tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post7956723258014805221..comments2024-03-27T15:56:33.818-04:00Comments on Type 2 Nutrition: The Nutrition Debate #103: Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV)danbrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-15872385384167668122013-04-29T22:08:54.471-04:002013-04-29T22:08:54.471-04:00Wow, what an accomplishment! I wasn't aware i...Wow, what an accomplishment! I wasn't aware insulin sensitivity could be restored to that extent. Extremely interesting and encouraging! <br /><br />Thanks for alerting me about your other blog posts. I will try to read them very soon :) Franziska Spritzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475982620686793048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-39349767347052851342013-04-29T08:29:10.036-04:002013-04-29T08:29:10.036-04:00Once more, back at you. I wrote YMMV last December...Once more, back at you. I wrote YMMV last December, but in late January visited an endo (for the 1st time in over 20 years) and asked for a HOMA Assessment test. He had NEVER ordered one for a patient, both he and his PA said, but he agreed to do it. (He also said to do it I would need a serum insulin test, as I recall.) I was very surprised to learn from it that my Beta cell function was 68% and my Insulin Sensitivity, which is the inverse of Insulin Resistance, was 94.6%. This was all the more surprising due to my 20 year history on a sulfonylurea. It suggests (to me) regeneration of beta cells and a very recuperative quality to the cell barriert that enables glucose to be 'taken up' by the body. You, as a CDE and RD, might be interested in these two statistics. They provided me with additional hope, or shall I say less reason to despair, at being such a long time medicated T2.<br /><br />You can read about my experience in my blog posts #86 and #87. Please excuse my intemperance, if you can. I have grown impatient with arrogance (in others).danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-73123019901281080752013-04-29T07:46:34.677-04:002013-04-29T07:46:34.677-04:00Limiting carbs to less than 15 grams daily is very...Limiting carbs to less than 15 grams daily is very challenging, and your ability to do so is very impressive. It is an amazing feat to be off medications despite significant loss of beta cell function. That is obviously a strong motivator for you, along with your amazing weight loss. <br /><br />Thanks for your continued support of my work and blog as well :)Franziska Spritzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475982620686793048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-60938311660181797162013-04-28T19:03:29.914-04:002013-04-28T19:03:29.914-04:00Thanks, Jan. As always, your feedback and support ...Thanks, Jan. As always, your feedback and support is tremendously encouraging. It's great to have loyal and longtime 'members' like you, as well as new ones. Site visits are accelerating and are now up to the rate of over 2,500 a month from just 1,000 a month at end of January (3 months ago).danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-16865689510388624412013-04-28T19:02:47.462-04:002013-04-28T19:02:47.462-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-48942804814037513052013-04-28T16:58:33.564-04:002013-04-28T16:58:33.564-04:00Once again, your report helps me get a clearer pic...Once again, your report helps me get a clearer picture of my own diabetes and keep myself out of trouble. Thank you.Jan Blawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697621979002856884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-8307880345008513702013-04-28T12:20:12.454-04:002013-04-28T12:20:12.454-04:00Thanks, Franziska. It means a lot to me to have su...Thanks, Franziska. It means a lot to me to have such high praise from you. My immediately preceding column (#102), "Denial is not..." goes hand in hand with this one too. <br /><br />I am happy with (resigned to?) my food choices now, but at <15g CHO/day, they are really, really limited. The benefit of early recognition and lifestyle (diet) change is, as you imply, that YOU can eat 50g/day w/o dire repurcusions, which is a place I will never be at again (w/o mealtime insulin). <br /><br />That is the lesson. That is the takeaway, as you so subtly imply. I am envious, of course, but people reading this should see it as an incentive and motivate them to change.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, and keep up the good work. I am a great admirer of your "Low Carb Dietitian" site and blog.danbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119737446791634173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7410445500476013619.post-33078576877883984392013-04-28T08:41:47.143-04:002013-04-28T08:41:47.143-04:00Dan, this is an excellent post. Thanks for sharing...Dan, this is an excellent post. Thanks for sharing your n=1 experience of consuming a few high-carb foods after eating VLC for several years. Wonderful that you experienced such dramatic improvement in BG control that you were able to discontinue all diabetes meds despite having had DM for more than a decade. YMMV is indeed true, and like you I advise people to "eat to your meter." I'm personally too afraid of "meter shock" to indulge in any high-carb foods but can keep my BG within normal range as long as I keep total carbs below 50 grams a day.Franziska Spritzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475982620686793048noreply@blogger.com