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Yo-yo is bad - in case you didn't know
Maybe this should be filed under the "duh" file, but this was in the NEJM: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1606148?query=TOC Key quotes: and More evidence we are on a lifelong journey of improvement and not a sprint that needs to be repeated because we keep finding ourselves back where we started.
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Herbal treatments for T2
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662109/ I have been experimenting with cinnamon because it was on multiple lists as potentially helping to reduce BG. In my n=1 experimentation, it appears there may be a positive effect for me. With this result, I was looking for some scientific data for both this and other…
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My n=1 error
I know many, if not most, here believe in doing n=1 experiments with themselves, which I think is the best thing to do given no two people are exactly alike. However, I wanted to post this because I thought if I made this mistake, it may be helpful to some out there to avoid doing the same. In trying to get my BG down, I…
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Interesting study for T1 diabetics
This is another article from the NEJM talking about a treatment using some injections into the lymphatic system which appear to improve beta cell function. This study was only n=6, but it is a follow up to another with similar results. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1616343?query=endocrinology Pull quote from…
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Insulin - Heart Disease connection
At least one doctor has been willing to write into the NEJM regarding this link. Rather than summarize, here is exactly what he wrote:
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Need help with a stall?
The guy who ran the Keto Summit last year has a webinar on Monday evening (US time) with what sounds like it may have ways to help. Here is what the email I got said: Just thought this might help some of you out there given all the recent threads about stalls or trying to get that last little bit.
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Healthcare providers surveyed about which data to use
http://catalyst.nejm.org/effectiveness-healthcare-data-survey-analysis/?utm_campaign=Connect Weekly&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=45387194&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8x-qFEa0h5-O1h9P6TV8bxN8TXD45oiXPl1N9hiVXqrvqMYCdj8KQznc6iOyHB5BRxG2dtt55QyyUrX9r1GXdvshtzKg&_hsmi=45387194 This is a recent article from the New…
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Stress Summit
Not sure if anyone else is interested in this. Since finding a doctor who is LCHF friendly late last year and finding out my elevated BG is primarily due to cortisol (generally stimulated by stress) and not IR, I was thinking there might be some useful info in some of these talks. Also, I know many who are attempting to…
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Sugar addicted?
http://sweetfreedomsummit.com/?idev_id=22&idev_username=hto I keep seeing posts about people struggling to avoid sugar so I thought I would post a link to this summit that is aimed at breaking sugar addiction. Having seen what I have seen over the years, I do believe sugar addiction is a real thing and for those it…
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caffeine, cortisol and blood glucose
So at my last Dr appointment, one of the points of conversation got me thinking. I had previously dropped my A1c from 6.6 to 5.9. Then it edged up to 6.2, and now is at 6.3. He asked what I was doing different in the last 3 months compared to the 4 month period where it dropped so much. At first, all I could think was I…
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Medical version of the self driving car
This is an interesting article from the NEJM: http://catalyst.nejm.org/videos/decision-support-self-driving-cars/ One of the quotes, "studies from the Rand Corporation that show patient care is consistent with evidence only about half the time; and studies that there could be a 17-year lag between the discovery of…
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Better way to look at risk based on labs
There is much talk from others about how eating this way will kill you because of we all "know" eating fat is bad for you. The link below is for a test which has shown to be far more accurate than just looking at total cholesterol and LDL in determining CVD risk. http://www.reynoldsriskscore.org/default.aspx If you go to…
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Going on a cruise!
My wife and I are going on a cruise soon. She was concerned about what I was going to eat. Me, not so much. I am good at getting creative. However, I just got an email talking about dietary options that says, "For breakfast, brunch or dinner in the main dining room, we can provide our guests with the following special…
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11 proteins that spike insulin
Just thought with all the protein/insulin threads that have been out there lately that this link might be helpful. In addition to individual differences discussed in the various threads, we also have to consider not all proteins/amino acids are created equal in terms of insulin response.…
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Dietary Guidelines making America militarily unsafe?
After having read quite a bit about the latest dietary guidelines put out by our wonderful government in December 2015 and seeing much of the main stream population response being apathetic because they don't think it really affects them, I thought I would post this article.…
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Upcoming Autoimmune Summit
Just thought I would post this for those interested. Starts on 1/30. http://autoimmunerevolution.org/ I got some good info from the Keto Summit and the Fat Summit last year, so I thought this might have some good info I could use for my wife who has fibromyalgia.
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Downside of too much protein
When I lost most of my excess weight in 2015, it was through lower carb but staying fairly low fat and high protein. As I have learned through Dr Fung, you want to lose some "lean mass" because some of that is excess skin. Below is a pic from December 2015 where the facial wrinkles are quite pronounced. Then there is a pic…
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Passage of the day
I just wanted to post Proverbs 30:7-9 which says, 7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, 9 lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and…
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Odd foods in MFP database
Not sure if anyone read the email MFP sent with the foods they found entered in the database or not, but I thought the first one looked interesting. I am not advocating eating cat food, but the macros on this don't look too bad. :D
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Study on walking after eating for T2D
I kind of want to put this into the "duh" category, but thought I would share it anyway. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/how-to-drop-blood-sugars-by-12-percent/ The pull quote from this that I wanted to highlight was: “The improvement was particularly striking after the evening meal when the most carbohydrate was consumed…
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replacing carbs with protein for T2D
I thought this was an interesting study to share. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14522731 It is fairly small and short term, but it has me thinking. It says that although protein can be converted to glucose, replacing carbs with protein has a positive effect in lowering FASTING BG over a 5 week period. Personally, I…
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New take on day light savings time
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Disappointing lab results
As background, I was diagnosed T2D last year with A1c of 6.6. I did the only thing that seemed logical and cut my carbs significantly, not to keto levels, but much lower than the typical diet and got my A1c down to 5.9 in about 4 months. At that point, I moved to just being a bit stricter than the ADA recommendations and…
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More evidence for IF for Diabetics
Short version is if you eat only breakfast and lunch you will lose more weight, lower your hepatic fat content (fatty liver) more, lower your FBG more, lower your peptide-C more and improve your insulin sensitivity more than if you eat the same number of calories/nutrients across 6 smaller meals. Once again, showing the…
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New study on artificial sweeteners affecting glucose tolerance
This is a very alarming study if you use artificial sweeteners. https://chriskresser.com/how-artificial-sweeteners-wreak-havoc-on-your-gut/?utm_source=ChrisKresser.com&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7d56abf8a-ee9c9ca3ac-95902905&utm_content&utm_campaign=ee9c9ca3ac-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_09&mc_cid=ee9c9ca3ac&mc_eid=56daae840f…
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Staying LC in Baranquilla, Colombia
I have been in Baranquilla since Saturday on a mission trip. It has been amazing in many ways. I assumed there would be no way to stay LC down here given the only veggies they eat seem to be potatoes, corn and rice. Plantains (just think bananas with way more sugar) are served with nearly every meal. The people here are…
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Dean Ornish
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-almost-everything-dean-ornish-says-about-nutrition-is-wrong/ I am a firm believer in understanding those with whom I disagree. I particularly liked this article because it includes Dr Ornish's rebuttal and a rebuttal of his rebuttal. For me, the big key is his instance that…
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Turkey bacon?
I think I found one I might try.
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Work health fair results - mixed
We had a health fair at work today where there was some limited biometrics. My primary reason for adopting this WOE was to reverse my diabetes. From that standpoint, my fasting BG has dropped from being around 110-115 regularly in August to being 82 this morning. A1c was 6.2 in August. My next check is not until November,…
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Good Inefficiency?
If you are keeping up with the Keto Summit, Dr. Richard Feinman has some very interesting things to say on the topic of CICO/the laws of thermodynamics. In layman terms, what jumped out was the idea that CICO doesn't work because of inefficiencies. Not all calories are as efficient. If I understood him correctly, in…
