Well - meat fish shellfish eggs cheese are the basics, I then add in low carb foods, a maximum carb content of 10 percent, so lots of salads and stirfries. I kept my BG levels normal eating 50 gm of carbs per day - mostly in the evenings, but now am cutting back to 40 gm per day, and all from low carb foods, to try to lose weight. Do you need to go lower than me to achieve low BG levels?
One of the magic tricks Metformin does is expand widthways with a cellulose matrix that acts like a sponge to soak up those pesky carbs and hold on to them as they transfer down the alimentary canal to be expelled in a white stool. Looks like maggots the first time you notice them, frightened me until I read about it in the patients leaflet in the box. It removes them before they do harm, I believe. They are there if you care to look for them..........!
The negative from this is that it stores glucose and water as glucogen in the muscles for future use as a local fast access energy store. If we are sedentary and do not use this up, then it tends to stay stored, along with the associated water in the cells, leading to weight gain. Not such a problem as the other storage cells in the adipose cells and liver, but this weight is the kind that WW and other sliming diets are geared to reduce quickly so giving impressive success stories. This is why weight lost by diet gets regained quickly again since it is just sugar and water as glucogen otherwise wrongly referred to as fat.
May I tactfully suggest that having high blood sugar levels would also contribute to an early demise. We have the option of choosing here, and hopefully making an informed choice.
"Metformin works by activating an enzyme called AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), that in turn signals the liver to produce less glucose and encourages cells to store glucose from the bloodstream (thus lowering blood glucose levels). AMPK also affects the body’s metabolism by inhibiting the production of cholesterol and fatty acids and lowering insulin resistance. Additionally, metformin may decrease the absorption of glucose by the gastrointestinal tract, allowing more time for insulin to work and reducing postmeal spikes in blood glucose level."
It used to be a common wisdom to avoid red meat and eggs but not anymore. The new rules are not avoidable of meat but sugar in any form and reducing of carbs but not eliminated it completely because Carbs very much important for body energy. The new research suggests that the problem most likely with sugar.
