leptin, low carb, allergies, was Re: Re: Leptin

December 3, 2008

Alobar wrote:

> I know that before I was diagnosed with diabetes, I tried on

> numerous occasions to moderate sugar and bread, but it never worked.

> I was very despondent at my inability to moderate. Once I started

> eating a very low carb diet, I could stay away from sweets and breads,

>

That sounds right to me. But personally, my ability to stay away

from grains is compromised by my allergies. I'm not celiac, nor even

gluten intolerant, and homemade grain based foods like breads are foods

I do not have allergic reactions to. And it is very difficult to find

enough to eat without including those foods, so in addition to simple

insulin resistance or leptin resistance, I have the allergy factor

driving me. But on the other side now, is my ironoverload, saying to

limit grain based foods to reduce iron absorption.

It was actually my 2.5 months of Atkins, followed by further more

liberal months of eating protein foods that contain an allergen for me,

that sent me into 14 months of unrelenting extreme eczema, which was

pain I do NOT want to have to live through again.

On all aspects of diet, I have to be very careful, it is a very

tricky balancing act for me. I'm even off whey at the moment, and may

have to eliminate coconut oil for a time, if my current itchies don't

stop soon. I'm taking antihistamines almost every 4 hours, including

taking 300 mg of H2 blocker daily (generic zantac). And using more HC

cream, and a benzocaine anti-itch cream, and applying diluted DMSO to

keep skin histamine exhausted. Not all the topicals at once of course.

When this current attack abates I'll start adding things back one at a

time. But at times like this, I usually have to stop all supplements and

vitamins, stop eating eggs, stop eating beef, many veg I have to

eliminate, also.

Everytime I get to a relatively decent place with my diet, this

happens. I'm hoping I can avoid having to do a prednisone taper this

time. So far so good, it is controlled so far, and still tolerable, and

I haven't even had to ramp up to phenergan yet.

sol

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