Type 2 Fats and blood glucose, any help ?

[Oldvatr]

Hi there, need some references or someone who did research on how saturated fats may affect one's blood glucose. I realised, with high saturated fat food particularly full cream (that has less protein component to it) will make my BG unstable for long and will affect my fasting BG as well. It will not send it to sky high, but it will have more affect than if i had eaten a little carb without fat. I have read somewhere that G6PD deficient person may have some issue in metabolising saturated fats, and particularly that i seem to be a lean mass hyper responder (LMHR). So in my first 3 month experiments, my all markers were fine except extremely elevated LDL (9.5 mmol). I have G6PD enzyme deficiency as well. Any insights?

My big issue is that i am at my ideal weight, have no insulin resistance (did HOMA-IR). That means i can eat fat without increasing my fats/weight but i am unable to eat them because of very high LDL as well as their affect on my BG. Any insights, or references or personal experience to help me out on this please?

Have you been tested for hemolytic anemia? /this is related to the G6PD deficiency, The deficiency will make your red blood cells have a shorter lifespan, and this will affect your HbA1c readings.

Apparently, people with this problem suffer impaired fasting glucose levels. It may be that fat is adding to this problem, but it is an unusual effect not seen by most of us, It is due to the early breakdown of the haemoglobins, which will release any glycated matter back into the blood. adding to the background (basal) glucose content.

Your low HbA1c results appear to be spectacular, but may not be reliable. When you cut back on sat fat do you compensate by adding other things to your diet?

 

[Oldvatr]

Hi thank, mainly liquid dairy (double cream). Also clotted cream, cream cheese etc. I didn't cut back on mature yellow cheeses or any other cheese that has high protein content in it. I definitely reduced portion size and reduced vegetable intake as well. I feel much lighter and fasting are consistently below 5 mmol.

Ah. Many soft cream cheeses have added sugar, especially cream cheese. The hard cheese will have the same sat fat content as the soft ones. Dairy products tend to have higher lactose content, and this is a form of sugar. Double cream and hard cheese are normally lower content than the less mature produce.