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Mon, May-02-16, 05:19

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What is Insulin Resistance?

This is a new, basic explanation of insulin resistance, good simple videos and visuals embedded. Important information for anyone who wants to lose weight and uses a low carb diet.

"If you walk towards a wall and your belly hits it first, you’re probably insulin resistant”

http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/0...lin-resistance/

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Mon, May-02-16, 07:12

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Dr. Fung: Insulin Resistance is Good-T2D 7?

Remember this blog post from December 2015? It changed my perspective on IR. After a thorough explanation of why we develop IR and why it's good that we do, he ends with:

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So there are good treatments for T2D, and there are bad ones. The bad ones overcome the tissue insulin resistance which is there precisely to protect the tissues. These are insulin and sulfonylureas. The good treatments get rid of the glucose out of the body. You can do this by preventing it from coming into the body in the first place (LCHF diets, Acarbose), or burning it off (Fasting) or urinating it out (SGLT-2 Inhibitors). This explains the power of this new class of medication in terms of cardiac protection.

Insulin resistance is bad? No, not at all. It is good. Insulin resistance is not the root cause. It’s the natural, protective reaction to the root cause – high insulin levels. It’s the insulin, stupid!

Update – Dec 4

What’s the practical implication? Think about it this way. If your house is full of garbage, you can do 2 things. Stop putting garbage in (LCHF). Or you can start throwing garbage out (Fasting). It would be faster throwing garbage out AND fasting (LCHF + IF).

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Mon, May-02-16, 07:37

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Originally Posted by JEY100

"If you walk towards a wall and your belly hits it first, you’re probably insulin resistant”

http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/0...lin-resistance/

That sounds a bit dangerous. Try this first before setting out on a collision course with an immovable wall. While standing upright look straight down and if you can't see your feet you are probably insulin resistant.

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Mon, May-02-16, 08:05

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Bintang: I am pretty sure that the comment was tongue in cheek.

Glenda, that is really the most succinct way of describing ideal methods of controlling one's health, isn't it?

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Mon, May-02-16, 08:09

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That was obviously advice crafted for men. :-)

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Mon, May-02-16, 08:45

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Originally Posted by Nancy LC

That was obviously advice crafted for men. :-)

Teehee!

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Mon, May-02-16, 08:47

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Agree, Nancy. That's rarely the first thing that will collide. Especially as you get older.

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Mon, May-02-16, 10:04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bintang

Even when I was ideal weight, I couldn't see straight down to my feet. Then again, I have breasts

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Tue, May-03-16, 04:16

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You guys are funny, thought you'd like that IR test

Glenda, you're right she probably should have added that later post too. She linked to Fung's blog, but it's his "Insulin causes IR" post earlier in series.

If you don't know Libby's website, check it out. Great info for kids. Her "about page" has a good LC summary (though the C in her Don't Eat CRAP is caffeine and I don't think that will ever happen for me

) She has a knack for good simple rules, visuals and explanations.