Carbohydrate counter for the atkins diet
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This is logical for the type 2 diabetic, for eating a fairly low-carbohydrate diet would not require the production of as much insulin by the already stressed pancreas. However, if insulin resistance is the main problem for a type 2 diabetic, then lowering the carb count may not really be the solution, and medications to help the insulin-resistance problem still may be needed.
Most important is to control and manage your diabetes. Then limit your carbohydrate food intake for weight loss. Use Google to search and understand the difference between 'simple carbs and complex carbs'. Go to the Atkins web site for low carb information and recipes. Click on programs to get started. http://atkins.com/Homepage.aspx
Pay careful attention to your breath, your body odor, or urine if any starts to have a fruity sweet smell.
Exercise, even walking, will go a long way toward keeping it lower. The body uses glucose in the blood for fuel before it uses other sources, such as insulin, to control the glucose. Try to watch your carbohydrate intake. 1 mg sugar = 1 mg of carbohydrate. Of course watch your sugar intake. Regular soda and sweet tea should not be part of drink selection. Alcohol should also be avoided. Though an occasional drink is OK.
A low carb diet may help futher. You can look at Atkins style diet, or Dr. Richard Bernstein, which is specifically tailored for people with diabetes.
Optimal A1C to prevent further damage is ideally below 5 (normal is 4.1 - 4.6), or as close as possible.
Don't give up. Your lifestyle changes are only helpful, but unforunately diabetes can be progressive. However, it can be managed.
I control it with diabetic diet. Eating slowly absorbed carbohydrate only in the morning, 25 g. Then 20 g az 10:00 am, half slowly, half quickly absorbed. For lunch 50 g, half-half. Az 3 pm 20 g, this can be only quick. At 5 pm I should eat dinner, 40 g carbohydrate, one third quick, the rest slow. And at 9 pm I eat 20 g slow only for the night.
I've done the Atkins with amazing results. However, when I do the Atkins, something about it makes my blood pressure a little higher and my heart rate easier to raise. Running up the stairs isn't such a big deal normally, but on Atkins I feel like my heart is trying to jump out of my chest. I can easily lose 40 pounds in a few months on the Atkins, and while I generally feel better (look better/breathe easier), my symptoms feel a little worse.
In fact, the best diet for depression is probably something not that far from the Atkins, very low carbohydrate diet.
When I talk to my patients about the Atkins I point out that it is true that the induction phase (especially the first four days) is a bit like the first few days of quitting smoking in terms of cravings, after that they can expect their sweet craving to almost magically disappear.
Does she have a buffalo hump on the top of her spine, where the spine meets the neck?
The areas where you say she has weight gain can occur with high cortisol levels - cortisol comes from the adrenal glands that sit on top of the kidneys. I've also read that PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) can mimic high cortisol weight gain. PCOS is associated with carbohydrate intolerance. It's possible the South Beach diet isn't restrictive enough for her. She might need Atkins.
I've never heard of the diet - maybe it works or maybe it doesn't - everyone is different. But since you like meat alot, why don't you read up on the Atkins diet or the South Beach diet. These diets are low carbohydrate diets. Eating low carb avoids the constant stimulation of insulin. The first few weeks of the diet help in getting rid of insulin resistance. Many people say goodbye to their medications on this diet.
I keep a bowl of sliced radishes, celery, carrots, etc sitting on the counter most of the time, so whenever I walk by, I can grab a few slices to munch on. This keeps me from being so hungry at meal time. I also keep a large tumbler of iced lemon water on the counter and I sit at that whenever I walk by, as well. Drinking water keeps me hydrated and helps keep me fuller.
And of course, there's always exercise.
You have several choices of diet that are about equally effective - a very low carbohydrate diet (Atkins), a very low fat diet (Pritikin), a portion control diet (Weight Watchers), and a diet focused on eating bulky foods (Volumetrics). The very low carbohydrate diet works somewhat faster, but you are more likely to regain weight with that approach... so if you do that pay particular attention to planning the transition from diet to "maintenance"...
Harvard researchers put pre-obese people (they had just lost 10-15 percent of their body weight) on three different diets—a low-fat, high-carb diet; a low-glycemic diet with fewer carbs; and a high-protein, high-fat, Atkins-style diet. Each participant ate the same number of calories on each diet, yet at the end of the study, they found that people burned the most calories at rest while on the Atkins diet.
Hyperadrenocorticism and other endocrine disorders, such as hypothyroid can change eating habits. Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease) is a disease that occurs commonly in aging pets and can cause a voracious appetite. This disease requires special blood tests and cannot be diagnosed by routine blood work.
Treating for G.I parasites with Panacur and Drontal may help even if no parasites have been identified in fecal analysis.
Atkins has more research on it than any other diet because it was developed originally to prevent heart disease (the creator, Dr. Atkins, died of heart disease!) The research showed that the diet did not work in the long run and was unhealthy in the long run, as it's too high in protein and too low in antioxidant rich foods. That's not to say it doesn't have its champions, but it hasn't panned out as hoped over time.
Due to stomach problems, I have decided to try a Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Has anyone experienced relief on this diet?
So basically, this is what I got from it- fresh vegtables, fresh fruits, lean meats, most nuts, NO LACTOSE, NO SUGAR (except in fruits and honey), and NO STARCHES.
Is this about right? Also, what is the policy on yogurt and coconut milk?
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