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Old Mon, Jun-04-07, 17:14
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Plan: Bernstein Diabetes Soluti
Stats: 260/-/145 Female 5' 3"
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Progress: 63%
Location: Michigan
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Why would you assume I would pull a condition out of thin air?


Amaara, my questions were not intended as skepticism and I'm sorry if you took them that way. However, many people self-diagnose based on an internet search for their particular symptoms. I was only attempting to gather if you had been professionally diagnosed or were self-diagnosed.

That said, gastroparesis in diabetics is often caused by damage to the vagus nerve from chronically high blood sugars. With good control, many find that the condition does get better with time. The trick is in managing your blood sugars while also managing your symptoms of gastroparesis.

You mentioned that you were doing Atkins induction but then later said that you had to add 'some carbs'. What was your level of carb intake during induction? You may find that doing a sort of reverse induction where you start with your carb intake at 50-60 grams of carb and slowly lower them until you begin losing weight to be easier to tolerate then jumping in with a very low carb intake right off.
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