Re: Canned mackeral or sardines - breathalyzer

JJ Jones wrote:

I don't recall mentioning Atkins. I don't do Atkins
low-carb, never have, and wouldn't know how. I do Alan's
low-spike, high-variety, high-nutrition, high-fibre,
moderate-satfat, zero-transfat, moderate-mufa, moderate
protein, egg-for-breakfrast etc:-)


Sorry about assuming that you were an Atkins dieter. Undoubtedly, egg
yolks are enormously nutritious, but they are also notoriously full of
cholesterol. So far as I can tell, a person who is concerned about
their cholesterol should avoid foods containing a high level of it.

The jury seems to be in and out on eggs. Every year there seems to be
some kind of conflicting report on eggs and their relation to a
person's cholesterol. I eat several eggs a week, yolk and all, but my
cholesterol levels are perfect. If I had concerns about eggs I would
no doubt error on the side of caution and eschew the yolks.

I need convincing that a high-carb low-fat diet will help
your HDL. Has it? How about your triglycerides?

I don't think that it is necessarily high-carb. But time will tell. I
haven't been on this diet for long enough to retest. I have no idea
why it will help my HDL. I am not a nutritionist. If the diet doesn't
help my HDL, then I will seek other alternatives. But at this point, I
am following it to the letter.

Carbs aren't evil as a few in here insinuate. But they do affect blood
sugar levels and lowering the amount and/or portion control does seem
to work for many. Exercise is also important and being very active will
mean more carbs can be eaten. The problem when it comes to
communicating via a post is the definition of high carb and low carb.
Everyone seems to have a different definition of what that means. It
varies in here more often than the shape of snowflakes. I think you're
smart to, for now, follow the guidance of your dietitan. Later, after
you find something that works for you, you can fine tune, adapt and
change.

Several responses recommended Jennifer's test, test, test
advice - but you don't follow it. You've mentioned your
supreme faith in your CDE/Dietician, and that you only test
a few times daily - however, you are very concerned at the
accuracy of those tests, and your meter, and tend to repeat
results you don't like until they are satisfactory. I'm only
interested in repeatability for my own meter - it's the
trends that matter.


You're wrong on a couple things here. I've read Jennifer's post, and I
DO test, but not compulsively. I test about 4 times a day, which is
what my dietition recommended. My BGs are pretty much normal, and they
have gotten better since I have been on this diet. I think that if my
BG's start getting bad, it will become apparent from testing 3 or 4
times a day. I always test at 6 AM, and I alternate testing 1 hour
after different meals. From my experience in testing for the past
month, the only time that I spike, or come close to it, is 1 hour after
eating, and that is usually only when I either overeat, or try some new
food.

Some in here will bait and mock you if you trust your dietitian and
will accuse you of having blind faith. In the real world that would
make no sense, but in here it becomes fact. Crazy world, eh? I'll
offer an alternate voice and encourage you to stay the course with your
dietition for now.

Also, I don't repeat tests until they are satisfactory. If a reading
is unexpectedly high or low, I may take an additional reading or two to
get the average. There is such a thing as "variance". Let me give you
an example. The other day I got a 142 post meal reading on my Reli-on.
That was unexpectly high. I took 2 additional readings and got a 129
and a 132. Being a skeptical person, I pulled out my Freestyle meter.
That gave me a 148! Then I did 2 more Freestyle tests and got a 130
and 133. All 6 of these tests were done at the same time, using
different fingertips. So you tell me, which is accurate? Generally,
my Freestyle and my Reli-On are pretty consistent. My guess is that
the true reading was somewhere in the low to mid 130's.

Readings will vary from meter to meter. I have a one touch ultra and
find that pretty close to my lab. But most meters come with a
disclaimer that their readings have a margin of error.

In the long run, I will probably follow your and Jennifer's advice,
since I am gradually learning more about what spikes me, etc. But for
now, I'm giving the Dietition the benefit of the doubt and following
her diet to the letter. If the diet doesn't work, that will soon be
apparent from trends in BGs and from future clinical tests, and I will
change my strategy accordingly.

You sound like a very smart person. Best of luck and best of health.

Kurt

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