tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post4604630547359465692..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Taking my Own Advice: The Power of Logging Food IntakeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2707662163711641262015-04-13T08:25:36.798-04:002015-04-13T08:25:36.798-04:00v/vmary, I ate 5:2 for one whole year. Towards th...v/vmary, I ate 5:2 for one whole year. Towards the end I found I was feeling too hungry on the non-fast days so I took a break for a few weeks, though I am still fasting some of the time. I regained a bit of the weight I had lost but am still under my goal, so I'm happy. It is a nice break from having to diet stringently every day.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2621875696690610282015-04-12T08:16:58.771-04:002015-04-12T08:16:58.771-04:00Jenny, are you still on the 5:2 diet? If not, why ...Jenny, are you still on the 5:2 diet? If not, why not? Thanks.v/vmaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862544306715636777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-6610549538152504902008-02-03T13:56:00.000-05:002008-02-03T13:56:00.000-05:00Band-it,Regina always has blog posts worth reading...Band-it,<BR/><BR/>Regina always has blog posts worth reading!<BR/><BR/>Your mom is not only contenting with diabetes but normal aging which slows BMR dramatically. <BR/><BR/>And since she's probably estrogen-suppressed it is even harder. With low estrogen levels the body will do everything it can to put on fat because fat stores estrogen and may even help synthesize estrogen. <BR/><BR/>So with Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-73559342458945817792008-02-03T13:09:00.000-05:002008-02-03T13:09:00.000-05:00Jenny - I'm the lady that wrote to you on the LC F...Jenny - I'm the lady that wrote to you on the LC Friends board and was telling you how when I upped my calories near my BMR that I FINALLY starting losing weight after a year at a stall. I also increased my carbs a bit as well.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, just wanted to say I was going to forward this blog post to my diabetic mother. She too struggles to lose with her diabetes. Trying to find the fine Low Carb Band-Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464909591754639325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-898964693171411362008-01-26T15:25:00.000-05:002008-01-26T15:25:00.000-05:00Atkins says a lot of vague things that his discipl...Atkins says a lot of vague things that his disciples study with Talmudic intensity. And now that he's dead the people running his company say a lot more things, all of which are meant to get folks buying their questionable products.<BR/><BR/>The science in DANDR is crap too. He cites studies that were completely discredited and doesn't cite any of the good research that was available at the time Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-24732096331876528542008-01-26T14:38:00.000-05:002008-01-26T14:38:00.000-05:00"I'd forgotten the important point that neither At..."I'd forgotten the important point that neither Atkins or Bernstein mention: that after a few weeks on a ketogenic diet your body makes certain adaptations which allow your brain to run partially on ketones. Once this takes place, you need a lot less protein than you do during the first two or three weeks on a low carb diet. This adaptation may also explain why so many low carb dieters stall out Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-37095190429791327162008-01-22T14:00:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:00:00.000-05:00Fasting blood sugar is the toughest to lower. But ...Fasting blood sugar is the toughest to lower. But you are doing something right. My fbg has been a lot better than yours--high 80s and 90s for many months, and I stay under 140 most of the time, too but my A1c hovers around 5.7%.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-82846491958305560552008-01-22T12:55:00.000-05:002008-01-22T12:55:00.000-05:00FBG's are tough. My overall control is pretty goo...FBG's are tough. My overall control is pretty good (A1c of 5.3%, postprandials almost always below 140) but FBGs still run high (119 mg/dl this morning.)<BR/><BR/>Is there one page that collects a lot of strategies, tips and warnings for controlling FBG?Red Sphynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100740275894284607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-41727259129089266392008-01-22T11:15:00.000-05:002008-01-22T11:15:00.000-05:00I'm so happy to have found this blog, and all your...I'm so happy to have found this blog, and all your other info. I was diagnosed as diabetic about 9 months ago, and managed to lose 20 pounds but stalled out. I hadn't realized I should be keeping an eye on my protein intake, and have been eating mostly low carb but a bit too high on protein. Will be reducing that slightly, and hope to lose more of this blub. Also, I've torn a muscle in my back Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-52015117867160981752008-01-21T16:18:00.000-05:002008-01-21T16:18:00.000-05:00Lancet Queen,I have been drinking the wine around ...Lancet Queen,<BR/><BR/>I have been drinking the wine around 8 or 9 PM. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, over the past few days my poor old munged up back has gotten really painful so I haven't been able to drink anything because I have to be able to take Tylenol. My fasting bg has gone right back into the low 100s again too.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-92143746318279229872008-01-21T15:29:00.000-05:002008-01-21T15:29:00.000-05:00Hi Jenny - that's interesting that the wine is imp...Hi Jenny - that's interesting that the wine is improving your fasting numbers. I've noticed that wine or a beer with dinner greatly lowers my post-prandials, but never linked it with my fasting the next morning. Are you drinking the wine with dinner or afterwards, or does it matter? Red or white?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-16791651345781380062008-01-21T13:18:00.000-05:002008-01-21T13:18:00.000-05:00I am almost one month into Intermittent Fasting (B...I am almost one month into Intermittent Fasting (Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat). The scale at the gym I like has been broken, but my Indicator 501 Jeans (pun, haha)have become loose rather than a little snug. I fast from dinner to dinner two times a week. Insulin down from 20 to 18 units, and FBGs generally 80-100, down about 15. Note, my 2 month plus old Lantus was quitting working, even though it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com