Blueberries

[Inka]

Briefly, because they’re very different conditions @Bubbleblower Insulin resistance is a feature of the metabolic dysfunction in Type 2, but Type 1s aren’t resistant to insulin like that because they have an auto-immune condition that has destroyed their ability to make insulin.

 

[Lucyr]

Clearly you all agree on this, can you explain why berries improve insulin sensitivity in everybody except type 1's?

The study said it improved insulin resistance so that the subjects weren’t producing quite at much insulin. T1s already don’t produce useful quantities of insulin so aren’t going to start producing less. The blood sugars were unchanged in the study.

T1s don’t have insulin resistance(well generally not, they can in some circumstances), so improving their insulin resistance isn’t really a thing.

 

[manji]

It looks like it has added sugar in the ingredients list so not a fantastic choice, but the carbs are still quite low at 12.3g so as long as you watch portion size it shouldn’t be too bad.

Thanks Ive been in the process of recovering from a bad stroke Left side partially paralysed NHS telling me I would be like that forever. Going to put stairlifts in and all that nonsense , which of course will stop you improving. I now can walk and getting even better every week.
I one of my usual blood tests and GP surgery phoned to say we want to talk to you about your diabetes
Things have been getting better I still find it weird how far I’ve progressed then this. Really confusing. It was a short call and they just sent link to this site. I’m 51 I think and over 49. All I was told we will see you in a month to do an assessment and check my feet.
Tried to explain that checking the function of every part of my body is a part of my recovery.
It feels like a typical NHS tick book exercise but clearly I want to avoid the diabetes getting worse.
Thank you again

 

[rebrascora]

Just like to say as a newb this thread has really confused me. Especially as I’ve taken some frozen blueberries out of the freezer and was going to have them later with a decent yoghurt. While I’m here is this a decent yoghurt ?

There are better choices than that yogurt which contains added sugar and has 12.3g of carbs/100g which is more than double the yoghurt I buy... Creamy Milbona Greek style natural yoghurt from Lidl (Aldi do a similar one called Brooklea and both come in 1kg tubs) which has 4.6 grams of carbs/100g. Tesco do a similar own brand one but it isn't quite as nice to my mind and doesn't come in a big 1kg pot and is more expensive.

 

[Drummer]

@manji I also get the Lidl yoghurt, adding berries, sugar free jelly, real custard - variety is important if intending to stick to a certain way of eating for years. I am over 7 years from diagnosis now and still find meals enjoyable.

 

[manji]

There are better choices than that yogurt which contains added sugar and has 12.3g of carbs/100g which is more than double the yoghurt I buy... Creamy Milbona Greek style natural yoghurt from Lidl (Aldi do a similar one called Brooklea and both come in 1kg tubs) which has 4.6 grams of carbs/100g. Tesco do a similar own brand one but it isn't quite as nice to my mind and doesn't come in a big 1kg pot and is more expensive.

Thank you that’s exactly what I need now. Specific examples and choices That yoghurt I purchased was really expensive. I’m not poverty stricken but since stroke I have to watch my money . My next move in my stroke recovery is getting outside.
Which I will but at the moment I have to rely on home deliveries in my case Sainsburys

 

[manji]

Probably the wrong thread I will get used to it. But I’ve had some really helpful answers on here. This is one of the things that was confusing me. On the label is the carb one the only relevant number ? and we are talking 12 and under ?
Until I was on here it never entered my head that the amount I eat say of the yoghurt. I’ve demolished one of those pots in one go .
This is bad but again the stroke. Pre stroke I wasn’t overweight I was quite muscley. No gym or anything but I was quite active. As I keep saying stroke recovery is going amazing particularly the last 12 months and my movement is spot on but a lot slower.
Clearly I was eating the wrong things but kept to small meals but I have put on weight. Why aren’t I losing weight ?
Sorry again I’m on the blueberry thread but…..

 

[JonathanGi]

Unfortunately for me, I am still losing weight and wished I wasn't.

 

[JonathanGi]

And I am really hoping I am cancer free. Hmm?

 

[Martin.A]

Until I was on here it never entered my head that the amount I eat say of the yoghurt. I’ve demolished one of those pots in one go .

If you eat a whole 450g pot in one go that's 55.35g carbohydrate. I only eat unflavoured Greek Yogurt and always weigh out my portion, eg 100g for my breakfast.

 

[JonathanGi]

I might not have blueberries tomorrow for breakfast but I will have run over 6 miles before I have any food!

 

[Martin.A]

Unfortunately for me, I am still losing weight and wished I wasn't.

Have you had your thyroid checked? Unintentional weight loss can be due to an overactive thyroid.

 

[JonathanGi]

I blame cancer, unfortunately. I have some hair loss and I am always cold. Hmm? Could be.

 

[manji]

Unfortunately for me, I am still losing weight and wished I wasn't.

I understand that , extreme weight loss is bad. Sorry I probably sounded blasé. This is all new to me . Sorry if I’m repeating myself but I’m at the end of a long recovery from a stroke only to be told by my GPs surgery I have diabetes. Told very little other than a link to this forum and I would have a check up in a month. I can talk for hours about strokes but I haven’t a clue about diabetes

 

[gillrogers]

Briefly, because they’re very different conditions @Bubbleblower Insulin resistance is a feature of the metabolic dysfunction in Type 2, but Type 1s aren’t resistant to insulin like that because they have an auto-immune condition that has destroyed their ability to make insulin.

So have I understood incorrectly @Inka , that resistance isn’t about the ability to absorb the insulin? If I have that would explain my confusion over it.

 

[Inka]

So have I understood incorrectly @Inka , that resistance isn’t about the ability to absorb the insulin? If I have that would explain my confusion over it.

Yes @gillrogers Insulin resistance is when your body doesn’t respond properly to insulin. Many people with Type 2 actually make more than enough insulin but their body is resistant to it.

 

[gillrogers]

Yes @gillrogers Insulin resistance is when your body doesn’t respond properly to insulin. Many people with Type 2 actually make more than enough insulin but their body is resistant to it.

Thanks @Inka, So how is that recognised in that it’s resistance and not slow absorption? How does the two differ? Sounds like I’ve understood it that slow absorption is cos the body can’t respond properly to it.

 

[Inka]

I’m by no means an expert on it @gillrogers but, as an example, Type 1s develop insulin resistance (IR) during pregnancy. Usually the first trimester of pregnancy is a time of lows and we have to reduce our basal insulin and eat extra snacks, but gradually the IR creeps in (caused by the pregnancy hormones) and a sign of that is increasing insulin needs. When I started my last pregnancy I took 5 units bolus for my breakfast but by the end of pregnancy that exact same breakfast needed almost 20 units and my basal dose had quadrupled! That’s insulin resistance.

 

[gillrogers]

So insulin resistance is the need for more insulin and not as I’ve managed to some how understand it as the body resisting absorbtion ‍♀️. Therefore the body resisting absorbtion is low sensitivity. I’ve not got low sensitivity to it anymore and now have high sensitivity. I knocked back my breakfast bolus to 10 minutes after eating porridge which used to mean a prebolus of 30-40 minutes (before my lyumjev days) on lispro. So I’ve taken that back 40-50 minutes since starting on insulin. How’s that happened lol.

 

[Lucyr]

So insulin resistance is the need for more insulin and not as I’ve managed to some how understand it as the body resisting absorbtion

Yep insulin resistance means the insulin is getting into your system but it takes a lot more insulin to do the same job. So they’d need high doses of insulin

Maybe think of insulin a bit like if you have a decorator who isn’t very good, you might need a few not very good decorators to paint one room. If you have one pro decorator he might get the work of the four not very good decorators done. Either way the room gets painted.

That was a terrible example but couldn’t think of a better one sorry!