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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2205201" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>I’d disagree quite strongly with the whole calories in and calories out thing if you turn out to be type 2. If that is the case a calorie of carbs will have a very different effect on weight (and lots of other things not least blood glucose and insulin) than a calorie of fat or protein. Most type 2 here that do low carb also do eat fat. Sometime quite a lot of fat. We still need energy from somewhere and fat doesn’t spike blood glucose the way carbs do. Without either we feel rubbish and have no energy. That all said fixed doses of insulin and low carb are a very delicate balance in order to avoid hypos. If you are type 2, insulin will slow weight loss as you already have too much, just can’t use it properly. Insulin is a fat storing and saving hormone. And even without it for a significant number of people other healing happens before weight loss does. Eg blood glucose levels falling fat from internal organs reducing, insulin resistance falling It can take some time and patience is required till it all takes off on the scales. A tape measure can be more useful in the early days.</p><p></p><p>What are you waiting on now for diagnosis? Maybe gather info whilst waiting as others suggest. Test before and 2hrs after meals. See what effect each food has on you. Record it. That way you’ll know which things need adjusting once type and any medications are sorted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2205201, member: 480869"] I’d disagree quite strongly with the whole calories in and calories out thing if you turn out to be type 2. If that is the case a calorie of carbs will have a very different effect on weight (and lots of other things not least blood glucose and insulin) than a calorie of fat or protein. Most type 2 here that do low carb also do eat fat. Sometime quite a lot of fat. We still need energy from somewhere and fat doesn’t spike blood glucose the way carbs do. Without either we feel rubbish and have no energy. That all said fixed doses of insulin and low carb are a very delicate balance in order to avoid hypos. If you are type 2, insulin will slow weight loss as you already have too much, just can’t use it properly. Insulin is a fat storing and saving hormone. And even without it for a significant number of people other healing happens before weight loss does. Eg blood glucose levels falling fat from internal organs reducing, insulin resistance falling It can take some time and patience is required till it all takes off on the scales. A tape measure can be more useful in the early days. What are you waiting on now for diagnosis? Maybe gather info whilst waiting as others suggest. Test before and 2hrs after meals. See what effect each food has on you. Record it. That way you’ll know which things need adjusting once type and any medications are sorted. [/QUOTE]
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