Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Food and Nutrition
Weight Loss and Dieting
Trying a Slimfast diet
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 322113" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>Hi, Daved123.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, as a Type 2 diabetic, I have a problem with metabolising carbohydrate. If I ate anything near the RDA of carbs my blood glucose readings would be in double figures, which I'm sure you, as an HCP, would not like.</p><p></p><p>If one takes a large amount of carbs out of the diet, the calories have to be replaced with something else. An excess of protein is dangerous to kidney function, so my replacement calories come from natural fats - sourced from mammals, fish, olives and nuts. Organic if possible.</p><p></p><p>So I eat a modified version of the Atkins Induction Phase diet (see the Sticky Threads section). On this I have lost about 30kgs, lowered my blood pressure, improved my lipid profile across the board, and keep my blood glucose readings in the mid 4s to mid 5s almost all the time. My insulin resistance seems to have decreased, as evidenced by the fact I can now eat up to 70g of carb in a day, <em>occasionally</em>, and still keep my BGs pretty well in the non-diabetic range.</p><p></p><p>One thing that seems apparent among the diabetics on this site, is that there is no "one size fits all" solution to Type 2. I just wish the NHS would listen to us occasionally!</p><p></p><p>Viv 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 322113, member: 31282"] Hi, Daved123. Sadly, as a Type 2 diabetic, I have a problem with metabolising carbohydrate. If I ate anything near the RDA of carbs my blood glucose readings would be in double figures, which I'm sure you, as an HCP, would not like. If one takes a large amount of carbs out of the diet, the calories have to be replaced with something else. An excess of protein is dangerous to kidney function, so my replacement calories come from natural fats - sourced from mammals, fish, olives and nuts. Organic if possible. So I eat a modified version of the Atkins Induction Phase diet (see the Sticky Threads section). On this I have lost about 30kgs, lowered my blood pressure, improved my lipid profile across the board, and keep my blood glucose readings in the mid 4s to mid 5s almost all the time. My insulin resistance seems to have decreased, as evidenced by the fact I can now eat up to 70g of carb in a day, [i]occasionally[/i], and still keep my BGs pretty well in the non-diabetic range. One thing that seems apparent among the diabetics on this site, is that there is no "one size fits all" solution to Type 2. I just wish the NHS would listen to us occasionally! Viv 8) [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Food and Nutrition
Weight Loss and Dieting
Trying a Slimfast diet
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…