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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2265161" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>First off, I don't have an eating disorder, unless you want to call some moderate emotional/comfort eating (which about 75% if not more of people do), a disorder. There are others here though on the spectrum who have similar issues, and they follow a low carb diet with varying success, within their possibilities. </p><p></p><p>Basically, there are 3 macro nutrients. Protein, fat and carbs. If you cut all of those down, you're living off of air, which is what you're suggesting now. So, first thing you need to do is get your numbers from your test results. Some practices have them available online, but you might have to call the assistant, or if you're uncomfortable with that, request it per mail or e-mail. Cholesterol is deemed "high" in people when it really isn't all that bad, so you need to know where you are where that's concerned, the breakdown is important rather than total cholesterol. Statins can up your blood glucose considerably, and if you don't need them , you might want to consider discussing ditching them with your doc. (If you've had a cardiac event in the past consider me shutting up). I had high-ish cholesterol when first diagnosed, but with switching to low carb that all went away. Together with my non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.</p><p></p><p>You were on met because of the PCOS, which also gives one insulin resistance, (the PCOS, not the Met), so it's a bit weird no-one kept an eye on you to see how your blood sugars were doing. Then again, no-one bothered to tell me my results either, so... Par for the course, I suppose. Metformin doesn't do anything about what you eat though. It may suppress hunger some, though it doesn't sound like it does that for you. The most it does is keep your liver from dumping too much glucose. Reducing the output with up to 75%. It's not going to so anything about the carbs you ingest, and all carbs turn to glucose once ingested. (Exception to the rule being sugar alcohols, as they can't penetrate the bowel and never enter the bloodstream).</p><p></p><p>So what's next? You give us that list of "can"s, maybe add the most dire "can'ts" as well. You be <em>as specific as possible</em> so we can suss out what is still doable within the restrictions on your diet and what isn't. Good news being, the cheese is a keeper. Is cauliflower mash or cauliflower rice an option? No skin on that, should hopefully be able to replace regular mash. (Goes well with cheese and/or butter. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html" target="_blank">https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html</a> <-- this is going to include a lot of foods that will make your skin crawl, but maybe it'll help. Sorry about the yucky stuff in advance.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how much I'll be around in the next few days, but if I don't respond, there's a whole bunch of people here who know exactly what's what. And you might want to read Dr. Jason Fung's the Diabetes Code, and visit Dietdoctor.com. You might come across things that can be adjusted to work for you. </p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2265161, member: 401801"] First off, I don't have an eating disorder, unless you want to call some moderate emotional/comfort eating (which about 75% if not more of people do), a disorder. There are others here though on the spectrum who have similar issues, and they follow a low carb diet with varying success, within their possibilities. Basically, there are 3 macro nutrients. Protein, fat and carbs. If you cut all of those down, you're living off of air, which is what you're suggesting now. So, first thing you need to do is get your numbers from your test results. Some practices have them available online, but you might have to call the assistant, or if you're uncomfortable with that, request it per mail or e-mail. Cholesterol is deemed "high" in people when it really isn't all that bad, so you need to know where you are where that's concerned, the breakdown is important rather than total cholesterol. Statins can up your blood glucose considerably, and if you don't need them , you might want to consider discussing ditching them with your doc. (If you've had a cardiac event in the past consider me shutting up). I had high-ish cholesterol when first diagnosed, but with switching to low carb that all went away. Together with my non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. You were on met because of the PCOS, which also gives one insulin resistance, (the PCOS, not the Met), so it's a bit weird no-one kept an eye on you to see how your blood sugars were doing. Then again, no-one bothered to tell me my results either, so... Par for the course, I suppose. Metformin doesn't do anything about what you eat though. It may suppress hunger some, though it doesn't sound like it does that for you. The most it does is keep your liver from dumping too much glucose. Reducing the output with up to 75%. It's not going to so anything about the carbs you ingest, and all carbs turn to glucose once ingested. (Exception to the rule being sugar alcohols, as they can't penetrate the bowel and never enter the bloodstream). So what's next? You give us that list of "can"s, maybe add the most dire "can'ts" as well. You be [I]as specific as possible[/I] so we can suss out what is still doable within the restrictions on your diet and what isn't. Good news being, the cheese is a keeper. Is cauliflower mash or cauliflower rice an option? No skin on that, should hopefully be able to replace regular mash. (Goes well with cheese and/or butter. :)) [URL]https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html[/URL] <-- this is going to include a lot of foods that will make your skin crawl, but maybe it'll help. Sorry about the yucky stuff in advance. I don't know how much I'll be around in the next few days, but if I don't respond, there's a whole bunch of people here who know exactly what's what. And you might want to read Dr. Jason Fung's the Diabetes Code, and visit Dietdoctor.com. You might come across things that can be adjusted to work for you. Good luck! Jo [/QUOTE]
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