Monday, July 25, 2016

Carb vs Protein

Managing diabetes is already a pain in the butt, however trying to figure out what is the right solution to it is even a bigger pain.  Everyone says they have the miracle to diet and cure diabetes.  Well thats a big fat crock.  As I am working on an idea for a meal plan I am really stuck on my approach.  But here are the things I know to be truthy.

  1. Organic meat plays very nicely with my glucose.
  2. Non-Organic meats sometimes raise my glucose.
  3. According to Dr meats increase my triglycerides
  4. According to Dr I need at least 30 grams of carbs a meal
  5. Carbs raise my glucose exponentially
  6. Carbs + Glucose levels = lots of nerve pain.  Especially in feet and legs.
  7. Carbs also mean I need more insulin to keep levels down.

Along with diabetes I have a fatty liver.  Every time I go to a Vampire to get checked out I get the well how much alcohol do you drink lines.  I don't drink.  However I found out a couple of things medically I have something called hemochromatosis which is fatty liver and too much iron.  I also take insulin, which basically turns sugar into fat on my liver.  Talk about a double whammy.  

Reading on WebMD I was looking at diet for fatty liver.  They suggest a mediterranean diet for this condition.  Some of which I really don't have a problem with however I am not a big fish fan at all. Maybe I need to suck it up and try.  They break it down to healthy fats, antioxidants, and complex carbs.  For now maybe I will try to put a meal plan of healthy fats and antioxidants.  Then when my glucose goes down to a more optimal range I can slowly introduce carbs.

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