Putting this in General Health and Low-Carb diets to increase chance of a decent response.
Been told that my body is showing signs of insulin resistance. 6 months ago was advised to lose weight by GP, cut down on alcohol etc. It's 6 months on and I have managed to lose half a stone.
Am overweight by about 4 stone (13st 3/5ft4). Have been on low-carb diets before, done Bootcamp a few times. Find it very difficult to sustain - 3 months is the longest I've stuck at it - amazing results and then I just cave in and start eating "normally" ie. have a slice of cake at a birthday party, or a croissant for breakfast.
There does seem to be a history of diabetes in my family - my eldest brother had Type 2 and now has to inject (he's in his mid-50s). Ironically he's the skinny one in the family. Another brother has Type 2 in his mid-50s again. Both parents were on Metaformin in their 70s (age-related diabetes?).
My question is this: Does low-carbing "Cure" diabetes? Or is it just a way of eating that will prevent its symptoms? Is it simply the fact that you don't aggravate your body by getting it to produce something it can no longer do (insulin) - so like, if you have a nut allergy, not eating nuts will mean you don't go into anaphylaxis but you are not "curing" your nut allergy by not eating nuts, you are just avoiding the thing that causes your anaphylaxis - does this make sense
OR will going low-carb, losing the weight bring me back from the brink of diabetes and make me function "normally" again (and mean that in future I can eat croissants, bread, rice without "bringing on" the diabetes-threat again?)
I am really struggling to lose weight, really feel I can't do low-carb full time, but don't want to waste my time losing weight via another method (lower calories) if it still means that I am increasing my chances of diabetes.
I've tried low-carbing 3 times in the past 6 months and always lost 7-8 pounds in the first week but fall off the wagon at about week 3 and it goes straight back on. If, however, it is the ONLY way that I will avoid full-blown diabetes then I might be able to make the mental adjustment I need to stick at it.
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Do low-carb diets "cure" diabetes - confused?
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notmytype · 31/07/2014 04:34
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