Hello Everyone,
As I have previously mentioned, I have diabetes.
I have recently spent significant time reviewing my eating habits, and the medications I take, and came to the conclusion that I was feeding my medication. I did work with medical staff when doing this.
In order to properly manage one's own weight, we have to be careful about this sort of trap.
To go along with this, I would like to discuss some eating habit and facts.
I have found that fat can block up to 40% of the insulin in the body, whether or not you are diabetic. This means that your pancreas has to either work harder and/or longer to better manage your glucose levels. Or if you are diabetic, higher doses of insulin to manage your glucose properly. Not a good thing in either case.
Please consider lowering the fat content in your diet.
Once you reduce the fat in your diet, food will taste different, so be aware of the amount of the salt you start adding to your diet to adjust the level of flavor, as this may adversely impacts your blood pressure.
I have now changed my medications (under medical guidance), and I feel better, and have started to lose weight again (1-2 lbs), of course depending on how I step on the scale, and this is over the last two weeks.
So this goes back to one of my basic rules, is to manage what goes in.
One consideration every one with diabetes should know, is that insulin makes you feel hungry. So for those with diabetes, you will need to carefully consider what you are eating, and balance that against your other indicators when in comes to losing weight.
Just as one would check your fasting glucose levels every day or so, you should check your other indicators as well, as using your hunger level may not be the reliable signal you need it to be.
Food for thought,
Until next time,
Dan W.
