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Originally Posted by PERKDOUG  You guys and gals may find this boring. |
Not in the least. There's been much conjecture among DF members that high-fat is the way to go. (Yes, fats should be "good". The same is true of carbohydrates, though!)
Prior to DX, I'd been living off cheese... probably eating half a pound per day, on average. I was scared silly that I'd have terrible lipids when that test was run 4-5 months post-DX -- at the end of Aug 2007.
Result?
HDL = 48, total = 110, triglycerides = 26
I'll probably have the so-called "executive profile" -- liver, lipids, kidneys, thyroid, etc. -- run yearly-ish... I'm due for a blood draw 3 Jul, which I plan to be for A1c and c-peptide. (I want to establish a "baseline" for endogenous insulin, if I have any.) Come Oct or Nov, I'll see what my lipids have done, now that I can actually
use carbohydrates.
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Originally Posted by fgummett Fat should be your friend... so long as it is a "good" fat like Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), Avocados, oily fishes like Salmon, or as found in nuts. These help to slow the release of carbs and even-out the BS spikes, AND (importantly for me) they keep you feeling full for longer  |
And they're pretty [insert favorite expletive for adverb effect] tasty.
