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>>>> I was reading a magazine yesterday and it said as we age we need more
>>>> protein to help protect our bones. Said a woman who is 5'4" and 154
>>>> pounds should eat 77 grams of protein a day. Then went on to say that
>>>> most meats have 28 grams per 3 oz. serving. Beans have only 18 grams
>>>> per serving.
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>>>> I am screwed. I have maybe 2 servings of beans per day and at
>>>> breakfast I have flaxseeds and chia seeds. There is some protein in
>>>> those things but I would think not a lot. I've also had some cashews
>>>> and soaked walnuts.
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>>>> I am finding it very hard to get protein into my diet. I can not eat
>>>> any eggs, dairy, chicken or fish. I have done very little cooking
>>>> since Angela started on this diet. She has been eating canned refried
>>>> beans (no fat), canned kidney beans, hummus, some Italian soup made of
>>>> white kidney beans and tomatoes that is very expensive and comes in a
>>>> jar (must find recipe for that), tuna, cooked chicken, turkey, beef,
>>>> beef jerky with no sugar, plenty of veggies (mainly raw) and recently
>>>> added in whole grains and fruits. Tomorrow she will have two fruits and
>>>> two grains per day and by the end of the week it will be three of each.
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>>> That sounds really carby for someone with high insulin problems.
>>> Jazzy started putting on a bit of weight around the thighs recently. As
>>> it was almost time for her annual blood tests (thyroid mainly) I asked
>>> for a type 2 bloodwork as well. That came back normal in all respects
>>> but thyroid was just out of range for hypothyroidism. Getting tested
>>> again in July, then work from there. In the meantime I thought it
>>> wouldn't hurt to change her diet a bit and get rid of the weight before
>>> it became a problem. She is basically eating mostly animal protein and
>>> veggies, little starch, no fruit as she has gone off them anyway. She
>>> has lost the 3.5 kg already so I have let up a bit on the diet. Now
>>> working on getting her moving a bit as she has started to not want to do
>>> anything in recent months (another reason why I brought forward the
>>> thyroid testing). I spoke to her teacher, this year she has been taken
>>> everywhere by bus to local area activities along with wheelchair bound
>>> kids. I requested that she walk to the activities like she did with her
>>> last teacher last year. Her teacher was taking the easy way out because
>>> he read on her profile that she is a "runner". I told him it was nothing
>>> that holding her hand couldn't prevent
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>> That seems to be the amount of carbs that I need. If I eat any less my
>> BG goes up waaaay too high. Like into the 300's. Low carbing simply
>> does not work for me. My BG is back down now. Thankfully no hypos yet
>> but much more in the normal range.
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> I meant Angela actually. I can't see how that diet could possibly reduce
> her insulin. And she will be adding even more by the end of the week. It
> would also be defeating the purpose of taking Metformin and a very good
> reason why she was getting the diarrhoea.

The diet isn't supposed to reduce her insulin. It's to make her lose
weight. AFAIK she has lost 10 pounds. Could be more. I don't think she
has weighed herself for a few days. Then if all works as it should, if she
gets her weight down, her insulin level will go down.
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> I would be reducing the starches, fruit and beans and concentrating more
> on the animal protein and other veggies. If the hyperinsulimenia isn't
> treated properly then full blown type 2 could be just around the corner.
> Who is prescribing this kind of diet?

That is not a balanced diet and the book says no one should eat like that
more than two weeks at a time. It's the South Beach diet and it was
prescribed by her gastroenterologist. I don't think eating 3 servings of
fruit and 3 servings of whole grains per day is a lot of carbs.