Re: Atkins and Diabetes

On Sep 1, 11:23 am, Nicky <ukc802466...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:39:50 -0700, dorsy1943 <dtm...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

It may not show up on your monitor, but I would be afraid
that after a few years sticking to Atkins I would end up with the same
type of complications that diabetics might have--neuropathy, heart
problems, kidney failure, retinopathy, etc.

No, not in the least. Those issues are caused by the damage caused by
high blood glucose - which a low carb diet seeks to avoid. Actually, I
can't go as high up the carb chain as Atkins recommends, because my
meter gets upset - but so far I have spent 3 1/2 years on a low-spike
diet loosely based on Atkins with no progression in my diabetes at
all, and a reversal of the neuropathy I had at diagnosis. All health
monitors (lipids, liver and kidney function, A1c) have moved in
positive directions. I intend to eat this way for the rest of my life.

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25

Nicky and Susan, I was diagnosed in 1991 and who knows how long
before that I had high blood sugar? Sixteen years have passed since
diagnosis. I do not know what my future will bring but thus far am
controlling blood sugars with a high carb (whole food) Pritikin type
diet and do not take meds. The only time my sugars have gone up is
during times of extreme stress, like when I was caring for my mom who
had dementia. No retinopathy, kidney problems, have normal liver and
kidney tests. A little neuropathy in my toes since diagnosis.
Sometimes I do spike very high after meals of a lot of carbs combined
with no exercise. But my usual reading before eating the next meal is
between 90 and 100. On days I do strength training the readings are
in the 80's. Sometimes my fasting level is over 100, oddly enough
when I have had a very low carb 8 pm meal (like a raw vegetable
salad). I try to eat around 300 calories, four equally spaced times a
day. I usually go over the desired 1200 calories but rarely higher
than 1600 calories.

I am glad so many are doing well on different diets. Could you tell
me what you eat if not Atkins. How low is low carb? Today for lunch
I had a tomato, kale with onions (steamed), a small potato and a
handful of purple grapes. This morning for breakfast I had Amy's
Organic Black Bean Soup with a little fat free organic yogurt in it
and a few grapes for dessert. (You can see there was a big sale on
grapes at my market).

Dolores

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