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Re: Diet
From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 05:28:46 -0600 (CST)
Hey all, I found that since I've been on Met, I CAN'T low carb anymore.
My body seems to need a more balanced diet now. So I added carbs back
in and I feel better and more energetic (as long as I take the Met).
Anyone else have this experience?
At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>Thanks for the compliment! I'm so glad you got a chance to look through
>it. I think it's a pretty good article - definitely great exposure and
>that's what we're after right?
>
>As to low carb, I though diabetics had to be on moderate carb or higher
>carb diets to keep the blood sugar from dropping too low on the injected
>insulin. I still say it's the easiest (cheapest!) way to keep our
>insulin levels low and stable.
>
>At Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Anon. wrote:
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>>It's been a while since I've checked in on you all -- good to see the
>>support, encouragement, and information still flowing freely! :)
>>
>>I wanted to tell Sonnet that I FINALLY got to read the Newsweek article
>>-- you did such a good job! It's SO NICE to be able to read about this
>>thing in the general press!!! Well done!
>>
>>Also, I wanted to pass along that I discussed my diet with my GP, and
>>she was concerned that I was trying a low-carb diet. She said that they
>>don't even really recommend low-carb diets to diabetics any more. This
>>was news to me! [NB: I am in NO WAY trying to denigrate the way low
>>carbing seems to work for others!] So I went back to a "normal" diet
>>(and with the Met I can sense my appetite coming back -- which means
>>that I can control it! I had more problems when I didn't have an
>>appetite at all, as there was no indication for me of what my body
>>needed...) and feel good! Just thought I'd share :)
>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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