Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with a low-calorie diet

Re:Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with a low-calorie diet by mykmallett on Friday February 16, 2018 @08:01PM (#16398122)

YMMV. I have used keto to much success in the past, however I've found it impossible to stick with on a long term basis, even after giving it 6 months and really trying to make it work. My cravings for carbs was unbearable and made me miserable. My body seems to reject it now, as every time I try it I have a ravenous hunger for pasta, breads, chocolate. So it's not really a panacea for limiting hunger. Fat is more satiating yes, but it's also pretty joyless after a short while.

I find fasting to be more in tune with my life nowadays.

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Re:Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with a low-calorie diet by tsmarsh on Friday February 16, 2018 @10:35PM (#16398804)

yeah. I was low carb for 18 months. I got down to 220 and felt really good except... I really wanted carbohydrates a lot. Even though I wasn't hungry.

The first week or so was really hard. Close to no carbohydrates and all I could think about was sweet things. Even after I reintroduced healthier sweet foods like fruit, it just didn't hit the same spots as a good sandwich or a bowl of pasta.

After I went back to regular food, I'd periodically do a month or so of paleo to try and the weight gain under control, but I got back up to 280. Currently I'm a couple of weeks into slimfast. I'm not hungry. I don't feel bad if grab a small piece of chocolate. Occasionally my evening meal is a small bowl of pasta, or a sandwich and I'm loosing a consistent amount of weight... for now.

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Re:Type 2 diabetes can be reversed with a low-calorie diet by spion on Friday February 16, 2018 @10:36PM (#16398808)

Out of curiosity and if you recall, what were the approximate macros?

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