PCOS-DIET Messages for April, 2002: Re: is there a 'specific' insulin resistant diet that PCO sufferers should follow?

Re: is there a 'specific' insulin resistant diet that PCO sufferers should follow?

From: AF (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:20:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 12 Apr 2002, PATRICK, wrote: >
>There is a book called "The Insulin Resistance Diet" ...the book says it is bad to " go hungry" so I am trying to
>eat something "good:" everytime I am hungry. Nicole

I just got back from the dietitian. 5 weeks ago she put me on a diet similar to what is prescribed for Type II diabetes patients. I don't know if it's what your book talks about, but her advice to me was as follows:

(In very basic terms: Every time you eat you add sugar to your bloodstream (for energy)...as does the liver and the pancreas. If you are on glucophage your liver stops adding glucose to your bloodstream...so that's less glucose in your bloodstream for the pancreas to "measure." The pancreas puts glucose into the bloodstream according to how much other glucose is already there. SO...if you've gone too long between meals, your pancreas goes into overdrive making insulin in order to make glucose to put into your bloodstream. Sounds a bit confusing, but basically...the more times you put your pancreas into overdrive, the worse it is for you in the long run--leading eventually to Type II diabetes (which I don't have.) THUS...if you eat smaller but more frequent meals there's always a slow steady rate of sugar in your system and the pancreas can work *evenly.*

My dietitian, and the American Diabetes Assoc. recommend: 1 carb, 1 protein, 1 fat every 3 hours. (And all the free-type veggies/salads you can fill yourself with.)

I mentioned that I just got back from the dietitian...in 5 weeks on GlucophageXR and this new meal plan...I've dropped 11 pounds.

FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUGAR/BLOOD/PANCREAS...check out the following link: http://www.howstuffworks.com/diabetes1.htm

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AF

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