Just to let yall know (and to try to help me get over the shock), I was at the Dr. yesterday (new one, had never seen him), and while I was there I asked him to test my cholesterol. He asked why and I told hm that I am on the Artkins diet and that my DH is concerned for my cholesterol level.
He laughed and said, "All fat, eh?" The thing is, I could TELL he was joking, which helped. He asked some questions about my family's medical history, like if anyone in my family suffers from hypertension or high cholesterol, or if I have ever had heart trouble (and if I smoked), and when I said "No" to everything, he said he didn't see any need to test my cholesterol, since, as long as I don't stay on "the first two weeks" forever, Atkins is actually very healthy. He then told me to tell my DH to rest assured that I'll be fine, took my blood pressure (100/75) and sent me on my way
That is the 2nd doctor at the surgery who seems alright about it. When I went in almost 3 weeks ago (C.A.D. then, but I changed to Atkins that day!), I told the woman Dr. I saw that I have a problem with carbohydrates and hyperinsulinemia, and she immediately asked if I was doing Atkins. I said I was doing C.A.D. We talked for a bit and she said that low-fat, high carbohydrate diets simply don't work for some people
I couldn't believe I was hearing those words from a doctor, as they tend to be SO fixated on low-fat/high-carbo diets.
Who says small towns are old-fashioned?
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