Professionals who try to undermine your choice to go low carb
ElizabethAN2017
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Hi, I'm new to low carb. I started it last Wednesday (8 days ago) and I have felt MUCH better since that time, except for one evening and the following day (and I believe this was due to eating pizza that put me over the carb allowance I was following).
Both a dietician and wellness dr advised me against low carb (I was there for other information). I didn't ask for their opinions; but they strongly advised against it when they knew I was doing it, despite me even telling them my family dr had suggested I try it, and we (my family dr and I) would reassess things. Both the dietician and wellness dr insisted that a person HAD to consume lots of carbs in order to have energy, etc etcetera.
How do you deal with people who are pushy like this? Should I just pretend I am doing something else to shut them up? I don't have enough knowledge or experience with low carb to get into an intelligent conversation with them.
Thanks
. Elizabeth Maryam
Both a dietician and wellness dr advised me against low carb (I was there for other information). I didn't ask for their opinions; but they strongly advised against it when they knew I was doing it, despite me even telling them my family dr had suggested I try it, and we (my family dr and I) would reassess things. Both the dietician and wellness dr insisted that a person HAD to consume lots of carbs in order to have energy, etc etcetera.
How do you deal with people who are pushy like this? Should I just pretend I am doing something else to shut them up? I don't have enough knowledge or experience with low carb to get into an intelligent conversation with them.
Thanks
. Elizabeth Maryam 1
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You don't need to defend how you eat too someone that doesn't understand it. You and your Dr made this decision for your health, not to keep them comfortable in their little boxed misunderstanding of nutrition.3
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auntstephie321 wrote: »You don't need to defend how you eat too someone that doesn't understand it. You and your Dr made this decision for your health, not to keep them comfortable in their little boxed misunderstanding of nutrition.
Thanks. They both we quite aggressive in arguing their point of view. And it did influence me to eat pizza the other night... and physically I was SO miserable afterwards, and the next day I was not well, in general. I just won't engage them them they approach that subject again, as I know they will. I even have proof from my BG monitor that my blood sugars were fine, but they wouldn't even consider what I said. Again, thanks 1 -
Ha! I just mentioned this on another post. But my daughter has Type 1 Diabetes and her diabetes nurse has refused to treat Emily anymore because she's decided to eat a Keto diet. The nurse tried her hardest to convince us that Emily would end up with diabetic Ketoacidosis as a result of low carb. Lol! She, a trained diabetes specialist, didn't seem to understand that as long as she continues to take insulin, consistently and adequately that cannot happen. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet that it's less likely to happen since her overall insulin needs are dramatically lower.
Anyway, she doesn't like us now and literally has refused to participate in my daughters treatment because she's absolutely convinced that she's going to sick and die!
My daughter has been Keto for about 2 months now I think and she's gone from over 120 units a day down to her basal minimum of about 35 a day and from an unmeasurably high A1c of over 14, which is where the measurement actually stops, (hers was higher than could even be measured!) to 9.5 in the first month. That's still very high, but it's a dramatic drop for such a short amount of time.9 -
MaryamCh2013 wrote: »auntstephie321 wrote: »You don't need to defend how you eat too someone that doesn't understand it. You and your Dr made this decision for your health, not to keep them comfortable in their little boxed misunderstanding of nutrition.
Thanks. They both we quite aggressive in arguing their point of view. And it did influence me to eat pizza the other night... and physically I was SO miserable afterwards, and the next day I was not well, in general. I just won't engage them them they approach that subject again, as I know they will. I even have proof from my BG monitor that my blood sugars were fine, but they wouldn't even consider what I said. Again, thanks
I would tell them, if they bring it up again. That you are not there for their opinion on that and if it's an issue you'll find someone else to treat you that understands the role of carbohydrates in the body.
You really see doing what's best for you and if they aren't in board find someone who is, it's your health and your life not theirs.0 -
I'm new to this too but from everything I have read (Ditch the carbs and Diet Doctor) there are studies to back up the fact that excess carbs ĺeads to weight gain (for most) and that there is no to little impact in energry levels by lowering your carb intake. In fact i would argue the opposite. In 19 days of following LCHF my energy level is actually better than before. I plan to order a couple of highly recommended books to help me convince the skeptics in my life. Ditch the carbs website has a list of books on LCHF. Good luck to you!0
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auntstephie321 wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »auntstephie321 wrote: »You don't need to defend how you eat too someone that doesn't understand it. You and your Dr made this decision for your health, not to keep them comfortable in their little boxed misunderstanding of nutrition.
Thanks. They both we quite aggressive in arguing their point of view. And it did influence me to eat pizza the other night... and physically I was SO miserable afterwards, and the next day I was not well, in general. I just won't engage them them they approach that subject again, as I know they will. I even have proof from my BG monitor that my blood sugars were fine, but they wouldn't even consider what I said. Again, thanks
I would tell them, if they bring it up again. That you are not there for their opinion on that and if it's an issue you'll find someone else to treat you that understands the role of carbohydrates in the body.
You really see doing what's best for you and if they aren't in board find someone who is, it's your health and your life not theirs.
Thanks. The dietician is at the local grocery store where I shop and the wellness dr is at the local drug store where I get my prescriptions. If they become too pushy, I will move on. Thanks again 0 -
MaryamCh2013 wrote: »auntstephie321 wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »auntstephie321 wrote: »You don't need to defend how you eat too someone that doesn't understand it. You and your Dr made this decision for your health, not to keep them comfortable in their little boxed misunderstanding of nutrition.
Thanks. They both we quite aggressive in arguing their point of view. And it did influence me to eat pizza the other night... and physically I was SO miserable afterwards, and the next day I was not well, in general. I just won't engage them them they approach that subject again, as I know they will. I even have proof from my BG monitor that my blood sugars were fine, but they wouldn't even consider what I said. Again, thanks
I would tell them, if they bring it up again. That you are not there for their opinion on that and if it's an issue you'll find someone else to treat you that understands the role of carbohydrates in the body.
You really see doing what's best for you and if they aren't in board find someone who is, it's your health and your life not theirs.
Thanks. The dietician is at the local grocery store where I shop and the wellness dr is at the local drug store where I get my prescriptions. If they become too pushy, I will move on. Thanks again
OMG they aren't even legit drs. Ok, you can learn more than they ever will in this group and the launch pad. By the time you go back you can teach them a thing or two.0 -
I'm new to this too but from everything I have read (Ditch the carbs and Diet Doctor) there are studies to back up the fact that excess carbs ĺeads to weight gain (for most) and that there is no to little impact in energry levels by lowering your carb intake. In fact i would argue the opposite. In 19 days of following LCHF my energy level is actually better than before. I plan to order a couple of highly recommended books to help me convince the skeptics in my life. Ditch the carbs website has a list of books on LCHF. Good luck to you!
Thanks. And congrats to you for having a successful experience . I know I was feeling more energy and emotionally was feeling more up/positive until I let what they said get to me and had pizza. I'm feeling better now thankfully. I am going to have to look into the sodium, potassium and magnesium that people who do low carb end up increasing. Have you had to increase them yet since starting low carb? Thanks Elizabeth Maryam 0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »auntstephie321 wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »auntstephie321 wrote: »You don't need to defend how you eat too someone that doesn't understand it. You and your Dr made this decision for your health, not to keep them comfortable in their little boxed misunderstanding of nutrition.
Thanks. They both we quite aggressive in arguing their point of view. And it did influence me to eat pizza the other night... and physically I was SO miserable afterwards, and the next day I was not well, in general. I just won't engage them them they approach that subject again, as I know they will. I even have proof from my BG monitor that my blood sugars were fine, but they wouldn't even consider what I said. Again, thanks
I would tell them, if they bring it up again. That you are not there for their opinion on that and if it's an issue you'll find someone else to treat you that understands the role of carbohydrates in the body.
You really see doing what's best for you and if they aren't in board find someone who is, it's your health and your life not theirs.
Thanks. The dietician is at the local grocery store where I shop and the wellness dr is at the local drug store where I get my prescriptions. If they become too pushy, I will move on. Thanks again
OMG they aren't even legit drs. Ok, you can learn more than they ever will in this group and the launch pad. By the time you go back you can teach them a thing or two.
The one at the drug store supposedly is a dr; but she talked to me like "if I was going to continue low carb I was making a bad choice for my health". She talked like she was scolding a 2 year old. The other was a licensed dietician; and she was quite negative but didn't talk to me like I was a stupid child.
I know my family dr is behind me, as long as things go well. If I had a medical emergency, she might be more hesitant; but honestly things have been very positive, and she knows my body doesn't seem to follow the standard rules... so she is supportive of me. I see her again on the 27th to update her. Thanks again 0 -
Well your primary is the one that counts so work with her, your on the right path. If you have bg issue eating tons of carbs is just going to make you feel like crap. I'm curious where the grocery store person has their degree from. An rd takes many years of schooling and an internship for a year. It's likely she's a nutritionist which is different and takes less schooling, though it doesn't make much difference since many rd's don't get lc either.1
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MaryamCh2013 wrote: »Hi, I'm new to low carb. I started it last Wednesday (8 days ago) and I have felt MUCH better since that time, except for one evening and the following day (and I believe this was due to eating pizza that put me over the carb allowance I was following).
Both a dietician and wellness dr advised me against low carb (I was there for other information). I didn't ask for their opinions; but they strongly advised against it when they knew I was doing it, despite me even telling them my family dr had suggested I try it, and we (my family dr and I) would reassess things. Both the dietician and wellness dr insisted that a person HAD to consume lots of carbs in order to have energy, etc etcetera.
How do you deal with people who are pushy like this? Should I just pretend I am doing something else to shut them up? I don't have enough knowledge or experience with low carb to get into an intelligent conversation with them.
Thanks. Elizabeth Maryam
Mary the world is full of people controlled by FEAR as you have found.
False Evidence Appearing Real.
There is little one can do other than eat in a way as to not let their FEAR lead to your premature death as far as I know today. The higher the level of education the worse FEAR can become. Dr. = god in some circles as one who holds the title.
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Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Ha! I just mentioned this on another post. But my daughter has Type 1 Diabetes and her diabetes nurse has refused to treat Emily anymore because she's decided to eat a Keto diet. The nurse tried her hardest to convince us that Emily would end up with diabetic Ketoacidosis as a result of low carb. Lol! She, a trained diabetes specialist, didn't seem to understand that as long as she continues to take insulin, consistently and adequately that cannot happen. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet that it's less likely to happen since her overall insulin needs are dramatically lower.
Anyway, she doesn't like us now and literally has refused to participate in my daughters treatment because she's absolutely convinced that she's going to sick and die!
My daughter has been Keto for about 2 months now I think and she's gone from over 120 units a day down to her basal minimum of about 35 a day and from an unmeasurably high A1c of over 14, which is where the measurement actually stops, (hers was higher than could even be measured!) to 9.5 in the first month. That's still very high, but it's a dramatic drop for such a short amount of time.
That's amazing. I'm glad your daughter is doing so well.
I'm getting the same thing from these two professionals ... basically that I am putting myself at medical risk of going into a coma; but I have been very responsible to watch my bloodsugars and have tested more often than usual (just to be more vigilant) and my blood sugars have been the very best since trying LC. Now the evening I ate pizza (regular kind, not LC kind), I was in actual pain that night and from that evening until the next whole day, I ended up encountering many hypoglycaemic episodes ... so, just from what I have experienced in my own personal situation, the higher carbs seem to trigger more of a release of insulin in my body (I am not diabetic; but have severe hypoglycaemia). Our bodies are certainly interesting
It's too bad your daughters nurse chose to step away, as this could have been a learning experience for her. But if she is going to cause more grief, it may be just as well ... Take care 0 -
Fire them. 2
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auntstephie321 wrote: »Well your primary is the one that counts so work with her, your on the right path. If you have bg issue eating tons of carbs is just going to make you feel like crap. I'm curious where the grocery store person has their degree from. An rd takes many years of schooling and an internship for a year. It's likely she's a nutritionist which is different and takes less schooling, though it doesn't make much difference since many rd's don't get lc either.
I checked her business card and it does say BSc. RD. I see her again in a few weeks, so I will check then where/when she received her education. I have a feeling she may just stick with the basic teaching they have about nutrition and managing blood sugars, which is sad. Thanks again 0 -
Fire them.
I might just do that because I don't need people who are not considering my whole well-being and questioning/undermining what my own family doctor and I are investigating and trying to see the actual results, which seem to be more so in favour of low carb. Thanks again 2 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »Hi, I'm new to low carb. I started it last Wednesday (8 days ago) and I have felt MUCH better since that time, except for one evening and the following day (and I believe this was due to eating pizza that put me over the carb allowance I was following).
Both a dietician and wellness dr advised me against low carb (I was there for other information). I didn't ask for their opinions; but they strongly advised against it when they knew I was doing it, despite me even telling them my family dr had suggested I try it, and we (my family dr and I) would reassess things. Both the dietician and wellness dr insisted that a person HAD to consume lots of carbs in order to have energy, etc etcetera.
How do you deal with people who are pushy like this? Should I just pretend I am doing something else to shut them up? I don't have enough knowledge or experience with low carb to get into an intelligent conversation with them.
Thanks. Elizabeth Maryam
Mary the world is full of people controlled by FEAR as you have found.
False Evidence Appearing Real.
There is little one can do other than eat in a way as to not let their FEAR lead to your premature death as far as I know today. The higher the level of education the worse FEAR can become. Dr. = god in some circles as one who holds the title.
Thank you fear has actually controlled a lot of my decisions in the past, and I need to brush off the "uneducated" fears that others have and are trying to impress upon me, because they are not my own. Thanks again 0 -
Sometimes it's easier to just say you've decided to eliminate processed foods and focus on "real food" . That covers a lot of sins and generally gets a positive reaction from most.8
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daylitemag wrote: »Sometimes it's easier to just say you've decided to eliminate processed foods and focus on "real food" . That covers a lot of sins and generally gets a positive reaction from most.
Thank you. Great idea . Thanks 0 -
Ugh, sorry. I probably wouldn't go back to them.
I've been thankful that both my primary care dr (an internist) and my cardiologist have been totally supportive.0 -
macchiatto wrote: »Ugh, sorry. I probably wouldn't go back to them.
I've been thankful that both my primary care dr (an internist) and my cardiologist have been totally supportive.
Thanks. That's also crossed my mind. These ones are in the community, so it is my choice to have them involved, so I may choose to not bother ... I am also thankful my family dr is supportive. That's great that your drs are all supportive. Where you mentioned a cardiologist, may I ask if you had to increase your sodium as you do low carb? I'm quite curious as to how you dealt with this, assuming you have some type of heart condition. (I do, and adding sodium is so contrary to my thinking ...). Thanks . Elizabeth Maryam 0 -
MaryamCh2013 wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Ha! I just mentioned this on another post. But my daughter has Type 1 Diabetes and her diabetes nurse has refused to treat Emily anymore because she's decided to eat a Keto diet. The nurse tried her hardest to convince us that Emily would end up with diabetic Ketoacidosis as a result of low carb. Lol! She, a trained diabetes specialist, didn't seem to understand that as long as she continues to take insulin, consistently and adequately that cannot happen. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet that it's less likely to happen since her overall insulin needs are dramatically lower.
Anyway, she doesn't like us now and literally has refused to participate in my daughters treatment because she's absolutely convinced that she's going to sick and die!
My daughter has been Keto for about 2 months now I think and she's gone from over 120 units a day down to her basal minimum of about 35 a day and from an unmeasurably high A1c of over 14, which is where the measurement actually stops, (hers was higher than could even be measured!) to 9.5 in the first month. That's still very high, but it's a dramatic drop for such a short amount of time.
That's amazing. I'm glad your daughter is doing so well.
I'm getting the same thing from these two professionals ... basically that I am putting myself at medical risk of going into a coma; but I have been very responsible to watch my bloodsugars and have tested more often than usual (just to be more vigilant) and my blood sugars have been the very best since trying LC. Now the evening I ate pizza (regular kind, not LC kind), I was in actual pain that night and from that evening until the next whole day, I ended up encountering many hypoglycaemic episodes ... so, just from what I have experienced in my own personal situation, the higher carbs seem to trigger more of a release of insulin in my body (I am not diabetic; but have severe hypoglycaemia). Our bodies are certainly interesting
It's too bad your daughters nurse chose to step away, as this could have been a learning experience for her. But if she is going to cause more grief, it may be just as well ... Take care
The symptoms you are describing sound like classic insulin resistance to me. You're body is literally carb intolerant and those morons want you to eat more carbs! Lol
Lactose intolerant? Clearly the answer is more lactose right? Lol2 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Ha! I just mentioned this on another post. But my daughter has Type 1 Diabetes and her diabetes nurse has refused to treat Emily anymore because she's decided to eat a Keto diet. The nurse tried her hardest to convince us that Emily would end up with diabetic Ketoacidosis as a result of low carb. Lol! She, a trained diabetes specialist, didn't seem to understand that as long as she continues to take insulin, consistently and adequately that cannot happen. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet that it's less likely to happen since her overall insulin needs are dramatically lower.
Anyway, she doesn't like us now and literally has refused to participate in my daughters treatment because she's absolutely convinced that she's going to sick and die!
My daughter has been Keto for about 2 months now I think and she's gone from over 120 units a day down to her basal minimum of about 35 a day and from an unmeasurably high A1c of over 14, which is where the measurement actually stops, (hers was higher than could even be measured!) to 9.5 in the first month. That's still very high, but it's a dramatic drop for such a short amount of time.
That's amazing. I'm glad your daughter is doing so well.
I'm getting the same thing from these two professionals ... basically that I am putting myself at medical risk of going into a coma; but I have been very responsible to watch my bloodsugars and have tested more often than usual (just to be more vigilant) and my blood sugars have been the very best since trying LC. Now the evening I ate pizza (regular kind, not LC kind), I was in actual pain that night and from that evening until the next whole day, I ended up encountering many hypoglycaemic episodes ... so, just from what I have experienced in my own personal situation, the higher carbs seem to trigger more of a release of insulin in my body (I am not diabetic; but have severe hypoglycaemia). Our bodies are certainly interesting
It's too bad your daughters nurse chose to step away, as this could have been a learning experience for her. But if she is going to cause more grief, it may be just as well ... Take care
The symptoms you are describing sound like classic insulin resistance to me. You're body is literally carb intolerant and those morons want you to eat more carbs! Lol
Lactose intolerant? Clearly the answer is more lactose right? Lol
Lol of course sunny, I just figured it out. They must think wet need to build up our tolerance to carbs by eating more. It all makes sense now
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MaryamCh2013 wrote: »macchiatto wrote: »Ugh, sorry. I probably wouldn't go back to them.
I've been thankful that both my primary care dr (an internist) and my cardiologist have been totally supportive.
Thanks. That's also crossed my mind. These ones are in the community, so it is my choice to have them involved, so I may choose to not bother ... I am also thankful my family dr is supportive. That's great that your drs are all supportive. Where you mentioned a cardiologist, may I ask if you had to increase your sodium as you do low carb? I'm quite curious as to how you dealt with this, assuming you have some type of heart condition. (I do, and adding sodium is so contrary to my thinking ...). Thanks . Elizabeth Maryam
Re: the sodium, remember you aren't adding more, you are replacing what you are losing to keep your body balanced. You need sodium to live and at 20g carbs you are going to be dumping loss of water that is bound to those glycogen stores. When you do that your body has to keep the sodium balance so it starts dumping that too, after enough days of losing sodium it will then dump potassium to keep that balanced with the reduced sodium and before you know it you'll feel like garbage and it'll take days to get things back in line.
Also fwiw the whole sodium being bad for high bp is a bunch of bs anyway. (of course, don't do anything to jeopardize your heart condition before checking with your Dr)0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »macchiatto wrote: »Ugh, sorry. I probably wouldn't go back to them.
I've been thankful that both my primary care dr (an internist) and my cardiologist have been totally supportive.
Thanks. That's also crossed my mind. These ones are in the community, so it is my choice to have them involved, so I may choose to not bother ... I am also thankful my family dr is supportive. That's great that your drs are all supportive. Where you mentioned a cardiologist, may I ask if you had to increase your sodium as you do low carb? I'm quite curious as to how you dealt with this, assuming you have some type of heart condition. (I do, and adding sodium is so contrary to my thinking ...). Thanks . Elizabeth Maryam
Re: the sodium, remember you aren't adding more, you are replacing what you are losing to keep your body balanced. You need sodium to live and at 20g carbs you are going to be dumping loss of water that is bound to those glycogen stores. When you do that your body has to keep the sodium balance so it starts dumping that too, after enough days of losing sodium it will then dump potassium to keep that balanced with the reduced sodium and before you know it you'll feel like garbage and it'll take days to get things back in line.
Also fwiw the whole sodium being bad for high bp is a bunch of bs anyway. (of course, don't do anything to jeopardize your heart condition before checking with your Dr)
Thank you. I will look into increasing my sodium and potassium, as they are already both low (per MFP). I have to figure out how much to actually supplement. I do go back to my family dr on the 27th. Is the sodium, etc something that goes down after you have been in ketosis a long time or is it something that happens even at the beginning? Sorry if you've been asked this a dozen times. Thanks, Elizabeth Maryam 0 -
Don't worry too much about the potassium, you will get more than you think from food, it's not required on food labels though so mfp will show really low but you're fine. And as long as you get enough sodium you won't lose the potassium. A good rule of thumb is 3000-5000mg a day. It happens very fast usually within the first two weeks, you'll feel great then all of a sudden start getting headaches and feel fatigued. Most recommend to drink a cup of broth each morning and anytime you start feeling those symptoms.0
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Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »MaryamCh2013 wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »Ha! I just mentioned this on another post. But my daughter has Type 1 Diabetes and her diabetes nurse has refused to treat Emily anymore because she's decided to eat a Keto diet. The nurse tried her hardest to convince us that Emily would end up with diabetic Ketoacidosis as a result of low carb. Lol! She, a trained diabetes specialist, didn't seem to understand that as long as she continues to take insulin, consistently and adequately that cannot happen. As a matter of fact, I'd be willing to bet that it's less likely to happen since her overall insulin needs are dramatically lower.
Anyway, she doesn't like us now and literally has refused to participate in my daughters treatment because she's absolutely convinced that she's going to sick and die!
My daughter has been Keto for about 2 months now I think and she's gone from over 120 units a day down to her basal minimum of about 35 a day and from an unmeasurably high A1c of over 14, which is where the measurement actually stops, (hers was higher than could even be measured!) to 9.5 in the first month. That's still very high, but it's a dramatic drop for such a short amount of time.
That's amazing. I'm glad your daughter is doing so well.
I'm getting the same thing from these two professionals ... basically that I am putting myself at medical risk of going into a coma; but I have been very responsible to watch my bloodsugars and have tested more often than usual (just to be more vigilant) and my blood sugars have been the very best since trying LC. Now the evening I ate pizza (regular kind, not LC kind), I was in actual pain that night and from that evening until the next whole day, I ended up encountering many hypoglycaemic episodes ... so, just from what I have experienced in my own personal situation, the higher carbs seem to trigger more of a release of insulin in my body (I am not diabetic; but have severe hypoglycaemia). Our bodies are certainly interesting
It's too bad your daughters nurse chose to step away, as this could have been a learning experience for her. But if she is going to cause more grief, it may be just as well ... Take care
The symptoms you are describing sound like classic insulin resistance to me. You're body is literally carb intolerant and those morons want you to eat more carbs! Lol
Lactose intolerant? Clearly the answer is more lactose right? Lol
Thanks. My son has a lot of intolerances and allergies (which cause him digestive issues and breathing difficulties), so I understand exactly what you are saying. I am certainly going to discuss this with my dr when I see her next. Especially after doing 20g of carbs for 6 days and feeling pretty good and then having the pizza on Tuesday and within a short time feeling miserable*, including abdominal pain, and then feeling lousy* on Wednesday. I'm feeling better today; but from that experience I really want to stay away from carbs ... (*including hypoglycaemic episodes where I then had to eat even more because I was crashing). I also found the more carbs I ate, the more I craved carbs (it was crazy Wednesday am). Thanks again . Elizabeth Maryam 0 -
auntstephie321 wrote: »Don't worry too much about the potassium, you will get more than you think from food, it's not required on food labels though so mfp will show really low but you're fine. And as long as you get enough sodium you won't lose the potassium. A good rule of thumb is 3000-5000mg a day. It happens very fast usually within the first two weeks, you'll feel great then all of a sudden start getting headaches and feel fatigued. Most recommend to drink a cup of broth each morning and anytime you start feeling those symptoms.
Thank you. I will start working on increasing it now, because I'm used to keeping it around 1,200 a day ... Or lower. I know my potassium has been low before, as it showed up during preop tests and I had to increase it before surgery as it affects heart rythym or something like that. I may ask my dr about it when I see her. Thanks again . Elizabeth Maryam 0 -
I just remembered another thing they said .... that eating too few carbohydrates would leave my body eating up my muscles and that they (my muscles) would waste away .......
I think that would only happen IF I wasn't eating enough protein.0 -
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Yep, we hire our medical professionals, and we can fire them too! When you are berated for getting healthier because you don't fit their ideas isn't professional, and is and indicators to move on. Their opinion doesn't matter! You go with how you feel! Congratulations on your early success! It's good that you've seen how carbs make you feel now! Yes to the sodium recommendations too! 3000-5000mg are needed daily to replace what's being lost! I've found that my blood pressure, and edema, will get worse if I don't keep the replacement up (totally opposite of medical wisdom!)!
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