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I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis, PCOS, and extreme insulin resistance. My dr. put me on a low carb/low calorie diabetic meal plan (no more than 30 carbs per meal, ideally less...) as well as had me to do at minimum of 50 minutes of cardio 6 days a week starting out. We've changed things up consistently to try to push the…
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I'm extremely insulin resistant which is now causing my body to 'insulin dump'...so I'm low calorie with restricted carbs. 40-70 carbs per day...all monitored by my dr.
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I agree with her - especially if you've had hypothryroidism for any length of time. I found within 2 years of diagnosis that I became insulin resistant...it became VERY bad right before starting a lower carb regimen. My doctor did an extended blood glucose test to see exactly what my body was doing as I couldn't lose on…
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JUST FYI, I'm extremely insulin resistant with PCOS/Hashimotos AND taking a Dr. prescribed medicine for insulin resistance. I ate watermelon the other day and spiked a blood sugar of 140. I had 1/2 cup of tomato soup, blood sugar 142. So, OBVIOUSLY my body doesn't process carbs the same way your body does. I can eat…
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Ditto for me. Hashimotos sucks for weight loss until you figure out what you can eat and not eat. For me, if I eat more than 20-30 carbs at a time my blood sugar will spike and that will cause my slow reacting pancreas to dump out a ton of extra insulin that isn't needed and then converted to fat...once I figured out what…
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I'm late to reply, but have struggled with Hashimoto's, PCOS, & Insulin Resistance for the last 5 years. I've previously done low-carb and GAINED weight. 1200 calories per day and GAINED weight. I recently switched to a new dr who did an extended blood glucose test. We discovered that I am 'insulin dumping'. Essentially…
