Re: Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet

[Guest guest]

Hey Dan,

This is good. I am looking forward to you telling us more.

How often do you test your glucose levels now?

What is the standards by which you judge your diet and exercise program?

This would be great info to know!

Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet

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> I just posted a diet approach called " Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet " , with

> web links to an article about him and to download his book. I'm a t 2

> diabetic using diet and exercise alone. Like him, I don't count carbs in

> any way, I test post meal to see the effect of an amount of food item and

> combinations on bg and adjust amount and/or ingredients accordingly. If I

> get a high number outside the acceptable range of post meal levels, I use

> exercise to pull it down quickly. I really don't know how " low " carb my

> diet is and can only make a crude guess at daily carbs by g measure. It is

> the same with weight, I don't know how many calories are consumed, after

> using some food combinations in a similar amount for some time my bmi is

> constant and I use a scale only infrequently. A meal then is two ladles

> of this, two pieces of that, and a hand full of that etc. as my only

> measure daily for each meal. When I was trying to lose weight, like the

> meter results, if a certain level of foods was not getting a 1.25 average

> lb/week loss, amounts of each item was reduced to do so with an eye to

> maintaining source and nutrient variety.

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> I make use of the gi/gl database, choosing from among the lower end of the

> results for new food item possibilities. After establishing a set of

> menus Testing is less frequent and only done a few times a week and/or

> when some other variable,ex. illness, might affect post meal results. I

> get very consistent and predictable results which almost always meet post

> meal level goals. I almost never do a fasting level in the morning and

> only before a meal if the last meal got a high level and the starting

> level is good to know to gaugue the actual amount of rise a meal produces.

> In part I ascribe this to my weekly exercise which keeps insulin

> resistence low, aids in maintaining bmi goals, and has other biological

> regulatory benefits as part of the total package of making the results

> predictable and repeatable.

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[Guest guest]

interesting approach. what were your last 3 a1c levels in past to indicate how

well of control you can personally attain via this method. I.E last 3 a1c levels

would be roughly 9 months to a year.

thanks.

Regards,

Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet

I just posted a diet approach called " Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet " , with

web links to an article about him and to download his book. I'm a t 2

diabetic using diet and exercise alone. Like him, I don't count carbs in

any way, I test post meal to see the effect of an amount of food item and

combinations on bg and adjust amount and/or ingredients accordingly. If I

get a high number outside the acceptable range of post meal levels, I use

exercise to pull it down quickly. I really don't know how " low " carb my

diet is and can only make a crude guess at daily carbs by g measure. It is

the same with weight, I don't know how many calories are consumed, after

using some food combinations in a similar amount for some time my bmi is

constant and I use a scale only infrequently. A meal then is two ladles

of this, two pieces of that, and a hand full of that etc. as my only

measure daily for each meal. When I was trying to lose weight, like the

meter results, if a certain level of foods was not getting a 1.25 average

lb/week loss, amounts of each item was reduced to do so with an eye to

maintaining source and nutrient variety.

I make use of the gi/gl database, choosing from among the lower end of the

results for new food item possibilities. After establishing a set of

menus Testing is less frequent and only done a few times a week and/or

when some other variable,ex. illness, might affect post meal results. I

get very consistent and predictable results which almost always meet post

meal level goals. I almost never do a fasting level in the morning and

only before a meal if the last meal got a high level and the starting

level is good to know to gaugue the actual amount of rise a meal produces.

In part I ascribe this to my weekly exercise which keeps insulin

resistence low, aids in maintaining bmi goals, and has other biological

regulatory benefits as part of the total package of making the results

predictable and repeatable.

xv

ic|xc

[Guest guest]

very good results.

Regards,

Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet

" interesting approach. what were your last 3 a1c levels in past to indicate

how

well of control you can personally attain via this method. I.E last 3 a1c

leve ls would be roughly 9 months to a year. "

Even better then a few months, I was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago, for the

past 3 years my a1c has ranged from 4.6 to 5. The dx came in sep of '01 at

7.9 and was 5.3 in dec. It took about a year to get my lipids under

control, especially the trig, which has been under 100 ever since. I count

myself as being very lucky, there is a certain spread in the results of

glycation which produces the a1c number among the population, I probably

being what is called a low glycator. That means that for a given amount of

glucose there is a spread of how much glycation occurs among people. By

making a dramatic change by letting my meter inform me about post meal

levels, I got a bigger bang for the buck then might some other people for

the same level. I also started a 5 day a week exercise program to soak up

more glucose and to improve insulin resistence. I was also lucky to be

able to lose 45 lbs in a 10 month period. The latter had a dramatic effect

on my numbers.

xv

ic|xc

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Dan,

I like your approach, and I am aiming for those A1C levels you have by

consuming fewer carbs and engaging in a regular exercise program. In nine

months I have gone from an A1C reading of 9.2 to and A1C reading of 5.1, and

I am due to have another A1C reading done in the next couple of weeks, and I

am hoping it will be even less.

Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet

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> " interesting approach. what were your last 3 a1c levels in past to

indicate

> how

> well of control you can personally attain via this method. I.E last 3 a1c

> leve ls would be roughly 9 months to a year. "

>

>

> Even better then a few months, I was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago, for the

> past 3 years my a1c has ranged from 4.6 to 5. The dx came in sep of '01

at

> 7.9 and was 5.3 in dec. It took about a year to get my lipids under

> control, especially the trig, which has been under 100 ever since. I

count

> myself as being very lucky, there is a certain spread in the results of

> glycation which produces the a1c number among the population, I probably

> being what is called a low glycator. That means that for a given amount

of

> glucose there is a spread of how much glycation occurs among people. By

> making a dramatic change by letting my meter inform me about post meal

> levels, I got a bigger bang for the buck then might some other people for

> the same level. I also started a 5 day a week exercise program to soak up

> more glucose and to improve insulin resistence. I was also lucky to be

> able to lose 45 lbs in a 10 month period. The latter had a dramatic

effect

> on my numbers.

>

> xv

> ic|xc

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

an a1c of 5.0 to 5.5 will prolong your life for years. My doc just told me of a

type 1 diabetic who was 77 and ran an a1c of 5.9 for years but is now dieing

from the disease. She said he lived a long productive life though. Most type 1

diabetics don't live long since they don't keep their a1c levels in range.

My doc told me of a young person, late teens, who ran an a1c of 13 and will call

her and say I don't feel well and have been out of lantus and test strips for 2

weeks. Could you imagine? Not taking insulin for 2 weeks and eating what all

your teen buddies do at the local Mcs?

She said he will have to suffer a tramendous complication to get serious and she

nags him all the time but he just will not listen. I told her introduce me to

him and let him see a blind man from running an a1c of 7.1 for years that caused

blindness so imagine what an a1c of 13 would cause.

Regards,

Low Sugar Score (LOSS) Diet

>

> " interesting approach. what were your last 3 a1c levels in past to

indicate

> how

> well of control you can personally attain via this method. I.E last 3 a1c

> leve ls would be roughly 9 months to a year. "

>

>

> Even better then a few months, I was diagnosed 3 1/2 years ago, for the

> past 3 years my a1c has ranged from 4.6 to 5. The dx came in sep of '01

at

> 7.9 and was 5.3 in dec. It took about a year to get my lipids under

> control, especially the trig, which has been under 100 ever since. I

count

> myself as being very lucky, there is a certain spread in the results of

> glycation which produces the a1c number among the population, I probably

> being what is called a low glycator. That means that for a given amount

of

> glucose there is a spread of how much glycation occurs among people. By

> making a dramatic change by letting my meter inform me about post meal

> levels, I got a bigger bang for the buck then might some other people for

> the same level. I also started a 5 day a week exercise program to soak up

> more glucose and to improve insulin resistence. I was also lucky to be

> able to lose 45 lbs in a 10 month period. The latter had a dramatic

effect

> on my numbers.

>

> xv

> ic|xc

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