Low-carb diets support thread

Edwardia

I'm going to optician Tuesday to get backs of my eyes photographed again so the opticians can look and see if eye screening service overreacting somewhat. Will probably have to go have more tests though - seeing doc Thursday again.

Thanks for the hugs Sheila54 xxx

Well if you're really bothered by the fats, I suggest you up them but choose stuff like olive oil and rapeseed oil more although honestly fat is NOT the evil thing we've been brought up to believe. I think there is a World Health Organization daily guideline for protein linked to weight and several times I've read that most of us eat too much protein.

OH went to Morrisons today and bought me lard, dripping, strawberries(on offer) Rodda clotted cream, double cream, rapeseed oil (on offer).

Was thinking (always a dangerous thing).. soo amongst low carb foods there are foods which have a really low Glycemic Index eg houmous 6, broccoli 10, raw carrots 16 (cooked are 41) and it seems to me that if a food has a low GI number it means it's slow to push up BG so I'm thinking that makes it less insulinogenic ?? So prioritising the lower GI low carb foods should mean a lower insulin response yes ?

The University of Sydney website is https://www.glycemicindex.com Anything under 55 is considered low.

sweaty_betty

Edwardia wrote: »

Got some really bad news yesterday, have sight-threatening retinopathy in right eye. So for anyone with high blood sugars, please do yourself a huge favour and cut out as many carbs as you can plus the artificial sweeteners, the ready meals, takeaways etc.

I feel really angry because I've been taking my meds, eating lots of veg, barely any carbs let alone takeaways or ready meals and for most of each day my BG is normal like as if I didn't have diabetes and BP, trigs, cholesterol all excellent to boot. Didn't stop it from happenng. And I don't even have a whopping huge BMI either I'm down from size 22 to size 16 now.

That's why I want anyone reading this to takeaway the message that if you have a high BMI you're insulin resistant and headed for diabetes unless you DO something (other than putting head in sand and reaching for another cake).

Really, really sorry to hear about this. It's something I dread each time I go for a check-up. And particularly as you seem to have made some major changes (diet, weight loss etc) to keep things under control.

Hope they find that they've over-reacted and things aren't as bad as first thought. Keep us posted.

Edwardia

Thank sweaty betty. What worries me that though optician says eyes are healthy, I have normal eye sight with contact lenses/glasses and no floaters etc that some bod at hospital may decide to give me laser treatment anyway and that can make eyesight worse !!

A study successfully treated Type 1s with intensive vitamin E for 4 months and improved retinal blood flow and their retinopathy but I often get feeling that physicians would rather dish out drugs and play with toys to tick boxes.

For example, I'm cheesed off with practice nurse who told me she was proscribing me statins. I asked is my cholesterol bad - she admitted it was excellent but wanted to be on the safe side !! (They can give people diabetes as can steroids). There's a diabetes framework and they get more money for the practice for example if they ask someone with diabetes if s/he is depressed. So I'm presuming statins are on the list I said no.

I am always concerned though that some people just accept drugs because they don't question healthcare professionals. I feel lucky in that with my GP I can argue my case and he treats me like an intelligent person. I'm sure it bugs a lot of doctors that people see them and say I read XYZ on the Internet... I always back up my arguments with actual studies. My GP says I'm a pain but he said it with a big grin

SHEILA54

Edwardia - it is your body and you can question anything that is said. Doctors often think that they are Gods and the public don't know anything but you are intelligent & knowledgeable so ask to be given a detailed report, prognosis and all available treatments that are open to you. I always tell them that I will not have surgery or medication unless it is completely necessary and they often respect you for it. Having said that I was a nurse some years ago and am not afraid to challenge the system!

By the way my son chose to haver laser treatment when it first came out to correct bad sight. His treatment was successful but I understand your concern.

Edwardia

Thanks Sheila54 (((Sheila54))). I get on well with my GP thankfully and he's the one healthcare professional I've come across who does treat me like an intelligent person. He asked me to be on the surgery's Patient Reference Group (PRG) and the area group to "stir things up a bit".

The practice nurses and sorry Sheila54 the nurses I've met generally are all too willing to wade in and tell me how I should eat (low fat plenty of starchy carbs). So far only seen consultants for non-diabetes related temporary health problems and yeah they have this tendency to think they are Gods absolutely BUT I tend to fix them with my steeliest look and put them right I have found that if you show you have some knowledge and reasons why you don't want X or ask intelligent questions, then they do tend to behave in a better manner some of the time.

elantan

Edwardia you sound like a handy person to know lol

elantan

Hi all ... can anyone suggest where a good place to start with this thread is ... i know the begining is obviously the best but were over 10,000 posts in and that is gonna take me a long long while to catch up ... i need to start being much more healthy with my eating and whilst i am not thinking too much of low carbs i am thinking of slow burning carbs ( as oppsed to fast acting ones like sugar etc)

i've noticed there is alos alot of terminology which i dont understand is there a guide to what everything means?

thanks el

SHEILA54

elantan - I think a low glycemic GI diet would fit the bill

http://www.the-gi-diet.org/recipes/

daska - thanks for the link to aubergine bacon

How is everyone today? :hello:

Edwardia

Thanks for the comp.. I freely admit Ididn't read all 10,000 either. :eek:

Mercy will be along later and she can point you to some early posts to read.. daska will have some good links and Sheila54 is a former nurse. There are also quite a few regulars on here and we're a pretty friendly bunch so ask any questions.

In the mean time you get homework :rotfl:https://www.youtube.com and look at any of Gary Taubes lectures entitled Why We Get Fat or Dr Robert Lustig's video The Skinny on Obesity.

Fewer carbs rather than low carb.. have a look at https://www.glycemicindex.com which is the University of Sydney website for Dr Jennie Brand-Miller's work on measuring which foods make your blood glucose (BG) rise fastest.

So if you were to have the lowest GI white rice, eat it less often and eat a smaller portion that would be healthier but not as healthy as brown or cutting it out altogether.

Probably the one biggest positive health change anyone can make is to cut out sugar, food containing sugar and artificial sweeteners but obviously that's pretty tough. Reducing carbs would be right up there too.

Apologies for any brain deadness just eaten a bowl of raspberries with double cream and clotted cream.. yes a formerly forbidden pleasuren

SHEILA54

Edwardia - Please can you remove that I was a nurse as it was 20+ years ago, it is just that it gives me the confidence to challenge the system, so to speak. I wouldn't want to nurse now as there are too many protocols and people as individuals get lost in the system. Many others on this board are far more knowledgeable than me and I appreciate their advice.
Glad that your GP understands as it helps!!