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- Type of diabetes
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- Dislikes
- Diet drinks - the artificial sweeteners taste vile.
Having to forswear foods I have loved all my life.
Trying to find low carb meals when eating out.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...ber-october-lead-to-long-term-health-benefits says:
"After their month of sobriety, their insulin resistance – a marker for diabetes – improved by about 25%.".
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/4/723 however says:
"RESULTS Fourteen intervention studies were included in a meta-analysis of six glycemic end points. Alcohol consumption did not influence estimated insulin sensitivity (standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.08 [−0.09 to 0.24]) or fasting glucose (SMD 0.07 [−0.11 to 0.24]) but reduced HbA1c (SMD −0.62 [−1.01 to −0.23]) and fasting insulin concentrations (SMD −0.19 [−0.35 to −0.02]) compared with the control condition. Alcohol consumption among women reduced fasting insulin (SMD −0.23 [−0.41 to −0.04]) and tended to improve insulin sensitivity (SMD 0.16 [−0.04 to 0.37]) but not among men. Results were similar after excluding studies with high alcohol dosages (>40 g/day) and were not influenced by dosage and duration of the intervention.
CONCLUSIONS Although the studies had small sample sizes and were of short duration, the current evidence suggests that moderate alcohol consumption may decrease fasting insulin and HbA1c concentrations among nondiabetic subjects. Alcohol consumption might improve insulin sensitivity among women but did not do so overall."
Noting that this is for non-diabetic subjects.
More or less summed up in https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/d...-abstinence-really-improve-insulin-resistance
"Abstaining from alcohol on a short-term basis improved insulin resistance, according to new research by scientists in the U.K. However, a U.S. expert says the findings are counter to other research and to traditional advice that moderate alcohol intake may benefit those with diabetes.".
Also (my highlighting):
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"If someone drinks moderately and has no reason to stop, they can continue," he says. "When people stop drinking, they become more insulin resistance, need more medications and blood pressure tends to go up," he says, especially in those with diabetes.
Bottom line, says Dr. Zonszein: "We will need more studies" to verify the U.K. findings.
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So damned if you do and damned if you don't.
I was considering Sober October after reading the Guardian article because Insulin Resistance is a major issue with most T2s. However I can't now decide if it would be a good or a bad thing.
"After their month of sobriety, their insulin resistance – a marker for diabetes – improved by about 25%.".
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/4/723 however says:
"RESULTS Fourteen intervention studies were included in a meta-analysis of six glycemic end points. Alcohol consumption did not influence estimated insulin sensitivity (standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.08 [−0.09 to 0.24]) or fasting glucose (SMD 0.07 [−0.11 to 0.24]) but reduced HbA1c (SMD −0.62 [−1.01 to −0.23]) and fasting insulin concentrations (SMD −0.19 [−0.35 to −0.02]) compared with the control condition. Alcohol consumption among women reduced fasting insulin (SMD −0.23 [−0.41 to −0.04]) and tended to improve insulin sensitivity (SMD 0.16 [−0.04 to 0.37]) but not among men. Results were similar after excluding studies with high alcohol dosages (>40 g/day) and were not influenced by dosage and duration of the intervention.
CONCLUSIONS Although the studies had small sample sizes and were of short duration, the current evidence suggests that moderate alcohol consumption may decrease fasting insulin and HbA1c concentrations among nondiabetic subjects. Alcohol consumption might improve insulin sensitivity among women but did not do so overall."
Noting that this is for non-diabetic subjects.
More or less summed up in https://www.endocrineweb.com/news/d...-abstinence-really-improve-insulin-resistance
"Abstaining from alcohol on a short-term basis improved insulin resistance, according to new research by scientists in the U.K. However, a U.S. expert says the findings are counter to other research and to traditional advice that moderate alcohol intake may benefit those with diabetes.".
Also (my highlighting):
"
"If someone drinks moderately and has no reason to stop, they can continue," he says. "When people stop drinking, they become more insulin resistance, need more medications and blood pressure tends to go up," he says, especially in those with diabetes.
Bottom line, says Dr. Zonszein: "We will need more studies" to verify the U.K. findings.
"
So damned if you do and damned if you don't.
I was considering Sober October after reading the Guardian article because Insulin Resistance is a major issue with most T2s. However I can't now decide if it would be a good or a bad thing.