tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post2372061264985592698..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Safe Low Carb Dieting for Weight LossJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-44051062502225018552008-06-09T21:03:00.000-04:002008-06-09T21:03:00.000-04:00Great post.Recently Regina blogged about getting s...Great post.<BR/>Recently Regina blogged about getting sufficient folic acid through low-carb:<BR/>The current recommendation for folic acid/folate is 400mcg a day. Want to see just how easy it is to meet that intake with real food?<BR/><BR/>A salad made with 2-cups shredded romaine, 1/4 cup shredded red cabbage, 4 cherry tomatoes and 1/3 of a medium cucumber along with 1-cup cooked spinach Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181442844616803097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-25144817253704479652008-01-13T21:29:00.000-05:002008-01-13T21:29:00.000-05:00Jenny,A very informative post! I've lost 67 pounds...Jenny,<BR/><BR/>A very informative post! I've lost 67 pounds so far on my low-carb diet in just three months. (Actually, I hit three months tomorrow!) I've certainly seen the "beginner's luck" effect you mentioned. I've read some more of your blog after stumbling onto it via Google, and I really appreciate you documenting your personal struggles with diabetes. Thanks!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://Verlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601542248548414705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-67780045682193133412008-01-06T12:50:00.000-05:002008-01-06T12:50:00.000-05:00Itsthewoowoo,If you follow the link to the page on...Itsthewoowoo,<BR/><BR/>If you follow the link to the page on how to calculate your protein need you will see exactly how much protein a person needs to avoid cannibalizing muscle.<BR/><BR/>But I think you are wrong about insulin resistance alone causing problems with protein, because the kind of diabetes I have is NOT insulin resistant. <BR/><BR/>I have dropped my fasting bg 30 mg/dl by using 2 Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-79072368908790896872008-01-06T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-06T12:35:00.000-05:00Even though my last post mentioned to be wary of a...Even though my last post mentioned to be wary of artifically low protein calculators (the minimum need to maintain muscle is higher for us than the carb-eating weight-maintaining population, because low insulin tells the metabolism to break down protein rather than store it)...<BR/><BR/>... but I want to thank you for pointing out protein can and does stall weight loss. If a person is extremely ItsTheWooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914774791335408323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-23231461385436296972008-01-06T12:28:00.000-05:002008-01-06T12:28:00.000-05:00Good advice :)However, about protein requirements,...Good advice :)<BR/><BR/>However, about protein requirements, it should be stated that people on calorie restricted or weight loss diet require more protein to maintain lean body mass. The minimum protein need is assuming a diet where insulin levels are sufficient to maintain body mass. If one is doing calorie restriction, whether for health or body fat loss, insulin levels are decreased at this ItsTheWooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914774791335408323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-45126171430817624752008-01-05T12:34:00.000-05:002008-01-05T12:34:00.000-05:00Anna B,As it digests, protein turns into glucose v...Anna B,<BR/><BR/>As it digests, protein turns into glucose very slowly. Most Type 2s still produce enough insulin that they are able to cover this tiny infusion of glucose that occurs over 7 hours after eating protein without noticing it. <BR/><BR/>However, at some point when insulin production fails the glucose produced by digesting protein will not meet some insulin and thus it will raise the Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-7918877899043715042008-01-05T05:57:00.000-05:002008-01-05T05:57:00.000-05:00I was interested to read this: "Eating too much pr...I was interested to read this: "Eating too much protein may not raise your blood sugar--unless you are a Type 1 or a Type 2 whose beta cells are mostly gone". I am a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic, I am thin and not insulin resistant. I am on a low carb diet because I find it's the best way to control my blood glucose but I notice that when I eat over a certain amount of protein, like two 3 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6482929970422930292008-01-04T17:04:00.000-05:002008-01-04T17:04:00.000-05:00Weight loss,If cutting calories alone works for yo...Weight loss,<BR/><BR/>If cutting calories alone works for you, go for it. Just don't assume that what works for you will work for everyone else.<BR/><BR/>For many of us who have blood sugar problems, low calorie diets that raise blood sugar don't work, not the least reason being that as blood sugars go up and down they make us ravenously hungry.<BR/><BR/>I'm not here to debate the efficacy of theJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-38047162210114309792008-01-04T16:27:00.000-05:002008-01-04T16:27:00.000-05:00I'm sorry but I just can't agree that a low carb h...I'm sorry but I just can't agree that a low carb high fat diet can be healthy or should be followed. A balanced diet is the only healthy diet for the long term. As far as <A HREF="http://www.magnetic-diet.com" REL="nofollow">weight loss</A> goes, carbs have nothing to do with it in the long run, it all comes down to calories you can get fat or skinny on a low carb diet. It still comes down toEnneagram Zoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18093864088893052537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-8018633691295819102008-01-04T11:36:00.000-05:002008-01-04T11:36:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed your blog, because it was so stra...I really enjoyed your blog, because it was so straightforward in how to do low carb right!<BR/>You hit all the important aspects, which make it easy for someone looking for a new WOE.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for informing those surfing the internet in 2008, that the answers they are looking for are not going to be found at <A HREF="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/kimkinsdiet.htm" HoneyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676219673255597595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-57877099663918981392008-01-04T11:27:00.000-05:002008-01-04T11:27:00.000-05:00That is an excellent overview of this WOE. Thank y...That is an excellent overview of this WOE. Thank you so much for your clear and concise explanation. I will be sharing this with others.<BR/><BR/>JoelJMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652348423174268807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-44494056075399686832008-01-04T11:06:00.000-05:002008-01-04T11:06:00.000-05:00Jimmy, Thanks for the kind words!I wish I could ge...Jimmy, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words!<BR/><BR/>I wish I could get a lot of the stuff I write published. Unfortunately, publishers rarely publish health books unless the author has M.D.after their name or the ability to get on TV as a celebrity. <BR/><BR/>Beyond that, publishers believe that book buyers are stupid and frightened of big words, so any book I've ever proposed as been rejected Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-313794823219374982008-01-04T10:49:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:49:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for your informative post. I get...Thank you so much for your informative post. I get so alarmed when I read about starvation plans like <A HREF="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/populardietplans/a/kimkinsdiet.htm" REL="nofollow"> Kimkins</A> targeting diabetics, claiming the plan is safe for them because the diet is low in carbs. Yeah, low in carbs and EVERYTHING else! Diabetics practically starving themselves, and being advised OhYeahBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233544200400642335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-80425755992049763142008-01-04T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:42:00.000-05:00As someone who lost 180 pounds on the Atkins diet ...As someone who lost 180 pounds on the Atkins diet four years ago and have kept it off ever since, THANK YOU for writing this! WOW! Can we get this published in all the major newspapers across America?! <BR/><BR/>Way to go! :)<BR/><BR/>Jimmy Moore, author of "Livin' La Vida Low-Carb"<BR/>http://livinlavidalocarb.blogspot.com<BR/>livinlowcarbman@charter.netJimmy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-3921536833835707082008-01-04T09:29:00.000-05:002008-01-04T09:29:00.000-05:00AMEN. So how come our very educated Dr's can't fi...AMEN. So how come our very educated Dr's can't figure this out?<BR/><BR/>I'm so frustrated trying to find a good Dr. Everyone I go to, and pay a lot of money to see each timeI go, never takes the time to discuss anything and in truth really doesn't know any more and in many cases knows less than I do. HELP!!!! I'm so tired of buying expensive prescriptions that don't work only to go back to The Old Man and His Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005513596375360905noreply@blogger.com