On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:06:03 -0800, Ranee Mueller
> wrote:

> This is mostly directed at diabetics and those who do low-carb diets
>because of their health, rather than just wishing to lose weight.
>
> I have a condition that I've had since I was a teenager, and it has
>many complicated side effects on my health. Anyway, recently a doctor
>told me that it may be related to insulin resistance, though I am not
>diabetic, and said that in cases like mine metformin/glucophage has
>worked in restoring normalcy to women with my condition. However, it is
>contra-indicated for pregnant and nursing women, so it's not a
>possibility for quite some time. It also has some side effects that can
>be pretty serious, and using a high protein diet in conjunction with
>(this was the best option, then it was diet alone, then medicine alone)
>the medication was indicated to be the best way to combat the problem,
>and even showed promise for allowing the patient to wean from the
>medication and offset some of the side effects of the drug.
>
> I was interested in changing some of my diet stuff now, rather than
>waiting until I could get on the medicine, if that even turns out to be
>what I should do. However, I am not really interested in it for the
>weight loss, though that is nice. Is it really feasible to jump to a
>later stage in, say, the South Beach diet, or even the maintenance diet,
>or would that negate the health benefits? I'll be talking to my doctor
>about it, but I was interested in some input from people who actually
>live with the diet.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>
Ranee, we've done SB for almost two years, with occasional vacations
from the regimen. I think the original idea was to go through the
first stage of the diet because it somehow alters the body's metabolic
"habits" with respect to metabolizing carbs. I'm not sure at all
about this, though. D read the books. I just read through the
acceptable and unacceptable food lists and went from there. If you'd
like, I'm certain D wouldn't mind an email query from you on the
topic.

Yup. I just checked with D and though she doesn't feel that she's
really qualified to answer your question about a jump to the third
phase of SB, she said that she'd be happy to talk to you about it.
I'm modom and she's dodom. We're both at koyote, and koyote's a dot
com.
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