Insulin resistant

If you're always hungry, your calorie intake is probably too low for your activity level. Discuss it with whichever medical professional gave you that diet.

Do you have PCOS?

The logic for bread, rice and potatoes should be questioned in IR.

Who put you on this diet? It seems very restrictive. IR = insulin resistance. I have IR, but I basically eat regular foods, I just limit my sugary/starchy carbs to 30g per meal and I bumped up protein and fat.

The diet seems on the surface almost backwards

Not much protein and lots of carbs.

Pretty much the opposite of what my Dr advised

Seems like time to talk to your dr and get a clarification

Make sure you are understanding everything and let them know how it is working

Your doctor said you're IR and prescribed you 3 slices brown bread a day? Even ignoring the rest, find another doctor.

I've been on Metformin for more than a decade--you will adjust. The time-release version is easier to tolerate.

It's odd that you are being encouraged to eat bread, pasta and bananas. A lower-to-moderate carb diet is generally recommended for people with insulin resistance. Are you tracking? How many grams of carbs are you currently eating per day?

I'm on a very similar diet because I am prediabetic. But it sounds like the overall amount they give you is too low to live on. What the doctor told me is to never eat a carb without pairing it with a protein. and of course those carbs are limited as you have pointed out. I do think it would be good to revisit this with your doctor asap because there's only so long an adult woman can survive on portions suitable for a toddler... and that's ME saying this, I only get 1440 cal a day maintenance! Are you seeing an endocrinologist? If not, it might be a good plan to.

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gothchiq wrote: »

I'm on a very similar diet because I am prediabetic. But it sounds like the overall amount they give you is too low to live on. What the doctor told me is to never eat a carb without pairing it with a protein. and of course those carbs are limited as you have pointed out. I do think it would be good to revisit this with your doctor asap because there's only so long an adult woman can survive on portions suitable for a toddler... and that's ME saying this, I only get 1440 cal a day maintenance! Are you seeing an endocrinologist? If not, it might be a good plan to.

I would say that if you are not, you absolutely SHOULD see an endocrinologist.

I have insulin resistance, I was originally put on Metformin but after a while I decided to see if I could just change my lifestyle instead. After a few months of changing my diet and losing ~10kgs (at the time, I've now lost 22) I re-did the sugar drink test. My endo was happy with the results and I don't have to take Metformin anymore.

The things you've been told to eat are basically all the things I cut out. 3 slices of bread seems crazy to me, especially if you're also eating potato and pasta that day. If I'm going to eat pasta, bread or potatoes I make sure the rest of my meals are as low carb as possible. Ditch the bread, pasta and potatoes, and probably the banana while you're at it. You're better off eating berries instead. As someone else mentioned, make sure you eat protein when you do have carbs. I love apples so I have half of one in the morning with my eggs and then take the other half to work to have with cheese in the afternoon. You can also try spreading peanut butter on them. Yoghurt can be high in carbs, particularly if it's a sweetened or flavoured variety. Stick to a greek yoghurt that is higher in protein than it is in carbs per serve. Another great option is cottage cheese, I have it with frozen berries. You could try having that for breakfast instead of the bread (assuming that's your breakfast) or you could have scrambled eggs with spinach and cheese. Instead of pasta, buy a spiralizer (you can order them online) and make zucchini noodles instead.

Oh dear. The limiting fats sounds so wrong. They are good. Limiting carbs is where it's at is more like it. Eat the whole egg if you like eggs.

I'm going to call in @Nony_Mouse, she had insulin resistance. (She's lost enough weight that it's not longer an issue for her). She might have some suggestions for you.

MrM27 wrote: »

You really should be contacting your doctor to run stuff like that by them.

I agree with this 100%.

I have IR not due to something else and after a bout with metformin (lord I hate that thing) I've now gotten it under control thru diet and exercise. Funny enough tho I haven't really lost much weight just upped my activity level and cut out some excess refined sugar by removing sugared sodas.

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tinahagar498 wrote: »

hi everyone,
I have been diagnosed with insulin resistance and am now taking metformin. I have a very strict diet of 3 slices of brown bread per day, 1 yogurt, low carb vegetables, 2x potatoes the size of eggs or ½ a cup of rice or pasta and chicken, turkey and fish. I can have ½ an apple, banana or 2 kiwis for a desert twice per day.
I've had almost every side effect on the list of the metformin and now it seems it is not working as well as it tatted out. I've been taking it just 9 days but now I am back to feeling starving hungry all the time even though I stick to the food program.

Do any of you have this illness? Do you have recipe/food ideas? I need some inspiration. How does the medication affect you?

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Tina.

Yes talk to your doctor about your medicine. Just concerned about your "very strict diet" was it Rx by a doctor??? For insulin resistance that makes no sense to me honestly.

WHole wheat bread 3 slice = 36g of carbs
Yogurt = 6g carbs
red potatos(smallest ones i can think of) = 68g of carbs
apple = 25g of carbs

Totaling 135g of carbs. Most people with insulin resistance usually follow a lower carb diet.

This is so right.

OP:

In 18 months of 60-80 carbs and over 100 lbs lost I reversed my type 2 diabetes.

I would seriously seek a second opinions and look for a Dr that attempts to reverse type 2 with diet, exercise, and meds combination.

tinahagar498 wrote: »

I lost 7lbs in the first week but it was just the weight that I gained the week before. I'm now back to the same weight that I have been for over a year and can't lose no matter what I do. The doctor told me to follow this diet plan. Today I've vomited and felt really weak all day. I am going to go back to eating whole eggs and avocado and maybe some nuts to snack on because I need something to keep me going and this restricted food is killing me. I don't believe the metformin is working for me because I'm feeling dizzy again and I'm sure my insulin levels are just as high as when I went in. Most likely because of the carbs. I'm gonna try to get them down to 100g and under per day now and go back to eating good fats.

OMG, change your doctor. Or read on the internet. I know more than my doc about my condition. With her advice, my HbA1c would still be high and I would be 40lbs heavier. Friend me if you want.