insulin resistance

After about a week the cravings go away. I use to fight it until it just went away. Regular servings of fruits really helped curve the cravings for it.

I WOULDN'T eat small bits of candy or small servings of junk. It will just make your body crave it more.

I have bad insulin resistance.

Bananas.
Strawberries with light cool whip.
Kozy shack 90 calorie chocolate pudding with light cool whip.
Frozen blueberries.
Piece of dark chocolate.

Is there such a thing as BAD insulin resistance? Isn't it all relatively bad? Isn't the BAD IR diabetes?

Some people aren't as insulin resistant as others. A simple blood test can show this.

I am no where close to being diabetic- not even pre-diabetic. I'm hypoglycemic, so I have the opposite problem actually.

Just because a person is insulin resistant doesn't mean they are diabetic. They MIGHT become diabetic if IR is left untreated. People often misunderstand that.

Ghiradelli twilight intense dark chocolate square (72% cocoa) with a tiny bit of peanut butter or almond butter spread across the top

the problem I have is once I have just the tiniest bit of sugar I want more and more and I cant stop I fell completely out of control

Ok, stop. Hold on. How many calories are you eating on average?

When I read things like this, it makes me guess that you're simply not eating enough normally, and you binge because you're starving your brain. So, let's say, in my example, you're eating 1200 calories every day -- but you SHOULD be eating 1400 calories. You keep eating too low, then once every two weeks, you're down a total of 2800 calories TOO low (2800 lower than the deficit you need to lose weight and maintain your brain) so then your body has access to some sugar. You eat it. Then you keep eating until you're back to the calorie level your body wants.

In my experience, if you simply ate 1400 every day (in my example) you would binge less when sugar is around. Since you won't be as hungry for needed calories.

[Edited for some clarification]

I talked to my doctor about my uncontrollable sugar cravings and she said its because of my insulin resistance. so my question is for anyone who has insulin resistance what do you do when you crave sugar?

The two things that have helped me with insulin resistance are (1) low carb Primal diet and (2) trying metaformin (too early to tell if it's working yet, but it looks promising). I'm not sure if the Primal aspect is really important for insulin resistance or not, but I started following it because I was having major fatigue, among other issues, and it was literally the only thing that worked for me. I later found out that I had a thyroid condition that was causing the fatigue, or at least most of it (Hashi's). They suspect that certain things in the diet may trigger the auto-immune response of Hashi's, causing me to go hypothyroid.

The insulin resistance was a surprise, but totally makes sense on why I was having so much difficulty losing weight even at a significant deficit (700 cals/day). When I was diagnosed with these, my specialist specifically recommended a low carb Paleo diet and was happy to hear that I'd already been eating that way for over a year (felt better with the fatigue caused by Hashi's but only able to maintain weight -- but at least I didn't gain anymore). Low-carb helps regulate the crazy insulin response those of us with insulin resistance have, and as you lose weight, helps reduce the insulin resistance for many people.

Since starting metformin after the insulin resistance was diagnosed, I definitely notice an even greater reduction in sugar cravings. It's only been 3 weeks, so it's a little too early to tell, but I definitely notice less sugar/carb cravings and I'm starting to see weight go. But, it will take another month or two to see if the weight loss trend continues -- I am eating very well and exercising -- so I'm doing the work, just that metformin is hopefully helping me to metabolize carbs correctly and not having thos big insulin spikes anymore that made it so impossible to lose weight. For the moment, I'm optimistic.

I am insulin resistant and have PCOS. I have been taking Metformin(a diabetic medicine) for just about 9 years now. Recently, my doctor wanted to cut the dose in half, thinking that since I had lost so much weight, I might not be insulin resistant any longer. Well, let me tell you, my carb cravings went through the roof!!. I was eating everything I could reach, even to the point of getting sick. After regaining some weight and a call to my doctor, I went back on a full dose and the carb cravings settled down. Just a thought.

I just started with Pro Nutra Fit 15 (protein powder)
It contains 1 gram of sugar, also Milk and Soy, as well as some artificial flavors.
Does that mean there is "Added" sugar? or is this a natural Sugar?

Only 1 gram but im trying to knock out all "added" sugar and keep natural sugars as low as possible.

Only 1 gram but im trying to knock out all "added" sugar and keep natural sugars as low as possible.

I think a bigger issue is that you generally want to avoid the soy based protein powders, especially you're trying to encourage/maintain lean body mass. Whey is the way to go there.

And I agree with Leonidas -- after cutting out a lot of the sugars from my diet, I crave them far less. And a little goes a LOT further than it used to (shoot, even fruit tastes amazing now).

DebLynn you may have some good suggestions for helping people with cravings - but not likely to be the posters before you as all these posts were made 9 years ago.