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CARBS. Why is it......

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Wirrallass

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.... that T2 should keep their intake of carbs low?
 
With Type 2s not on insulin it's hard to rely on the response of their pancreas to keep levels under control with too much carb so they can go too high - much will depend on the person and the degree to which their pancreas is working, how insulin-resistant they are, and/or how well any other medication can help the body keep levels steady 🙂
 
Conventional advice is for people with type 2 diabetes to consider replacing fast acting / rapidly absorbed carbohydrate eg sugar, white bread etc slower absorbed CHO eg wholemeal bread and pasta etc.
 
But if i eat butter - or indeed too much fat of any description - will that have negative effect on my cholesterol level - which I need to lower?

Dx Type 2 April 2016
Metformin withdrawn
Diet and exercise only
 
wirralass said:
But if i eat butter - or indeed too much fat of any description - will that have negative effect on my cholesterol level - which I need to lower?

Dx Type 2 April 2016
Metformin withdrawn
Diet and exercise only
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Most cholesterol is produced by your own body, it's been discovered, so what you eat has minimal impact. In fact there are now studies showing that it's actually too much carbohydrate that leads to higher cholesterol levels. People on here ( @Mark Parrott for Instance, I think) have found that their cholesterol levels have improved on a low carb diet.
 
My cholesterol still needs some work. My Trigs have improved dramatically since going LCHF, but my LDL still needs to come down. Results will be in on Friday, so hopefully the omega 3 supplements I've been taking do the job.🙂
 
Mark Parrott said:
My cholesterol still needs some work. My Trigs have improved dramatically since going LCHF, but my LDL still needs to come down. Results will be in on Friday, so hopefully the omega 3 supplements I've been taking do the job.🙂
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Hi Mark.That's good, glad your TRIGS have improved. I'm hoping my LDL & TRIGS will have lowered since last review - I think I was in the 'At Risk' 😱 category which concerned me frightfully. Omega3 here I come!
 
Robin said:
Most cholesterol is produced by your own body, it's been discovered, so what you eat has minimal impact. In fact there are now studies showing that it's actually too much carbohydrate that leads to higher cholesterol levels. People on here ( @Mark Parrott for Instance, I think) have found that their cholesterol levels have improved on a low carb diet.
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Thanks for that Robin, Well I have definitely reduced my carbs (apart from the occasiona "sneak-a-treat!" My Total.cholesterol at my last review was 5.2 so I need to work on that.
 
wirralass said:
Thanks for that Robin, Well I have definitely reduced my carbs (apart from the occasiona "sneak-a-treat!" My Total.cholesterol at my last review was 5.2 so I need to work on that.
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Depends what your ratios are really, and how enlightened your GP is. Mine has come round to the school of thought that it's the HDL/LDL ratio not the total that's the important figure. My total cholesterol was 6 last time, but my ratios were optimal, and my Trigs were 0.5. so I get away without being nagged about statins. I dutifully took them when I first started but had side effects.( Not that I'm saying statins aren't a good thing if you need them. My OH takes them, because he's had a retinal artery occlusion, and has furred up carotids, so feels he will benefit from them)
 
@Robin. My Trigs at last count was 2.58 - HDL 1.24 / LDL 2.59.
And HbA1c was 47. Do you think I'm worrying unduly? Worry is my second name!
 
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Simple version. Food doesn't increase you BG. Carbohydrates increase your blood glucose. That's why we have to manage carbohydrates. Have to watch fruit too. It has sugar in it
 
Ralph-YK said:
Simple version. Food doesn't increase you BG. Carbohydrates increase your blood glucose. That's why we have to manage carbohydrates. Have to watch fruit too. It has sugar in it
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Especially grape sugar bombs!🙄
 
@Northerner. Thanks for your input on this Alan - much appreciated - things clearer in my mind now. Hope you're feeling lots better now.
 
My thanks to you all for your responses. It's tricky having to come to terms & understanding what's going on in my body.
 
wirralass said:
It's tricky having to come to terms & understanding what's going on in my body.
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It took me a while to come to terms with that, experimenting with diet & getting discouraged by the results, eventually, when I went low carb, things stabilized out
 
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