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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2309947" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>I am in the very (un)fortunate situation that I have a number of other conditions as well as blood glucose dysregulation.</p><p></p><p>Why am I fortunate?</p><p>Because I get some very rapid feedback when I do stuff that exacerbates any of those conditions.</p><p>So far, the way of eating and living that seems to do me the least harm on a day to day basis is one where my carbs are minimal, my macros are ketogenic and other foods are excluded (who wants diarrhoea and gut pain, skin issues, brain fog, enervation, all body aching, and insomnia on a daily basis? Come on, hands up? Anyone? Anyone?)</p><p></p><p>So I get to choose (daily) what kind of life I want to live.</p><p>Miserable, symptomatic, uncomfortable?</p><p>Or with a functioning brain, a body that kinda works, and a somewhat more optimistic outlook?</p><p></p><p>Makes things rather simple for me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Regarding the longer term... well... that decision and speculation is also taken care of.</p><p>If I had not followed all the (low carb gluten free) breadcrumbs that brought me to this way of eating/living then my goodness what a miserable life I would have had over previous years. How depressing that would have been. And how depressing the likely future.</p><p></p><p>Regarding long term health and a zippy enthusiastic old age? Well, lets just see. I do feel that current lifestyle, blood glucose, gut health, energy levels, etc. etc. all make the future more likely to be pleasant than if I lived in a way that made every day a miserable grind.</p><p></p><p>I would even go out on a limb and say that a life with my current eating/lifestyle for the next 15 years (I am currently 53) is a hands down winner over a life that might last another 40 years, but would involve the variety of aches pains and symptoms that would kick off with a different eating/lifestyle - and all the attendant medications they would demand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2309947, member: 41816"] I am in the very (un)fortunate situation that I have a number of other conditions as well as blood glucose dysregulation. Why am I fortunate? Because I get some very rapid feedback when I do stuff that exacerbates any of those conditions. So far, the way of eating and living that seems to do me the least harm on a day to day basis is one where my carbs are minimal, my macros are ketogenic and other foods are excluded (who wants diarrhoea and gut pain, skin issues, brain fog, enervation, all body aching, and insomnia on a daily basis? Come on, hands up? Anyone? Anyone?) So I get to choose (daily) what kind of life I want to live. Miserable, symptomatic, uncomfortable? Or with a functioning brain, a body that kinda works, and a somewhat more optimistic outlook? Makes things rather simple for me :D Regarding the longer term... well... that decision and speculation is also taken care of. If I had not followed all the (low carb gluten free) breadcrumbs that brought me to this way of eating/living then my goodness what a miserable life I would have had over previous years. How depressing that would have been. And how depressing the likely future. Regarding long term health and a zippy enthusiastic old age? Well, lets just see. I do feel that current lifestyle, blood glucose, gut health, energy levels, etc. etc. all make the future more likely to be pleasant than if I lived in a way that made every day a miserable grind. I would even go out on a limb and say that a life with my current eating/lifestyle for the next 15 years (I am currently 53) is a hands down winner over a life that might last another 40 years, but would involve the variety of aches pains and symptoms that would kick off with a different eating/lifestyle - and all the attendant medications they would demand. [/QUOTE]
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