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Re: My Diabetic Dietician Said

From: cara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 03:06:35 -0500 (CDT)

Dear Michele, I'm a bit confused regarding diet too. I'm just kind-of winging it with respect to low carbing but I have heard that eating too few carbohydrates does cause the liver to produce glucose. I had a natural doctor (kind of like a chiropractor) when I lived in the States who is really fantastic (in the Pittsburgh area) and he told me to really cut out all sugar and take natural progesterone. My symptoms improved a lot(namely acne and hair loss). Unfortunately I didn't follow the no sugar diet and now my symptoms are back. I also believe the natural progesterone works but it's a bit hard to regulate how much to take. I was using about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon in the last two weeks of my cycle and last August when I went home to Pgh, this doctor told me I had had enough and to stop for awhile. Well, lo and behold my acne is back in full force! My problem is that I live overseas now and am not able to see him regularly. If anyone has any advice on regulating the amount of natural progesterone, I'd love to hear it! Regarding sugarbusters, I've ordered the book so I can't say that I know that much about it but I will say that my symptoms got a lot better when I didn't eat any sugar. I also would like to know the real story on whether we should eat small infrequent meals or only 3 meals a day. On this point, I really am confused. It seems like insulin would be released everytime you eat and therefore 3 meals sounds better but I just don't know. By the way, this is such a great site. Thanks for all the info it's really a huge help to me.... Cara

At Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Michele wrote: >
>I'm seeing some conflicting information on diet. So I really challenged
>my Dietician about the amount of carbs she had me on and how a lot of
>people seem to be on these low carb diet's. This is what she told me.
>Just so you know this diet is for my size. I am 5'2 and 153 pounds.
>
>She said I need to have at least 100-120 grams of complex carbs, not the
>white kind and not the starchy kind. If you consume less then that then
>your liver will start producing more glucose to compensate, which then
>will cause you to produce more insulin. She has no problem with adding
>a bit more protein. As long as it stays within the 1200 calories a day
>I'm on to lose weight.
>
>This what she said about Ketosis (spelling?) That though you will lose
>weight this way because you start burning fat. You can't stay on pure
>protein forever. The problem occurs when you start adding carbs back
>in, because you've trained your body to burn fat, it now will have an
>ever harder time burning the carbs, thus causing a yo-yo effect which
>will cause you to gain weight again. She said it safer to train your
>body to lose weight, w/the glucophage, exercise, and diet(type II
>diabetes diet) where you eat small frequent meals, w/complex carbs,
>protein, and foods w/fiber. She said it close to sugar busters. The
>difference is Sugar buster's really restricts all junk type foods and
>foods w/any sugar. The type II diabetes is a bit more permisive,
>because it allows some food exchanging within the full day calorie
>limit. So what do you think should I believe her?
>
>--
>michele
>

--
Cara



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