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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004A benefit I had forgotten about.
This will probably end up being kind of long - so please try to stick with me to the end...There IS a point...LOL I've been back on the seriously low-carb bandwagon for a little over two weeks now. I lost a huge chunk when I first started with it two years ago, but my head wasn't in the right place then. I started to over-eat the high fat stuff, didn't watch the calories, didn't get to the root of WHY I wanted to eat all the time, and just plain didn't bother to to anything about the inner me. SOOOOOOO...I quit. I decided I really did need bread and tons of fruit and cereal and potatoes and...you get the picture. I listened to my trainer at the gym. I ate the way he suggested. I joined the points counting low fat weight loss group, and lost 30 pounds fairly quickly (5 months) but I felt crappy all the time. I was hungry, my bones ached, my muscles ached, I tried to convince myself that I had lots of energy - but I really didn't. I've been struggling with a muscle-related problem since last summer. It was causing me to have constant pain in my leg. No matter what I did, I couldn't get rid of it. My trainer tried all kinds of exercises and stretches - some would work for a short time, and then the pain would come back in spades. Finally, out of desperation, I decided to come back to the low-carb fold. This time, because of all the inner work I've done, I'm following the plan properly. Once I realized WHY I was looking to stuff myself all the time I know longer felt the need to do it. I'm counting carbs, but I'm really watching the calories too. Guess what? All my muscle aches and pains are gone. The aggravating pain in my leg has totally disappeared. I feel great, and I have REAL energy - not just pretend energy...lol Some research suggests that nobody is really 'allergic' to carbs - but I believe I am. I can't eat any kind of grain, and very little fruit or starch. When I do - the aches come back. Processed food of any kind brings on the pain. I finally get it. I really do! Good plain protein, good fresh oil, green vegetables, and berries. A little yogurt once a day. Halleluiah!!!! I have seen the light! (Took me long enough) Paper If it's not one thing - it's your mother. High Weight 308/225-Atkins Start/221.5/150 Paper, The leg pain may have nothing to do with being "allergic to carbs." It may be a very early symptom of diabetes called neuropathy. Neuropathy typically starts when blood sugars rise over 140 mg/dl after meals. This is way below the standard that doctors use for diagnosing diabetes. Lowering blood sugars can improve this kind of nerve-caused pain. If that is what the leg pain is you must take it as a major wake-up call that tells you the importance of controlling your blood sugar above and beyond the needs of weight loss. The same high blood sugars that cause nerves in legs and feet to hurt lead to nerve damage that causes impotence and abnormalities of heart beat. All these occur long before you reach the blood sugar level where a doctor will diagnose you as diabetic, alas. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > This will probably end up being kind of long - so please try to stick > with me to the end...There IS a point...LOL [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > If it's not one thing - it's your mother. > High Weight 308/225-Atkins Start/221.5/150 I have severe leg pain and have yet to find any relief. The last neurosurgeon I consulted said it might be related to diabetes. I had been tested many times for it and never any abnormalities. I did it again anyway and the level was 111. I don't think that's very high but my doc said we need to watch it. I've been on lo carb since Jan 28 and no change in my pain and numbness. What do you think of a 111 result Jenny? It seems like a normal number from what I've read. TIA  SignatureBear Grrrrrrrrrrrr :o) 297/264.5/210 http://home.earthlink.net/~polarbear50/ > Paper, > [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] > > If it's not one thing - it's your mother. > > High Weight 308/225-Atkins Start/221.5/150 Bear, If that 111 mg/dl was a fasting blood sugar number, you may very well have serious diabetes. In a well conducted study, the fasting blood sugar test failed to diagnose diabetes in 70% of people who had both neuropathy and diabetes when diagnosed with the more accurate 2-hr glucose tolerance test. Singleton, JR Smith AG, Bromberg, MB Increased prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance in patients with painful sensory neuropathy. Diabetes Care 24 (8) 1448-1453 2001 http://tinyurl.com/398nv -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > I have severe leg pain and have yet to find any relief. The last > neurosurgeon I consulted said it might be related to diabetes. I had been [quoted text clipped - 85 lines] > > > If it's not one thing - it's your mother. > > > High Weight 308/225-Atkins Start/221.5/150 >> I have severe leg pain and have yet to find any relief. The last >> neurosurgeon I consulted said it might be related to diabetes. I had been [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> 297/264.5/210 >> http://home.earthlink.net/~polarbear50/ The 111 could very well be a warning for diabetes. A little context is needed though. Was this a fasting blood glucose number? (FBG). I fast for 10 hours (no food, water only) when I go in for my quarterly blood tests. If it was after eating, how long? There can be many other factors that can raise your BG (blood glucose) levels, such as stress, an infection, etc. That said however, a healthy non diabetic can sit down and eat a whole package of Oreos, and not have their BG go much above 85-90. My suggestion would be to go to Wal-Mart, and buy one of their Relion Blood Glucose Meters. They (along with the test strips) have the least expensive meter that I know of, and many say it is extremely accurate. Start testing upon awakening (before eating), 1 and 2 hours after meals, and at bedtime. See how it comes out. When I was first dx'd with diabetes, I was fighting some serious infections. When the infections cleared, my numbers were no longer diabetic. With a history of T1 and T2 in my family, I have always been tested regularly. So a year and a half after my initial dx, I wasn't surprised when I was dx'd for real, damnit! Good Luck, Sleepy --------------------------------- The True Axis of Evil Bush - Cheney - Ashcroft - Rumsfeld --------------------------------- >Paper, > >The leg pain may have nothing to do with being "allergic to carbs." It may >be a very early symptom of diabetes called neuropathy. <snip> It isn't. But I do appreciate you posting the info. It may be of great benefit to someone else. That was one of the first things my doctor checked on - my blood sugar has always been in the low range. This is definitely a tissue thing, and while my leg has caused the most aggravation, other muscles have been involved as well. Paper If it's not one thing - it's your mother. High Weight 308/225-Atkins Start/221.5/150 >I finally get it. I really do! Good plain protein, good fresh oil, >green vegetables, and berries. A little yogurt once a day. > >Halleluiah!!!! I have seen the light! (Took me long enough) You go, girl! I'm glad you've discovered the secret to pain-free living. What wonderful news! I'm happy for you! Carol Signature227/223.5/150 Low-Carb since March 12, 2004 Type 2 Diabetic since May 15, 2001 > I finally get it. I really do! Good plain protein, good fresh oil, > green vegetables, and berries. A little yogurt once a day. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If it's not one thing - it's your mother. > High Weight 308/225-Atkins Start/221.5/150 Welcome to the fold, sister! SignatureSaffire 205/166/125 - 5'2.5" Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 >Guess what? All my muscle aches and pains are gone. The aggravating >pain in my leg has totally disappeared. I feel great, and I have REAL [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >or starch. When I do - the aches come back. Processed food of any kind >brings on the pain. >Paper Yep. Can be the diet. Eicosanoids are a group of intracellular hormones. Not much is known about them since the never leave the cell and exist for a second. When you keep your insulin levels low, then your body creates series one eicosanoids (good guys). And when you eat high carbs, your body creates more series two eicosanoids (bad guys). http://www.drsears.com/drsearspages/understandeicos.jsp HTH even though I'm probably clear as mud. Yvonne Oh jeez, a fat Sears type expert. I'm in awe. Really. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > >Guess what? All my muscle aches and pains are gone. The aggravating > >pain in my leg has totally disappeared. I feel great, and I have REAL [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Yvonne > Oh jeez, a fat Sears type expert. I'm in awe. Really. typo? Shouldn't that read "I'm an ee-awe"? Most of us probably aren't in danger of getting a taste of our own medicine. >>> Guess what? All my muscle aches and pains are gone. The aggravating >>> pain in my leg has totally disappeared. I feel great, and I have [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Yvonne Another nonsensical post from a fat idiot. I shouldn't be surprised, but the level of inanity has risen to new heights. Way to go, bi-kev. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > > Oh jeez, a fat Sears type expert. I'm in awe. Really. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >> > >> Yvonne > Another nonsensical post from a fat idiot. I shouldn't be surprised, > but the level of inanity has risen to new heights. Way to go, bi-kev. Cheers. I'll work hard at keeping you amused seeing as you're a miserable git. >>> Oh jeez, a fat Sears type expert. I'm in awe. Really. >> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>> >>>> Yvonne > Cheers. I'll work hard at keeping you amused seeing as you're a > miserable git. Nice, innit? ;) -- revek And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE >> Cheers. I'll work hard at keeping you amused seeing as you're a >> miserable git. > > Nice, innit? ;) I wouldn't know. |
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