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<blockquote data-quote="tatterzombie" data-source="post: 1211314" data-attributes="member: 314953"><p>[USER=170480]@Worrierfrog[/USER] don't worry (yes I know very bad pun.. I love your name though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />)</p><p></p><p>So the theory states that the reason one is insulin resistant isn't that there isn't enough insulin around (at least not as long as your pancreas is still ok) but that it cannot do it's work due to fat blocking the insulin receptors on cells.. (I am desperately looking for a video on youtube that explained it so well but I can't seem to find it again..)</p><p>This fat is either already living between your muscle cells or floating around in your blood stream.. The first kind of fat you get rid of by losing weight, the second kind of fat you get rid of by getting rid of the fat in your food..</p><p></p><p>I am of course no doctor but my guess after switching myself from a moderate fat diet to the high carb one is that you might panic. The fbg will probably go up (because there is still too much fat in the blood) and you will probably gain weight because low carb diets tend to deplete carb stores in muscles and carbs like to cling to 3 grams of water per 1 gram of carb..</p><p>But it will all normalize after a while.. </p><p></p><p>So If I were you I would probably first eliminate fat from your current diet, add green vegetables, green beans, broccoli and the like and then start adding slowly "whole food" carbs, lentils, grains, fruit.. </p><p></p><p>I still think that Dr Barnards book on reversing type 2 diabetes is worth a read if going the hclf way as it contains more information on diabetes (plus a sample diet if one likes that kind of things). </p><p>I really need to reread the chapter on diabetes in the how not to die book..</p><p></p><p>And one last thing.. if you go high carb, fat has to be as low as possible.. Flax seeds are ok in the beginning but I would wait with adding the hand full of nuts Dr Greger suggests at least 2-3 weeks and you are happy with your blood glucose readings.. The more fat the less carbs you can afford to eat till blood glucose starts acting up again.. </p><p></p><p>If you try this, keep us updated.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt=":cat:" title="Cat :cat:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cat:" /></p><p>I am so happy hclf isn't being immediately dismissed as impossible around here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite37" alt=":happy:" title="Happy :happy:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":happy:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tatterzombie, post: 1211314, member: 314953"] [USER=170480]@Worrierfrog[/USER] don't worry (yes I know very bad pun.. I love your name though :D) So the theory states that the reason one is insulin resistant isn't that there isn't enough insulin around (at least not as long as your pancreas is still ok) but that it cannot do it's work due to fat blocking the insulin receptors on cells.. (I am desperately looking for a video on youtube that explained it so well but I can't seem to find it again..) This fat is either already living between your muscle cells or floating around in your blood stream.. The first kind of fat you get rid of by losing weight, the second kind of fat you get rid of by getting rid of the fat in your food.. I am of course no doctor but my guess after switching myself from a moderate fat diet to the high carb one is that you might panic. The fbg will probably go up (because there is still too much fat in the blood) and you will probably gain weight because low carb diets tend to deplete carb stores in muscles and carbs like to cling to 3 grams of water per 1 gram of carb.. But it will all normalize after a while.. So If I were you I would probably first eliminate fat from your current diet, add green vegetables, green beans, broccoli and the like and then start adding slowly "whole food" carbs, lentils, grains, fruit.. I still think that Dr Barnards book on reversing type 2 diabetes is worth a read if going the hclf way as it contains more information on diabetes (plus a sample diet if one likes that kind of things). I really need to reread the chapter on diabetes in the how not to die book.. And one last thing.. if you go high carb, fat has to be as low as possible.. Flax seeds are ok in the beginning but I would wait with adding the hand full of nuts Dr Greger suggests at least 2-3 weeks and you are happy with your blood glucose readings.. The more fat the less carbs you can afford to eat till blood glucose starts acting up again.. If you try this, keep us updated.. :cat: I am so happy hclf isn't being immediately dismissed as impossible around here :happy: [/QUOTE]
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