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<blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 2174170" data-attributes="member: 323454"><p>Hi [USER=513244]@Little Bird[/USER],</p><p></p><p>Belated welcome to the forum and well done on normalizing your blood sugar readings.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think of myself as carb-intolerant (rather than diabetic) now. T2 diabetes, for me, would entail high blood sugar levels and having to fear complications. (So, maybe in this sense it might be understood as reversal because this condition is in fact much better than it was at diagnosis.)</p><p></p><p>However, like others on this forum, I do miss a consideration of the role of insulin in this. There does seems to be significant evidence that elevated insulin levels (possibly a genetically determined response to a high carb intake) might be at the root of eventually developing T2. </p><p></p><p>My guess would be that being low-carb has also helped to lower my insulin levels (though I'll never know for sure, as they haven't tested insulin at diagnosis). High insulin, even in the absence of high blood sugars, in my mind is also likely to be harmful in the long run.</p><p></p><p>Could I eat higher carb now? I really don't know and honestly have no desire to find out. I prefer this way of eating. Also, I have a very strong family history of diabetes (father, maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and paternal grandmother died of pancreatic cancer), so there is almost certainly a genetic component in my case.</p><p></p><p>Thinking of myself as carb-intolerant keeps reminding me of the genetic predisposition and the suitability of staying low-carb in my case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy_w, post: 2174170, member: 323454"] Hi [USER=513244]@Little Bird[/USER], Belated welcome to the forum and well done on normalizing your blood sugar readings. Personally, I think of myself as carb-intolerant (rather than diabetic) now. T2 diabetes, for me, would entail high blood sugar levels and having to fear complications. (So, maybe in this sense it might be understood as reversal because this condition is in fact much better than it was at diagnosis.) However, like others on this forum, I do miss a consideration of the role of insulin in this. There does seems to be significant evidence that elevated insulin levels (possibly a genetically determined response to a high carb intake) might be at the root of eventually developing T2. My guess would be that being low-carb has also helped to lower my insulin levels (though I'll never know for sure, as they haven't tested insulin at diagnosis). High insulin, even in the absence of high blood sugars, in my mind is also likely to be harmful in the long run. Could I eat higher carb now? I really don't know and honestly have no desire to find out. I prefer this way of eating. Also, I have a very strong family history of diabetes (father, maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and paternal grandmother died of pancreatic cancer), so there is almost certainly a genetic component in my case. Thinking of myself as carb-intolerant keeps reminding me of the genetic predisposition and the suitability of staying low-carb in my case. [/QUOTE]
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