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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2355775" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>I’m sorry but you are falling for the typical and generally unhelpful mantra of diabetes. A low carb diet means you become fat adapated and you burn the fat on your body (or that eaten) for energy and have no need to rely on carbs. Long distance endurance athletes manage so I’m sure you could once adapted, and lose more weight than on a low fat diet such as you are right now. Exercise is helpful for diabetics, diet even more so though.</p><p></p><p>It is all carbs that matter not just sugar. A common misconception often not corrected by drs. All carbs turn to glucose as you digest them, the only difference is how quickly. A long slow rise as in lower GI foods is still the same amount of time under the curve as a shorter higher one. They both do damage and will show up in the hb1ac.</p><p></p><p>Talking of which the hb1ac is a good tool for seeing overall levels of control but it doesn’t show highs and lows and can be quite deceptive. For a T2 (not their dr who probably either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care or both) a meter isn’t for dosage or avoiding hypo’s as most drs use them. It’s to check your personal response to the food you eat. You want a 2mmol rise or less after 2 hrs. It is the single most effective method to establish what your food choices do for you. Waiting months for an hb1ac means you haven’t a clue what meals did what. It’s driving without a speedo and waiting to see if you get a speeding ticket or not. And sadly with an hb1ac of 11 recently you got the ticket but have no idea when or where.</p><p></p><p>With several hb1ac over the diagnostics level why would you think you are not diabetic? Few things will keep causing this to this level. Why do you think your medication is not working if you are not testing? If your body has become accustomed to high levels it’s likely you won’t notice til yo7 reduce it and then realise how much better you feel. What do you think will happen if you drop the meds and keep the same lifestyle? It seems more likely more changes are required not less. Diabetic medication does not prevent being in ketosis. I’m not sure why you believe this. Perhaps going back to the low carb diet (with or without the meds) is something you need to consider if you already know from experience it works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2355775, member: 480869"] I’m sorry but you are falling for the typical and generally unhelpful mantra of diabetes. A low carb diet means you become fat adapated and you burn the fat on your body (or that eaten) for energy and have no need to rely on carbs. Long distance endurance athletes manage so I’m sure you could once adapted, and lose more weight than on a low fat diet such as you are right now. Exercise is helpful for diabetics, diet even more so though. It is all carbs that matter not just sugar. A common misconception often not corrected by drs. All carbs turn to glucose as you digest them, the only difference is how quickly. A long slow rise as in lower GI foods is still the same amount of time under the curve as a shorter higher one. They both do damage and will show up in the hb1ac. Talking of which the hb1ac is a good tool for seeing overall levels of control but it doesn’t show highs and lows and can be quite deceptive. For a T2 (not their dr who probably either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care or both) a meter isn’t for dosage or avoiding hypo’s as most drs use them. It’s to check your personal response to the food you eat. You want a 2mmol rise or less after 2 hrs. It is the single most effective method to establish what your food choices do for you. Waiting months for an hb1ac means you haven’t a clue what meals did what. It’s driving without a speedo and waiting to see if you get a speeding ticket or not. And sadly with an hb1ac of 11 recently you got the ticket but have no idea when or where. With several hb1ac over the diagnostics level why would you think you are not diabetic? Few things will keep causing this to this level. Why do you think your medication is not working if you are not testing? If your body has become accustomed to high levels it’s likely you won’t notice til yo7 reduce it and then realise how much better you feel. What do you think will happen if you drop the meds and keep the same lifestyle? It seems more likely more changes are required not less. Diabetic medication does not prevent being in ketosis. I’m not sure why you believe this. Perhaps going back to the low carb diet (with or without the meds) is something you need to consider if you already know from experience it works. [/QUOTE]
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