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  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    edited August 2016
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    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Bernstein's book is Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. He too has videos and a blog to look at, but his book is a great resource.

    Just so happens, Dr. Bernstein's monthly visit (no.... I mean his webinar) is tomorrow night.
    Registration: http://www.diabetes-book.com/free-teleseminar-registrationvi

    The teleseminars eventually get posted on his Youtube channel:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJ11OJynsvHMsN48LG18Ag/videos

    Tons of great discussion on diabetes topics by Dr. Bernstein!

    From his thousands of patients and keen insights, he has tips you just don't get anywhere else. For example, since he is an advocate of rigorous blood glucose testing (don't know why other diabetes specialists aren't....), he has been able to compare the effects of generic metformin with name-brand Glucophage. The latter's more effective and has far fewer intestinal "side effects" (which you get if you're standing up when it hits..).
  • fuzzydogpa
    fuzzydogpa Posts: 21 Member
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    Metaformin has some health risks associated with it and I would not recommend it. Cinnamon will do basically the same thing. Add it to coffee and tea, etc. I also have insulin resistance and both of my paternal grandparents had diabetes. What works for me is a ketogenic diet with controlled calories. Also, I think weights are an important part and something that I have neglected during prior weight loss efforts and which I am now adding to my efforts as I want to lose body fat while preserving my lean muscle. I was at 165 and am now at 137. Last summer I was at 135 but was eating carbs and the weight creeped back on. Carbs for us insulin resistant folks just gets turned to fat. I am at about 30 net carbs a day. Once I am at maintenance weight then I have no more than 30 net carbs per meal balanced with half as much protein and some healthy fats. Working out is important so that any carbs that you do eat just go towards re-feeding your glycogen stores.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    edited August 2016
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    fuzzydogpa wrote: »
    Metaformin has some health risks associated with it and I would not recommend it. Cinnamon will do basically the same thing.

    I'm sorry to be a contrarian, but....

    This is not my experience! What health risks do you have in mind, and where did you get the idea that cinnamon mimics the effects of metformin?

    Metformin has been around a LONG time and has the best safety profile of any of the oral diabetes drugs. It's the only one Dr. Bernstein recommends without reservation (except for rare concurrent Vit. B12 absorption issues and gastrointestinal fireworks, which can usually be managed or averted by using name-brand Glucophage instead).

    Metformin has been a godsend for me - it allows me to maintain close-to-normal BG levels. Cinnamon? I have eaten a ton of it, and no, it doesn't do the same thing, which is keep your liver from pumping glucose into your system.

  • wendalin4
    wendalin4 Posts: 57 Member
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    fuzzydogpa wrote: »
    Metaformin has some health risks associated with it and I would not recommend it. Cinnamon will do basically the same thing. Add it to coffee and tea, etc. I also have insulin resistance and both of my paternal grandparents had diabetes. What works for me is a ketogenic diet with controlled calories. Also, I think weights are an important part and something that I have neglected during prior weight loss efforts and which I am now adding to my efforts as I want to lose body fat while preserving my lean muscle. I was at 165 and am now at 137. Last summer I was at 135 but was eating carbs and the weight creeped back on. Carbs for us insulin resistant folks just gets turned to fat. I am at about 30 net carbs a day. Once I am at maintenance weight then I have no more than 30 net carbs per meal balanced with half as much protein and some healthy fats. Working out is important so that any carbs that you do eat just go towards re-feeding your glycogen stores.

    Cinnamon is not safe if you have nafld or nash. Please don't recommend anything without knowing the risks associated.
  • wendalin4
    wendalin4 Posts: 57 Member
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    If you have fatty liver you should stay away from regular grocery store variety cinnamon because it contains higher levels of coumarin which can cause liver inflammation. If you wish to use cinnamon try ceylon cinnamon.
  • michelereneep123
    michelereneep123 Posts: 2 Member
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    ac2662 wrote: »
    I was looking into doing keto, but I was worried about my cholesterol levels since my triglycerides are high. Right now my calories are at 1330 with 150g carb, 83g protein, 44g fat. You gave me some great info to look into. Thank you very much. I will look into both of those plans. Are they books or would I just be able to Google them?

    Maybe check the proportion of fats/proteins to carbs? My nutritionist has recommended 40/30/30% carbs/proteins/fats for insulin resistance. She said I won’t lose any weight until I am consistent at those proportions.

  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    edited December 2017
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    michelereneep123 wrote: »
    ac2662 wrote: »
    I was looking into doing keto, but I was worried about my cholesterol levels since my triglycerides are high. Right now my calories are at 1330 with 150g carb, 83g protein, 44g fat. You gave me some great info to look into. Thank you very much. I will look into both of those plans. Are they books or would I just be able to Google them?

    Maybe check the proportion of fats/proteins to carbs? My nutritionist has recommended 40/30/30% carbs/proteins/fats for insulin resistance. She said I won’t lose any weight until I am consistent at those proportions.

    :worried:
    That is a recipe for a lifetime innsulin habit!

    It's extremely hard to find good nutritionists, and it's best to be highly distrustful until they show a hint of wisdom by uncoupling themselves from their associations' carb-heavy guidelines.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
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    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    RalfLott wrote: »
    michelereneep123 wrote: »
    ac2662 wrote: »
    I was looking into doing keto, but I was worried about my cholesterol levels since my triglycerides are high. Right now my calories are at 1330 with 150g carb, 83g protein, 44g fat. You gave me some great info to look into. Thank you very much. I will look into both of those plans. Are they books or would I just be able to Google them?

    Maybe check the proportion of fats/proteins to carbs? My nutritionist has recommended 40/30/30% carbs/proteins/fats for insulin resistance. She said I won’t lose any weight until I am consistent at those proportions.

    :worried:
    That is a recipe for a lifetime innsulin habit!

    It's extremely hard to find good nutritionists, and it's best to be highly distrustful until they show a hint of wisdom by uncoupling themselves from their associations' carb-heavy guidelines.

    Dieticians have a university degree a nutritionist can be qualified from an online course....I know which one I'd be ignoring.

    Both of them?
  • Rickster1967
    Rickster1967 Posts: 485 Member
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    I lost 63lb in 154 days, reversed type 2, metabolic syndrome and fatty liver

    Ate 40% calories from carbs. Improved insulin resistance by weight training after 16 hour fast then carbing up

    By depleting muscle cells of glycogen through fast plus weight training they then preferentially uptake blood glucose when you ingest a couple hundred grams

    This improves insulin sensitivity. PM me if you want more info.

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