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03-08-2009, 03:36 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Taree NSW Australia
Posts: 104
| | | Reversing Insulin Resistance
Does anyone know how to reduce Insulin Resistance? Is it a case of lowering card intake - would that do it?
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HBac1 8.1 Feb 09
HBac1 7.7 May 09
Lantus 142 units, Metformin 1500, Thyroxine, Coversyl, Crestor, Lipidil
cholesterol, triglycerides down - yay!
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03-08-2009, 03:39 PM
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| | | I don't know if it can be fully "reversed", but you can definitely help it by eating a low carb/low sugar diet. |
03-08-2009, 05:58 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 10,080
| | | Exercise and weight loss can help with the insulin resistance. I don't know that it can totally be reversed though.
Also, metformin works by helping your body better use the insulin you're making...so it would help as well.
Some of the effects of insulin resistance (such as the discoloration some get on their thighs, neck or arm pits) will go away as the insulin resistance improves.
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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets
Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5 |
03-08-2009, 05:58 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gold Country (CA)
Posts: 1,706
| | Oops, posted at the same time as Princess Linda, so I'll just say "  " |
03-08-2009, 07:34 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 778
| | | Exercise helps reducing insulin resistance. But, its only temporary. That's why type 2 diabetics (insuline resistant) are prescribed regular exercise. The effects of exercise will remain in your body for 24-48 hours (I read this somewhere). So if you stop exercising, your insulin resistance will eventually catch up..
__________________  Diagnosed - 02/28/08
A1C - (8/10/2009= 5.7; 03/02/09 = 5.6 ; 12/29/08 = 5.8 ; 09/17/08 = 5.5 ; 05/27/08 = 5.7 ; 04/03/08 = 7.7 ; 02/29/08 = 10.1)
____________________________________ Diet and exercise only since 01/15/09 |
03-08-2009, 09:24 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Taree NSW Australia
Posts: 104
| | | Just brought some Chromium tablets - they are supposed to help with high sugar. Low carb does sound like the way to go, to improve insulin resistance.
It is hard to escape from white flour, etc isn't it?
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HBac1 8.1 Feb 09
HBac1 7.7 May 09
Lantus 142 units, Metformin 1500, Thyroxine, Coversyl, Crestor, Lipidil
cholesterol, triglycerides down - yay!
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