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

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