PCOS Messages for July, 2000: Re: confused re:diabetic diet

Re: confused re:diabetic diet

From: Michele (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:41:13 -0500 (CDT)

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This is exactly what is happening to me. I am also seeing a diabetic dietician. So I really pressed her on this issue. I am now comfortable with the diet we have chosen. She has me on a 1200 calorie a day diet, 100-120 are complex carbs. 300 carbs per day is considered normal, so this is 1/3 the daily alotment of a healty person. She said that less then that amount will cause your liver to think it needs to put out glucose, which then increases your insulin levels. She said the trick is to keep everything even through out the day by eating small frequent meals no more then 3 hours apart. She has no sugar other then fruit in my diet, no white or starchy stuff. I agree with you that they aren't quite up on the different needs of pcos'ers compared to diabetics, are needs are different. Print out some of the information showing low carbs and bring it to your next appointment. If she suggests something other then what I've mentioned here then you should have some red-flags. By the way my 1200 diet is for my weight and size 5'2 and was 156. Your calories my be higher if you a taller person or weight more then me. Hope this helps.

At Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Susan wrote: >
>Went to my RE today after lab testing last week. She said I was
>borderline diabetic, my insulin levels were elevated, high cholesterol
>was bad...yada yada yada, ya'll know the drill by now. She has given me
>a prescription to start glucophage (yea) and has asked me to see a
>dietician re: a diabetic diet. Here is where I start to get leery, the
>dietician called to schedule and asked me how often I test my sugar by
>finger prick.. I said never, and she informed me she'll have to teach
>me to start doing that, also when I told her I had been low carbing she
>said, oh no you can only do that for so long, I'm going to put you on a
>"healthier" diabetic diet that is good for life. I said I have PCOS I'm
>not diabetic. She said it didn't matter even though she didn't seem at
>all familiar with PCOS. Now girls, I have learned through listening to
>you wonderful fellow PCOS'ers on this board NOT to be led blindly like a
>lamb to the slaughter. I'm seeing red flags here, but I'm not exactly
>sure what to say or do. Perhaps this is o.k. but I'm just not sure,
>and it just doesn't sound right. I always see great advice on the board
>here, so of course I'm turning to you!

--
michele

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