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Do carbs make you hungrier?
I try to eat at the very most 115 g carbs a day and my calorie goal is 1400 a day. Today I went to a luncheon and ate 128 g of carbs at that one meal. I have been doing low carb for a month and had no problem keeping myself near and below 1400 calories. Today, after that meal, it seemed like a hunger switch was turned on.…
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Insulin Resistance/Metformin
My doctor told me I am "starting to become insulin resistant," although my insulin was at a 4.9 when it was tested, which is actually really low. My glucose was 84 which is pretty average. But he said because of some other factors in my life he thinks it could go in that direction. So he put me on metformin - 500mg/day. I…
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very excited!
I have gained a lot of weight in the past few years. With help, I developed a food plan and am working on exercising. I want to lose about 40-45 pounds and be at my weight at 25 y/o (I am 32 now). On top of that, diabetes runs in my family and my doctor said I am starting to become insulin resistant. I was shocked when he…
