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Metformin Blocks Benefits of Aerobic Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity and VO2 max
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<blockquote data-quote="DragonBits" data-source="post: 146986" data-attributes="member: 18023"><p>I think your posting style is causing confusion. </p><p></p><p><strong>First</strong>, it appears you are talking about me, BUT misunderstand the meaning of OP.</p><p></p><p>OP is the original poster, or the poster that started the thread, which would be Vergil.</p><p></p><p><strong>Second</strong>, it seems you misunderstand my position on several things. Lowering carbohydrates is one of the most important aspects to controlling blood glucose levels in a type 2 diabetic. Followed by exercise and drugs to control diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Moving to someone that isn’t already a diabetic.</p><p></p><p>Intermittent fasting has become a popular meme for losing weight and increasing health, and some small studies have shown it to significantly improved insulin sensitivity.</p><p></p><p>Yet other studies show skipping breakfast can lead to greater insulin resistance.</p><p></p><p>My conundrum was how do you reconcile those two studies?</p><p></p><p><strong>Thirdly</strong>, if you have ever read the story of Richard K. Bernstein MD, who is a legend in being able to control his type 1 diabetes, you should note if he had sat down with his doctors, followed their advice and NOT experimented he would have been dead a long time ago.</p><p></p><p>I respect doctors while also knowing that as a group they all tend to promote whatever is the conventional medical thinking they were trained to believe, and they also tend to treat people as “typical” meaning if you are outside the norms they tend to treat you like you are every other patient. Doctors also don’t have a lot of time to focus on just your problem, so unless you have a more critical problem they then tend to treat by the numbers and what works for 90% of their patients.</p><p></p><p>Another problem I have seen with doctors and other professionals. They tend to “see” problems that are aligned with their own problems or their own specialties. Urologist will look towards preventing prostate cancer / prostate problems while ignoring that their treatment might make you less healthy overall. Doctors at hormone clinics will tend to think hormones are the answer, while nutritional experts will look first to diet, etc.</p><p></p><p>Myself personally, my doctor wouldn’t have much time to devote in discussing esoteric diabetic issues with me since the highest ever in my life that my A1C was measured was 5.8. Fasting blood glucose was once 113 back in 2009, the next year after that it was 77. But I don’t know how rigorous I was in fasting for the blood test in 2009. There is no measure by which I am diabetic, and I must eat a high carb diet to even get into the prediabetic camp. 18 months ago, I was going through a 50 lb. bag of popcorn in 3 months, often I would eat a 12-quart bowl of popcorn as dinner. Without added butter, it’s not a huge number of calories, lots of fiber, but it does add a huge carb burden to your diet. During that time, if I was restless in the middle of the night, I would have a bowl of pasta which tends to make me sleep better. It’s that sort of diet that got my A1C to 5.8.</p><p></p><p>It’s not hard to back of that sort off diet and lower my carbs a bit to get to a A1C of 5.2-5.3. If I were rigorous about diet, I think I could get to A1C of 4.9. Last night I had russet potato wrapped rockfish , my BG afterwards was 108. Often I eat pad Thai or other Thai dishes with rice. I have backed off of carbs to the degree I don't eat a lot of pretzels or munch on candy or have popcorn for dinner. </p><p></p><p>What does amaze me a bit is the stories I read about people discovering they are a diabetic when they get in a hospital and get a reading of 300+ blood glucose, or an A1C of 10, geez, how can they go for so long without being aware of what was going on? I have been tracking my own blood tests since 1992, and I don't have any health problems that cause me to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonBits, post: 146986, member: 18023"] I think your posting style is causing confusion. [B]First[/B], it appears you are talking about me, BUT misunderstand the meaning of OP. OP is the original poster, or the poster that started the thread, which would be Vergil. [B]Second[/B], it seems you misunderstand my position on several things. Lowering carbohydrates is one of the most important aspects to controlling blood glucose levels in a type 2 diabetic. Followed by exercise and drugs to control diabetes. Moving to someone that isn’t already a diabetic. Intermittent fasting has become a popular meme for losing weight and increasing health, and some small studies have shown it to significantly improved insulin sensitivity. Yet other studies show skipping breakfast can lead to greater insulin resistance. My conundrum was how do you reconcile those two studies? [B]Thirdly[/B], if you have ever read the story of Richard K. Bernstein MD, who is a legend in being able to control his type 1 diabetes, you should note if he had sat down with his doctors, followed their advice and NOT experimented he would have been dead a long time ago. I respect doctors while also knowing that as a group they all tend to promote whatever is the conventional medical thinking they were trained to believe, and they also tend to treat people as “typical” meaning if you are outside the norms they tend to treat you like you are every other patient. Doctors also don’t have a lot of time to focus on just your problem, so unless you have a more critical problem they then tend to treat by the numbers and what works for 90% of their patients. Another problem I have seen with doctors and other professionals. They tend to “see” problems that are aligned with their own problems or their own specialties. Urologist will look towards preventing prostate cancer / prostate problems while ignoring that their treatment might make you less healthy overall. Doctors at hormone clinics will tend to think hormones are the answer, while nutritional experts will look first to diet, etc. Myself personally, my doctor wouldn’t have much time to devote in discussing esoteric diabetic issues with me since the highest ever in my life that my A1C was measured was 5.8. Fasting blood glucose was once 113 back in 2009, the next year after that it was 77. But I don’t know how rigorous I was in fasting for the blood test in 2009. There is no measure by which I am diabetic, and I must eat a high carb diet to even get into the prediabetic camp. 18 months ago, I was going through a 50 lb. bag of popcorn in 3 months, often I would eat a 12-quart bowl of popcorn as dinner. Without added butter, it’s not a huge number of calories, lots of fiber, but it does add a huge carb burden to your diet. During that time, if I was restless in the middle of the night, I would have a bowl of pasta which tends to make me sleep better. It’s that sort of diet that got my A1C to 5.8. It’s not hard to back of that sort off diet and lower my carbs a bit to get to a A1C of 5.2-5.3. If I were rigorous about diet, I think I could get to A1C of 4.9. Last night I had russet potato wrapped rockfish , my BG afterwards was 108. Often I eat pad Thai or other Thai dishes with rice. I have backed off of carbs to the degree I don't eat a lot of pretzels or munch on candy or have popcorn for dinner. What does amaze me a bit is the stories I read about people discovering they are a diabetic when they get in a hospital and get a reading of 300+ blood glucose, or an A1C of 10, geez, how can they go for so long without being aware of what was going on? I have been tracking my own blood tests since 1992, and I don't have any health problems that cause me to do that. [/QUOTE]
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