Calling [Re: Stomach ...(w/response)]

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Just received my blood work results and the reading of my

Hemoglobin A1c is 5.5%; the note says normal range 4.8 - 5.9 Does

this mean I am indeed pre-diabetic?

Will following the paleo diet bring the number down or just keep what

I am now under control?

Polly>>

** There's nothing wrong with that number, Polly. It is your other

symptoms that indicate a need to do a paleo-type diet. You will never be able

to eat massive quantities of carbs. But nobody should.

--C

>

> I know I'm overweight, but my stomach is sooooo distended on a

regular

> basis; sheesh, it looks like I'm pregnant! I thought after 6 months

> off med. something like this would have greatly diminished. Any

hope

> for this to stop?!

>

> Thanks all,

>

> Polly>>

>

>

> ** This is a symptom of impaired glucose tolerance. It's a

pre-diabetic condition. You can correct this by following a paleo

diet. You can Google this term for more info. Basically, the diet

is no carbs except those found in vegetables. No white foods. You

would eat lots of fresh veg, and meat, and small amounts of low

glycemic fruits. This is the only way to correct your condition.

This is sometimes also referred to as carbohydrate intolerance.

>

> -- C

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