Hi all, I have just had the diagnosis if insulin resistance, very near pre diabetic with a blood score of 41, this was 36 earlier in the year so has increased in a short time. I have diabetes both sides of my family. I have been trying to lose weight for 2 years but whatever I do my weight has gone up. Obviously I want to try reverse this before it gets worse but there is so much conflicting advice about what to eat I am quite confused. Has anyone done the 800cal sugar diet?
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Insulin resistance newly diagnosed
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Have a look at www.dietdoctor.com
There is lots of advice on low carb diet which will help you reduce your blood sugars and lose weight. HbA1C below 42 is not even pre-diabetic, so not too much to worry about at the moment. The 800 calorie diet at www.thebloodsugardiet.com is based on the Newcastle Diet, which many people on here have tried.
There is lots of advice on low carb diet which will help you reduce your blood sugars and lose weight. HbA1C below 42 is not even pre-diabetic, so not too much to worry about at the moment. The 800 calorie diet at www.thebloodsugardiet.com is based on the Newcastle Diet, which many people on here have tried.
paulus1
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800 cal diets will stress your body and may well cause what your trying to avoid. have a look at the lchf diet. assuming you have no other health problems its a better diet for weight loss. its good to be aware that your at higher risk and watching out just in case. with some luck and a healthier life style you may never become diabetic.
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oh_dear_me
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Hello, yes I did the 800 cal blood sugar diet when I was diagnosed back in April. My hba1c was 109 though so I felt I needed to do something drastic! I have to be honest with you and say it was very tough to do and by the end of the 8 weeks I'd certainly had enough. My bmi was 26 at the time and I lost a stone quickly. I then went on to a low-ish carb diet and 3 months later my hba1c was 52 and my bmi is now 23. This is without medication because I'd refused it and wanted to try diet first. I'm about to have another hba1c so it'll be interesting to see the results....I'm not convinced it's fallen any lower but we'll see!
Bluetit1802
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Hello and welcome,
You have every chance of reducing your HbA1c, and have made a good start by posting on this forum.
Insulin resistance can be reduced, and one way to tackle this is by reducing the amount of insulin your body makes in the pancreas. When we are insulin resistant our insulin cannot push the glucose from our bloodstream into the cells where it is used for energy. In an effort to sort this out, the pancreas continues to produce more and more insulin, and we end up with high circulating insulin (and high glucose levels). The more circulating insulin we have, the more insulin resistant we become. It is a vicious circle. Insulin is also a fat carrying hormone, and if we have too much of it we can end up getting fatter and fatter or unable to lose weight.
Production of insulin by the pancreas is triggered when we have eaten carbohydrate. The more carbs we eat, the more insulin is produced. So ... to keep insulin levels as low as we can we have to restrict how many carbs we eat. We should also lose weight.
Other ways to reduce insulin resistance are diets such as the 800 calorie 8 week diets such as the one you have asked about.
Additional exercise is also invaluable, and this doesn't have to be in a gym. Daily brisk walks are just as valuable.
You have every chance of reducing your HbA1c, and have made a good start by posting on this forum.
Insulin resistance can be reduced, and one way to tackle this is by reducing the amount of insulin your body makes in the pancreas. When we are insulin resistant our insulin cannot push the glucose from our bloodstream into the cells where it is used for energy. In an effort to sort this out, the pancreas continues to produce more and more insulin, and we end up with high circulating insulin (and high glucose levels). The more circulating insulin we have, the more insulin resistant we become. It is a vicious circle. Insulin is also a fat carrying hormone, and if we have too much of it we can end up getting fatter and fatter or unable to lose weight.
Production of insulin by the pancreas is triggered when we have eaten carbohydrate. The more carbs we eat, the more insulin is produced. So ... to keep insulin levels as low as we can we have to restrict how many carbs we eat. We should also lose weight.
Other ways to reduce insulin resistance are diets such as the 800 calorie 8 week diets such as the one you have asked about.
Additional exercise is also invaluable, and this doesn't have to be in a gym. Daily brisk walks are just as valuable.
If you want to lose weight and you have insulin resistance, then it is very likely you will get on well with “A New Atkins For a New You”, the “8 Week Blood Sugar Diet” would be also be a good option, but requires more commitment. Another option that works well for people like us with insulin resistance is intermittent fasting, Dr Jason Fung is a leading expert on this and has posted many videos etc on line, his book “The Complete Guide to Fasting” is very well presented.
Personly I think in the time it would take you do consider all the options you could have done the first few weeks of “A New Atkins For a New You”.......
Personly I think in the time it would take you do consider all the options you could have done the first few weeks of “A New Atkins For a New You”.......
Daibell
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Hi. I would focus on reducing the carbs and have proteins and fats to keep you feeling full. Personally, I would forget calories as the body doesn't work in the same way as a calorie test furnace but carbs are stored by the body as fat if you have more than can be burned. The ND diet same as the 800 calorie diet results in reducing fats more than carbs as they have twice the calorie value but fats aren't the main cause of weight gain and hardly affect BS. This is better than nothing but a low-carb diet is even better.
