Hi, I'm into my third week of following the Atkins Nutritional Approach. Things are going well and during my 2nd week I started to have the Atkins/and/Carbolite bars as an evening treat. My 1st weeks weigh-in I had lost 7 (I have a lot to lose), the second week I lost under 2 lbs.

Now I fully understand I want to do this slow and I realize that a majority of the 1st weeks weight was water, but I felt different overall. I was still in ketosis by what the strips indicated, but I felt bloated along with dips and spikes in my energy and other things I don't care to mention.

I've just read the "Low Carb Tips" about sugar alcohols and in entering my third week have already decided to do without. I guess I'm just one of those bodies that doesn't do well with that stuff. (Since my husband who is also doing this with me has no reaction). The 'Tips' mentioned something about have Diabetes I? I'm 32, no children and never had any type of testing to determine this beforehand, can I assume that I was very close to reaching that point? I plan on making a doctors appointment to find out, but thought I'd see if I am alone here.

Thanks