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- I do not have diabetes
Okay, let me elaborate...I feel like this discussion is going to be useful for people.
Before onset of symptoms, which were actually not caused by diabetes, I Dr, Googled it wrong. I have gone on keto diet because Internet told me to until I find out if it is diabetes. I was tested via HbA1c, fasting, fructosamine, OGTT, antibodies. OGTT came out bad. The only thing that was diabetic. Endocrinologist even put me in hospital for two days, to see what is going on. He measured my BG and other things and it came out to be okay. He said to consult with dietician on how to reintroduce carbs. Dietician was useless - they told me to eat standard food pyramid lol. So, since then I did not trust them. I made a few attempts to add some carbs, but was not happy with numbers. I never stuck out with the change in diet because of being afraid ,... and feeling unwell when attempting changes.
So, I kind of coasted with a conviction of being glucose intolerant despite endocrinologist thinking otherwise. Now, I did go to my doctor for other issues, and she suggested to attempt more carbs. Reason for it is because I show little evidence for diabetes, maybe some insulin resistance, but c-peptide being in low normal range kind of threw me off. It was low during endo consultation, but he still said it is insulin resistance ... I honestly felt like there is something else - I don't produce enough insulin, rather than being resistant. Why would I be resistance with below range c-peptide. Makes no sense. I am honestly disappointed buy medical professionals - why do they tell me to not Google things when their decisions can be verified to be very counterintuitive to what science says? c-peptide high = insulin resistance, c-peptide normal = normal sensitivity. My circumstances were of course unusual because I practiced low carbing and frankly not eating enough calories. This could have made my c-peptide quite low, so endo thought it was not a pathology.
Why I want to reintroduce carbs? Mostly my energy levels. They are low. My libido is low despite caloric surplus. I have sensitivities to things like eggs, nuts which are big source of calories. I also don't digest fats very well, causes me diarhea sometimes...But the end goal, is to find out if I am actually pre-, pre-pre, diabetic. Will my blood sugar change to something reasonable over the weeks as I increase carbs, (physiological resistance), or will it stay elevated (pathology of some sort). This question was not answered by endocrinologist, me, or any other doctor. It was my fear of finding out the truth, it still is.
I have read a lot about how pancreas stores and outputs insulin depending on glycemic load of previous meals. If you practice low carb, then pancreas will not produce much insulin. If you increase carbs, healthy pancreas will increase insulin production. If you fast, your c-peptide will be very low because you only use basal insulin with no calories. If you dump OGTT to a fasting person, they probably will fail it. So, I want to find out what happens to me when I increase carbs. Will I find out a pathology or not? I will consult with local doctor before attempting this.
Before onset of symptoms, which were actually not caused by diabetes, I Dr, Googled it wrong. I have gone on keto diet because Internet told me to until I find out if it is diabetes. I was tested via HbA1c, fasting, fructosamine, OGTT, antibodies. OGTT came out bad. The only thing that was diabetic. Endocrinologist even put me in hospital for two days, to see what is going on. He measured my BG and other things and it came out to be okay. He said to consult with dietician on how to reintroduce carbs. Dietician was useless - they told me to eat standard food pyramid lol. So, since then I did not trust them. I made a few attempts to add some carbs, but was not happy with numbers. I never stuck out with the change in diet because of being afraid ,... and feeling unwell when attempting changes.
So, I kind of coasted with a conviction of being glucose intolerant despite endocrinologist thinking otherwise. Now, I did go to my doctor for other issues, and she suggested to attempt more carbs. Reason for it is because I show little evidence for diabetes, maybe some insulin resistance, but c-peptide being in low normal range kind of threw me off. It was low during endo consultation, but he still said it is insulin resistance ... I honestly felt like there is something else - I don't produce enough insulin, rather than being resistant. Why would I be resistance with below range c-peptide. Makes no sense. I am honestly disappointed buy medical professionals - why do they tell me to not Google things when their decisions can be verified to be very counterintuitive to what science says? c-peptide high = insulin resistance, c-peptide normal = normal sensitivity. My circumstances were of course unusual because I practiced low carbing and frankly not eating enough calories. This could have made my c-peptide quite low, so endo thought it was not a pathology.
Why I want to reintroduce carbs? Mostly my energy levels. They are low. My libido is low despite caloric surplus. I have sensitivities to things like eggs, nuts which are big source of calories. I also don't digest fats very well, causes me diarhea sometimes...But the end goal, is to find out if I am actually pre-, pre-pre, diabetic. Will my blood sugar change to something reasonable over the weeks as I increase carbs, (physiological resistance), or will it stay elevated (pathology of some sort). This question was not answered by endocrinologist, me, or any other doctor. It was my fear of finding out the truth, it still is.
I have read a lot about how pancreas stores and outputs insulin depending on glycemic load of previous meals. If you practice low carb, then pancreas will not produce much insulin. If you increase carbs, healthy pancreas will increase insulin production. If you fast, your c-peptide will be very low because you only use basal insulin with no calories. If you dump OGTT to a fasting person, they probably will fail it. So, I want to find out what happens to me when I increase carbs. Will I find out a pathology or not? I will consult with local doctor before attempting this.