Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hello jorjanao@..., In reference to your comment: ð I know your sugars will rise accordingly but are weeks ð worth of adherence to low-carb eating screwed up? It depends on the person... each person's body is different. for me i can have a " splurge meal " or something like that, where i eat a lot of carbs.... and then i'll have a few high readings, but within 24 hrs, i'll be back to normal I find when i have a splurge meal then i want more carbs.... and my wt loss will be stalled, but my bs readings drop right back into place within 4 to 6 hrs. and always within 24 hrs. Hope this is clearer than mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hello jorjanao@..., In reference to your comment: ð I know your sugars will rise accordingly but are weeks ð worth of adherence to low-carb eating screwed up? It depends on the person... each person's body is different. for me i can have a " splurge meal " or something like that, where i eat a lot of carbs.... and then i'll have a few high readings, but within 24 hrs, i'll be back to normal I find when i have a splurge meal then i want more carbs.... and my wt loss will be stalled, but my bs readings drop right back into place within 4 to 6 hrs. and always within 24 hrs. Hope this is clearer than mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hello jorjanao@..., In reference to your comment: ð I know your sugars will rise accordingly but are weeks ð worth of adherence to low-carb eating screwed up? It depends on the person... each person's body is different. for me i can have a " splurge meal " or something like that, where i eat a lot of carbs.... and then i'll have a few high readings, but within 24 hrs, i'll be back to normal I find when i have a splurge meal then i want more carbs.... and my wt loss will be stalled, but my bs readings drop right back into place within 4 to 6 hrs. and always within 24 hrs. Hope this is clearer than mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 In a message dated 2/23/02 11:50:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, jorjanao@... writes: > What if you accidentally eat too many carbs at a meal? > What if you eat birthday cake one time? > I know your sugars will rise accordingly but are weeks worth of adherence > to low-carb eating screwed up? > Jorjana O'Bannon I don't have the source here, but here is what I understand about this. Glycation (glucose adhering to blood cells) is what the HbA1c test reads, and is what causes the damage that is attributed to " diabetes " . When bg's are high, glycation takes place. Virtually all (95% or so) of the glycation that takes place when driving the bg's high from something such as the " birthday cake " (or the " carby meal " ) will be reversed within 24 hours if the bg's are returned to " normal " (70-110mg/dl). If, however, the bg's are not returned to " normal " , then the glycation can take a year or more of " normal " bg's to be reversed. I may have not remembered the exact numbers (they are close), but you get the idea. Maybe someone else has the exact data at their fingertips. So, I guess my answer to your question is that no, the weeks work isn't screwed-up with one slip providing you get back to the program and " normalize " the bg's quickly (and keep them normal). I don't think I have explained this very well, and my source material is at work where I won't be going this week (shutdown due to the economy!). , T2 Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 In a message dated 2/23/02 11:50:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, jorjanao@... writes: > What if you accidentally eat too many carbs at a meal? > What if you eat birthday cake one time? > I know your sugars will rise accordingly but are weeks worth of adherence > to low-carb eating screwed up? > Jorjana O'Bannon I don't have the source here, but here is what I understand about this. Glycation (glucose adhering to blood cells) is what the HbA1c test reads, and is what causes the damage that is attributed to " diabetes " . When bg's are high, glycation takes place. Virtually all (95% or so) of the glycation that takes place when driving the bg's high from something such as the " birthday cake " (or the " carby meal " ) will be reversed within 24 hours if the bg's are returned to " normal " (70-110mg/dl). If, however, the bg's are not returned to " normal " , then the glycation can take a year or more of " normal " bg's to be reversed. I may have not remembered the exact numbers (they are close), but you get the idea. Maybe someone else has the exact data at their fingertips. So, I guess my answer to your question is that no, the weeks work isn't screwed-up with one slip providing you get back to the program and " normalize " the bg's quickly (and keep them normal). I don't think I have explained this very well, and my source material is at work where I won't be going this week (shutdown due to the economy!). , T2 Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 In a message dated 2/23/02 11:50:22 PM Pacific Standard Time, jorjanao@... writes: > What if you accidentally eat too many carbs at a meal? > What if you eat birthday cake one time? > I know your sugars will rise accordingly but are weeks worth of adherence > to low-carb eating screwed up? > Jorjana O'Bannon I don't have the source here, but here is what I understand about this. Glycation (glucose adhering to blood cells) is what the HbA1c test reads, and is what causes the damage that is attributed to " diabetes " . When bg's are high, glycation takes place. Virtually all (95% or so) of the glycation that takes place when driving the bg's high from something such as the " birthday cake " (or the " carby meal " ) will be reversed within 24 hours if the bg's are returned to " normal " (70-110mg/dl). If, however, the bg's are not returned to " normal " , then the glycation can take a year or more of " normal " bg's to be reversed. I may have not remembered the exact numbers (they are close), but you get the idea. Maybe someone else has the exact data at their fingertips. So, I guess my answer to your question is that no, the weeks work isn't screwed-up with one slip providing you get back to the program and " normalize " the bg's quickly (and keep them normal). I don't think I have explained this very well, and my source material is at work where I won't be going this week (shutdown due to the economy!). , T2 Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 , I'm sorry about your job. I reviewed your last good posts on this subject, which I'd saved, and what you said here is close enough. The specific details are probably in the archives, if anyone wants them. Barb > Virtually all (95% or so) of the glycation that takes place when driving the > bg's high from something such as the " birthday cake " (or the " carby meal " ) > will be reversed within 24 hours if the bg's are returned to " normal " > (70-110mg/dl). If, however, the bg's are not returned to " normal " , then the > glycation can take a year or more of " normal " bg's to be reversed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 If I screw up and eat for example a piece of birthday cake and ice creme. Then my blood sugar will go up and if I get right back on the wagon, in a day my sugars will come back down. The problem with me is like an alcoholic. Once I screw up, I don't stop. One bite leads to a weeks worth of bites. After a week it seems that my system can't get rid of the sugar, so then it takes another week to get the blood sugar back down. Of course exercise really helps to burn off the sugar. It seems in my case there is a cumulative effect. Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 If I screw up and eat for example a piece of birthday cake and ice creme. Then my blood sugar will go up and if I get right back on the wagon, in a day my sugars will come back down. The problem with me is like an alcoholic. Once I screw up, I don't stop. One bite leads to a weeks worth of bites. After a week it seems that my system can't get rid of the sugar, so then it takes another week to get the blood sugar back down. Of course exercise really helps to burn off the sugar. It seems in my case there is a cumulative effect. Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 If I screw up and eat for example a piece of birthday cake and ice creme. Then my blood sugar will go up and if I get right back on the wagon, in a day my sugars will come back down. The problem with me is like an alcoholic. Once I screw up, I don't stop. One bite leads to a weeks worth of bites. After a week it seems that my system can't get rid of the sugar, so then it takes another week to get the blood sugar back down. Of course exercise really helps to burn off the sugar. It seems in my case there is a cumulative effect. Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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