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Message: <blockquote data-quote="youngmanfrank" data-source="post: 265695" data-attributes="member: 29375">I think a large part of the problem is the quantity of food that people eat,which can at times totally amaze me.Now I am thinking in calorie terms I realise that the start of my problems was that filling my large plate three times a day probably resulted in a calorie consumption of 3000+ calories per day.This overloads the pancreas which will produce huge quantities of insulin to which the body eventually becomes intolerant.Yesterday I started with a small cereal bowl of shreddies and a banana,followed by a home made yoghurt/fruit smoothy.Lunch was a home made turkey curry (small foil tray size)plus a small mini naan.Tea was two slices of granary toast with baked beans and a slice of ham.In between I meals I ate an apple (am) and 2 oz of mixed nuts and raisins (pm).I exercised after every meal,yesterday it was the usual 3 mile run for the paper,plus two hour long dog walks.This resulted in a fasting blood sugar of 5.2,my average result.I am not sure whether this is considered low/medium/high carb.The Newcastle diet seems to improve insulin insensitivity,however if you have a (genetic?) propensity towards type 2 diabetes presumably you will regress if you do not change something post diet.It is not a licence to return to previous habits of diet and exercise.</blockquote>

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