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<blockquote data-quote="RussG" data-source="post: 207700" data-attributes="member: 30691"><p>Can I add in my $0.02 on 'carb intolerance'. I have a friend who is has coeliac disease. He is severely intolerant of gluten. He avoids being ill by completely avoiding gluten. If I am intolerant of carbohydrates and have to take insulin to treat my 'intolerance', why can't I eat no carb and stop taking my insulin? </p><p></p><p>The answer is because it's not carbohydrate (as most people here would understand it) my body can't metabolise, it's glucose as in the end result of the mechanism, which includes whether it comes from carbohydrate, protein or gluconeogenesis. Even when taking a pretty low carb intake (approx 50g a day) I still needed a basal insulin load. In another thread, someone asks 'if it's not an intolerance, why do we all get made to take glucose tolerance tests?'. Well I think the most important word in that sentence is 'glucose' and not 'tolerance''.</p><p></p><p>Nobody here is advocating ramming themselves (or anyone else) full of carbs. We all practise some form of carb restraint, but I find the attitude being put out there that eating any carb is consuming poison to be both incorrect and extremely unhelpful. Everyone here (and I mean EVERYONE) needs to be respectful of other people's choices. </p><p></p><p>Now this is a low carb thread, so a debate on what counts as low carb is an appropriate topic. However, nowhere on this site should people's choices be ridiculed or sneered at. I've said this before and I'll say it again: we all have to find our best route for managing this, be that low carb, no carb, more carb or a potion made from the rear quarters of South American fruitbats. As moderators we will not tolerate personal attacks, nor will we accept people insensitively throwing around epithets that people will find insulting. As moderators we are watching these threads and are trying hard to keep the dialogue and flow going. Don't give us reasons to stop it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RussG, post: 207700, member: 30691"] Can I add in my $0.02 on 'carb intolerance'. I have a friend who is has coeliac disease. He is severely intolerant of gluten. He avoids being ill by completely avoiding gluten. If I am intolerant of carbohydrates and have to take insulin to treat my 'intolerance', why can't I eat no carb and stop taking my insulin? The answer is because it's not carbohydrate (as most people here would understand it) my body can't metabolise, it's glucose as in the end result of the mechanism, which includes whether it comes from carbohydrate, protein or gluconeogenesis. Even when taking a pretty low carb intake (approx 50g a day) I still needed a basal insulin load. In another thread, someone asks 'if it's not an intolerance, why do we all get made to take glucose tolerance tests?'. Well I think the most important word in that sentence is 'glucose' and not 'tolerance''. Nobody here is advocating ramming themselves (or anyone else) full of carbs. We all practise some form of carb restraint, but I find the attitude being put out there that eating any carb is consuming poison to be both incorrect and extremely unhelpful. Everyone here (and I mean EVERYONE) needs to be respectful of other people's choices. Now this is a low carb thread, so a debate on what counts as low carb is an appropriate topic. However, nowhere on this site should people's choices be ridiculed or sneered at. I've said this before and I'll say it again: we all have to find our best route for managing this, be that low carb, no carb, more carb or a potion made from the rear quarters of South American fruitbats. As moderators we will not tolerate personal attacks, nor will we accept people insensitively throwing around epithets that people will find insulting. As moderators we are watching these threads and are trying hard to keep the dialogue and flow going. Don't give us reasons to stop it. [/QUOTE]
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