hi subby, mcs and gretchen
if i was reading this thread i would wonder just those questions too
prior to taking up this diet i followed what i called a watchful eye on my carb intake, usually around 130 - 175g per day of what i would term low GI food choices. i have never ever subscribed to any particular food fads/diets. i always ate sensibly.
if i didnt eat anything at all my basals would remain flat with hardly any movement at all. I pump, so its easier for me to do that.
i would agree that the food i eat on this diet is much less carbs, virtually no carbs actually lol as its mostly water based! so my mealtime bolus have ceased completely.
i wish i could understand the techno stuff regarding whats happening to me, all i know is that something is happening, something that is reducing my basal insulin requirements by 40% as of today. oh and i lost 4 pounds this last week too (not toilet dashing though lol)
my brother-in-law (JB) reads a daily log of my progress and is a great support, he hasnt suggested this diet as a way to get famous or anything, he is a quiet unassumiing man, and quite 'on the ball' regarding the more holistic approaches to good health. he says there are a lot of parallels here with chinese medicine.
