Fri, Feb-01-02, 16:22
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Plan: mostly paleo
Stats: //
BF:also don't care
Progress: 100%
Location: West Coast, USA
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yes, melanie, others have this response, too.
I think what's going on is that some people just have more sensitive insulin production systems. Some people only get them insulin surges when they overeat carbs alone; some people only get them with they eat high or moderate carbs with other foods; some people can even get them overeating meat; some people get them with aspartame or the coloring in cola drinks or splenda. And some people seem to get them if they only *think* about food. (I imagine a nation of people with endocrine problems from watching too many junk food commercials!)
Why? That, I don't know. Luck of the draw? How far along the road we are from "normalcy" toward type II diabetes? The only way to find out which person you were, for sure, would be to go through a series of insulin tests under various conditions (I can't imagine any insurance company paying for such a thing.)
Whatever the mechanism, the result is this: in the presence of insulin, your BP goes up, your body stores more fat molecules in fat cells, you cannot burn fat (no matter how hard you exercise or how little you eat), plaque builds up in your arteries...wow, just not good news! For those normal folks who only have higher levels of insulin for only a half hour, three times a day, no big deal. For those of us who may get a big blast of insulin every time we so much as drive by the Krispy Kreme, BIG problem!
Will this overproduction ever be cured in our systems? Dunno. Dr. Bernstein seems to hold out hope for recovery of pancreatic beta cells after some time of LCing.
Everyone's mileage does vary on issues like this, and part of the learning process is figuring out what works and does not for you. Great for figuring this one out!
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