Guest guest Posted June 21, 1999 Report Share Posted June 21, 1999 Hi everyone I saw the dietitician this morning to get a new diet plan. I'm not having much success with the weight. My bg levels are under great control which is a good thing I know. But I believe I have been concentrating more on keeping my bg levels as close to normal as possible and the exercise was helping me do that. But I also think that if I don't get this weight of it will hurt me in the end. My diet consists of 42% carb intake which the dietitician said is low. I'm not sure about that. My calorie intake is 1379. I started this diet today. So I am going to give it a try and hope I lose the weight. We will what happens by the time I go back in sept. Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 1999 Report Share Posted June 21, 1999 Gail Duffett writes: << But I also think that if I don't get this weight of it will hurt me in the end. My diet consists of 42% carb intake which the dietitician said is low. I'm not sure about that. My calorie intake is 1379 ... >> Gail, you saw the Endocrine Society studies that showed great diabetes control with diets that were low-carb and high-fat. Studies using high-carb diets, on the other hand, have a disappointing success rate. And we find that, as insulin-resistant Syndrome X type 2's, high carb intake equals high insulin levels equals stubborn resistance to weight loss. It's a vicious circle. The carbs are the problem for us. It is finally dawning on some groups that asking diabetics to eat a lot of the very thing that represents their problem is a plan doomed to failure. I would like to see you eating more like 1600-1800 calories, but cutting those carbs. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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