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Dr. Bernstein wrote a book for T1 diabetics, but I guess it could help T2 too.
P.S. Back when I had several symptoms of hyperinsulinemia my HbA1c was very low, and now it's at the top of the reference range (I eat at least 150mg carbs/day)
http://blog.designsforhealth.com/blog/hemoglobin-a1c
Normal? Is this good?
I'm not ketogenic or ultra low carb. Just low starch Paleo...maybe 70-100g carbs daily.
Do you have a reference?? Thanks!
http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com.br/2007/10/physiological-insulin-resistance.html
http://ketopia.com/physiological-insulin-resistance/
https://www.marksdailyapple.com/does-eating-low-carb-cause-insulin-resistance/
However, going very low carb – to around or below 10% of calories, or full-blown ketogenic – can induce “physiological” insulin resistance. Physiological insulin resistance is an adaptation, a normal biological reaction to a lack of dietary glucose. As I’ve said in the past, the brain must have glucose. It can use ketones and lactate quite effectively, thus reducing the glucose requirement, but at the end of the day it still requires a portion of glucose. Now, in a low-glucose state, where the body senses that dietary glucose might not be coming anytime soon, peripheral insulin resistance is triggered. This prevents the muscles from taking up “precious” glucose that the brain requires. The brain’s sensitivity to insulin is preserved, allowing it to grab what glucose it needs from the paltry – but sufficient – levels available to it.
P.S. Back when I had several symptoms of hyperinsulinemia my HbA1c was very low, and now it's at the top of the reference range (I eat at least 150mg carbs/day)
http://blog.designsforhealth.com/blog/hemoglobin-a1c
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