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Being a diabetic means having abnormally high glucose levels and having high glucose levels destroys arteries even if it's just for a 2 hour spike. In addition to that, being insulin resistant causes your body to flush more insulin in order to deal with the high glucose levels. I don't see how we can not lump them into one…

Congratulations but no, you're not a special snowflake. Just anecdotal evidence. You only tried one diet and that's the only diet you know, so you have nothing to compare it to. Let me be clear here, if you are strict enough with your calorie counting than anyone can still lose weight even if they are insulin resistant but…

Yes, the amount of calories still matter but it is easier to lose weight on low carb if you are insulin resistant. You are just making it harder on yourself by including carbs in your diet. Link below to read more on the topic. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/insulin-sensitivity-and-fat-loss.html In addition to…

The OP has 150 pounds of excess fat which means she has very good reason to keep her carbs low. Excess fat causes insulin resistance, a real medical condition which means eating carbs can hamper her weight loss goals. I'm not saying she's insulin resistant but i'm saying she has a pretty damn good chance as the AMA…

People who are Type 2 diabetic or insulin resistant will be interested in the link below. It deals with research on how to reverse your condition. In addition to that it cost you no money as it's just a diet as opposed to drugs or surgery. If you are interested, forward the research to your doctor and tell him that you…

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/4/1047.full Here is a more comprehensive overview of what causes type 2 diabetes and how to reverse it. It is a study of studies. Basically a paper that brings a collection of studies together to make a conclusion. If not enough evidence they will say more research is needed. If…

The word healthy is subjective and means something different to everyone. Breakfast is known to make people more hungry throughout the day and I suspect it is doing the same thing to you. What is the use of eating breakfast if all it does is make you hungry? That's a terrible way to go about your day and you'll probably…

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/4/1047.full Why does she want to gain weight? Maybe you mean muscle mass? If she wants a chance at ever being diabetic free, eating carbs without high glucose spikes, she needs to incorporate a few fasting days in her diet plan.

Atkins model says to add 5 grams per week until you see weight gain to find your threshold. You should also get a blood glucose kit to see if your carb intake is in the normal range, below 126 at all times is considered normal after a meal. Above 140 at anytime means something is wrong.

Normally when something is wrong with the body and someone is steadily gaining weight or unable to lose weight, there is a relationship to being insulin resistant. In other words, eating carbs will hamper your weight loss goals. We know this from women who have PCOS or people that are diabetic. I made a wild guess and…

Interesting! I've only ever looked at research concerning the reversal of Type 2 diabetes, haven't tried to search for any papers on sugar driving diabetes. Do you have a link maybe? I'd like to find the actual paper to see what's really going on. Edit: Found it Looks complicated but going to try and understand it.

Agreed. This is exactly why it does not matter how many times a day you eat. It's about the amount of calories that you eat. Your body isn't going to to spend 200 calories of energy to digest a 10 calorie carrot. That's just nonsense. For real world results, you can check the link below to some guys who only eat twice a…

Also not true. Link to guys below who eat only once or twice a day. They just eat larger meals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSdwdWnTRlQ

Got links to such documents?

What nomeejerome above me said. There's no food that will magically rev up your metabolism.

Exercise and Protein.

Yes, i understand. Was trying to explain it in laymen terms but i'm not sure if i agree with you that it only occurs in bacteria. I haven't had a chance to read much about Epigenetics and Obesity, I just know that there are still unanswered questions and research needed to be done on the obesity epidemic and feel that…

I believe she is referring to Epigenetics. Certain parts of your DNA can be expressed more during your lifetime through DNA methylation or histone modification. For example, if you were born a lean mean muscle machine but over your life time you became obese and diabetic, you will pass along any fat genes you attained…

Nothing is wrong with sugar as long as you're a normal insulin sensitive individual. However, insulin resistant individuals should keep sugar intake low. Insulin resistance is a real medical issue that one third of the American population has. If you have 30 pounds of excess fat, the AMA recommends that you get tested.…

The American Medical Association has recommended that a BMI of 30 or, 30 pounds of extra fat is when you should be tested for Diabetes. One third of the American population already hits that number, and one third of the American population is estimated to be insulin resistant. Becoming insulin resistant happens right…

Thanks, been meaning to find the group behind the research paper. The problem with this approach is that many people feel it is unethical to tell someone to eat only 500 calories but when you are facing a life threatening illness, this is really your only best option. Nobody dies due to diabetes, they die to diabetic…

This is true that a regular diet and exercise can increase insulin sensitivity but this is not the same thing as bringing back phase 1 insulin response. This is why I specifically asked for anyone that can show phase 1 response coming back to life off of a standard diet. Phase one insulin response and insulin sensitivity…

I agree, which is why I recommended the intermittent fasting approach. Instead of eating 500 calories every day for the rest of your life, you can fast just two or three days a week. There is a member in the IF section that followed the judd approach and put his type 2 diabetes into remission. Does anyone have any studies…

According to Kpop news, girl generation did an interview and said that they only eats 800 calories a day so that picture above is right on as to what many korean women eat. Celebrities at least. However, Korea has the lowest obesity rate of any country so most likely they all eat that way. You can't get a job in korea if…

Looks like she eats about 800 calories. Interesting. BTW, starvation mode is a myth.

It's fine. MFP is ran by a software developer. They don't have a single medical professionals on staff. The warning is more of a liability issue.

I don't know how many people read my post in here earlier but I just came across a journal paper posted by another member of MFP that says insulin resistant and type 2 diabetes can be reversed. It even says phase 1 insulin response comes back to life which was surprising to me. As for the type of diet and if it's right for…

I don't disagree with that but it only seems to improve phase 2 insulin response, fasting glucose Levels at 2 hours and over. Phase one response in insulin resistant people is still hampered, post meal glucose levels within 2 hours. Phase 2 insulin response kicks in after phase one fails to maintain levels below 140. Do…

It can be managed, not reversed. The websites you visit that claim reversal all have one thing in common, changing your diet. That is a form of management, not a true reversal in that you can ingest carbs and never see a spike above 140.

Test your insulin sensitivity and you will know for sure if they are holding you back. I know you just glossed over what I said because you're most likely thinking that nothing is wrong with you and that you do not have medical issue what so ever. This could be true and it might be wrong. How do we know? Simple 10 dollar…