In Dr Bernstein's latest webinar, he talked specifically about PCOS and how difficult it is for people to lose weight. @Galja posted the link elsewhere on the forum. He talked about people not losing weight and appearing to "live on air"I'm wondering why insulin resistance fights weight loss too.
Someone on here once said insulin doesnt add weight. For some, I corrected as I assume insulin is preventing weight loss.
So if not insulin nor excessive food then what?
This OP wonders like me what causes insulin resistance to not be deminished or lost when many sufferers loss weight even.
I'm eating small amounts of food. No way enough to sustain my nearly 20stones. I still do not lose weight. I exercise, I still dont lose weight. I go low carb still no loss other than a rebounding few pounds. Loss then gain.
Why is my body in survival mode when im not starving nor walking 100s of miles a day?
OP is looking for answers from posters who look like they have the diabetes game beat.
As already pointed out..we are not medically trainer nor specialists in the field. OP would be better off quizzing his/her endocrinologist.
They know far more than I. Sorry. I cannot help with your enquiry either.
If we knew the answer we would be rich too.
I wish the OP the best of luck in finding a solution to supplement healthy food and exercise for insulin resistant sufferers.
Ps. Not all posters are not insulin resistant or at least not as severe as some. Fat will always be the whipping boy!
Ive had it all my life. Tell me something I dont know, being fat isnt healthy!
I feel your frustration too.
Your a proactive person but this gets us all fed up.
There is no solution other than an assisting diet, my friend. Kind regards in your plight.
Actually, what I was tactfully trying to convey was my T2 dad towards the end of his life was off the meds for his diabetes. (Metformin.)That is not a bad point to make.
Maybe my body has forgot to lose weight on a variant of dementia/Alzheimers?
Yes pcos does it too.In Dr Bernstein's latest webinar, he talked specifically about PCOS and how difficult it is for people to lose weight. @Galja posted the link elsewhere on the forum. He talked about people not losing weight and appearing to "live on air"
I'm wondering why insulin resistance fights weight loss too.
Someone on here once said insulin doesnt add weight. For some, I corrected as I assume insulin is preventing weight loss.
So if not insulin nor excessive food then what?
This OP wonders like me what causes insulin resistance to not be deminished or lost when many sufferers loss weight even.
I'm eating small amounts of food. No way enough to sustain my nearly 20stones. I still do not lose weight. I exercise, I still dont lose weight. I go low carb still no loss other than a rebounding few pounds. Loss then gain.
Why is my body in survival mode when im not starving nor walking 100s of miles a day?
OP is looking for answers from posters who look like they have the diabetes game beat.
As already pointed out..we are not medically trainer nor specialists in the field. OP would be better off quizzing his/her endocrinologist.
They know far more than I. Sorry. I cannot help with your enquiry either.
If we knew the answer we would be rich too.
I wish the OP the best of luck in finding a solution to supplement healthy food and exercise for insulin resistant sufferers.
Ps. Not all posters are not insulin resistant or at least not as severe as some. Fat will always be the whipping boy!
Ive had it all my life. Tell me something I dont know, being fat isnt healthy!
I feel your frustration too.
Your a proactive person but this gets us all fed up.
There is no solution other than an assisting diet, my friend. Kind regards in your plight.
Seeing as no moderator seems to have picked up on the attitude, and rudeness, in some of the OP's posts, I'll comment on it.
Neil, your remarks about your fellow posters are bordering on downright offensive. Everybody on this thread spends most of their time here helping others, answering questions and kindly offering advice - do you?
Immorality, self centred ..give me a break. Being a scientist does not elevate you to a higher position here so kindly show some respect please.
(1) 70, ½ hr 130, 1 hr 175, 2 hr 185, extended 3 hr 100. (sorry I made a minor mistake in the past)
I theorize that the hunter gene allows people to only store sugar when their blood sugar rises above some value (2). Consider the following. Evolutionary changes are often additions to existing processes. Women with the “hunter” gene have insulin resistance in pregnancy. Insulin is needed to process protein. Look at my glucose tolerance test (1). I am lead to the following weird conclusion. With the “hunter” gene people are normally in a state of insulin resistance. They are usually simulating type 2 diabetes. When their body determines that the blood sugar is heading for dangerous territory. That is, it will affect the general chemistry of the blood, the body cuts insulin resistance and generates insulin so that the excess blood sugar is changed into fat.
I think this is your “stingy” gene and it still exists today. In fact it is prevalent in the populations where the “stingy” gene theory would assume it would be prevalent. We can guess that the “hunter” gene was the one humans used before farming became prevalent. At that time the “hunter” gene had at least 2 problems. Women with this gene (ask any Indian, many failed monsoons in the past) have sugar problems in pregnancy. Further there is evidence that when farming first was tried this gene lead to people getting fat and then diabetic. Over evolutionary time 2 types of genetic change occurred. 1 change was the normal method of processing sugar. Other people (a minority) became more resistant to diabetes and not as prevalent to become fat. Since the normal people had this genetic history the insulin resistance could raise its (ugly?) head.
(1) 70, ½ hr 130, 1 hr 175, 2 hr 185, extended 3 hr 100. (sorry I made a minor mistake in the past)
(2) Up to 1/3 of the energy in sugar is lost in storing sugar and then returning sugar to the blood.
HiIn Dr Bernstein's latest webinar, he talked specifically about PCOS and how difficult it is for people to lose weight. @Galja posted the link elsewhere on the forum. He talked about people not losing weight and appearing to "live on air"
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You have a two hour peak and going steadily down by three hours.
Classic RH numbers, I would like to see the in between readings and the four hour readings.
There would be no sugar in your body once the digestion process turns it into glucose. It cannot convert it back!
It is the excess insulin that turns to visceral fat.
@yetta2mymom
I would also point out that the OP has shown no signs of any scientific approach or training. In fact some of the responses have been both unpleasant and unscientific.
I (and probably others) would, of course, welcome some details of Universities attended, qualifications achieved, papers published, posts held in scientific establishments and any other evidence to back up the claim of being a scientist.
HiThis simply means you are prediabetic...you may want to go for a full OGTT to measure your insulin level as well. It may well fit Dr Joseph Krafts model.
https://profgrant.com/2013/08/16/joseph-kraft-why-hyperinsulinemia-matters/
@ickihun,
Even though, I have now lost a lot of weight.
A lot of my gradual weight gain was due to excessive insulin converting to visceral fat.
I know you have heard all the reasons for it and no matter what you do or eat, you still gain weight. The reason is not how much you eat, it is usually some food or drink that triggers the excess insulin, it could be anything, and if I have learned anything, it's that it could be anything including protein.
Unless you obsessively test and record everything you might or might not find out.
Also, having PCOS and your thyroid will not help with your other hormones.
A family member has the same issues, with general anxiety disorder on top, but she has one hyperthyroidism and one hypothyroidism to deal with, she has lost a little but rebounds quickly if she eats more than her body needs and creates more insulin, cortisol and her hormones are all over the place especially during that time of the month! (Hate discussing woman's things!) She has been eating very low carb and feels better but the weight goes nowhere!
Insulin resistance will not go away until you get really good control of your hormones, and that is so difficult to find out why you react to something that can't possibly put weight on but it does!
If I remember fasting didn't work for you or you feel awful after a while.
That's what got rid of my insulin resistance and started my weight loss and once I started it fell off quickly. I learned a lot from my fasting stay in hospital and how good I felt and how rejuvenated I was and the energy levels were something to behold.
Just by fasting for a few days.
I still fast intermittently, because of my working life.
You may have to rethink your lifestyle and see how you do experimenting with foods that you don't think would spike you.
I'm just thinking outside the box to try and help you.
I could be totally wrong though!
HiIckihun, Professor Taylor explains insulin resistance very well, and very simply in many of his presentations, using a bicycle analogy. Have a watch sometime.
Hi@yetta2mymom
I would also point out that the OP has shown no signs of any scientific approach or training. In fact some of the responses have been both unpleasant and unscientific.
I (and probably others) would, of course, welcome some details of Universities attended, qualifications achieved, papers published, posts held in scientific establishments and any other evidence to back up the claim of being a scientist.
Hi
The "hunter" gene people are generally insulin resistant until there sugar is getting too high. I have inquired and nobody has a good answer of how they do this. I guess this is the original way people processed sugar.
Hi
I have bounced my theories off probably the world expert on adrenal problems. He is the only doctor who had enough confidence and humility to email with me. I gather he thinks the theories are possible or even probable but not proved.
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