Tue, Oct-13-09, 14:29
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Originally Posted by Wyvrn
Why is it surprising that people on high carb diets can have lower fasting BG than someone who's adapted to low-carb? Hypoglycemia is a sign of incipient diabetes.
I'd be a lot more interested in comparing insulin levels, triglycerides and stability of both BG and insulin. A few points of glucose within normal range doesn't seem much to hang a judgement on.
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This is a good point. GCBC has a section where he talks about how the diabetic community got all excited about studies that show good blood sugar control with high carbs - it can be done, but at the cost of excessive high insulin all day long for some people.
If you can keep total energy in line, no fat gain. But you have to toe the line with sat fat (pure energy) and excess carb for your activity. If you have too much fat or carb, fat gain.
But because there is no way to measure the insulin damage easily, it is not measured. |