simply no longer pushing their personal limits so hard if not too much metabolic disfunction had occurred as yet.</p><p></p><p>If you are in these categories you may well be able to tolerate more carbs and maintain good levels.</p><p></p><p>Those that either don’t have huge changes to make, don’t have the weight to lose or remain highly reactive to carbs even after weight loss perhaps have different mechanisms at play (genetic?) causing or aggravating their insulin resistance.</p><p></p><p>All goes towards the argument there are varying versions of type 2 that as yet are as undifferentiated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2229600, member: 480869"] I think your experience shows that for some type 2 at least, weight is a major factor and shedding it makes a big difference. As if the pancreas/liver are misfunctioning due to being suffocated by fat. Once no longer covered in said fat they work better and insulin resistance is thus reduced. Also exercise and extra muscle can help burn off excess glucose but not everyone is in a position to do this. A diet previously ridiculously high in carbs brought down to reasonable levels may be sufficient change for those not highly resistant. Perhaps simply no longer pushing their personal limits so hard if not too much metabolic disfunction had occurred as yet. If you are in these categories you may well be able to tolerate more carbs and maintain good levels. Those that either don’t have huge changes to make, don’t have the weight to lose or remain highly reactive to carbs even after weight loss perhaps have different mechanisms at play (genetic?) causing or aggravating their insulin resistance. All goes towards the argument there are varying versions of type 2 that as yet are as undifferentiated. [/QUOTE]
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