Sat, Jun-28-08, 21:42
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Posts: 423
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Plan: Berstein's
Stats: 220/189/155
BF:
Progress: 48%
Location: S. Carolina US
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Originally Posted by HiSugarSam
Hi everyone,
I've read just a bit about Dr. Bernstein's method and I've got the book on order. I hope you don't mind a general question, but overall would you say his way of eating is that much better than, say, Atkins? Have you noticed a difference in your BG readings since following it, compared to if you were just generally low-carbing?
Sam
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I have read both Atkins Diabetes Revolution and Bernstein's book and as a relative newcomer to diabetes and definitely low-carbing, Bernstein gave me a more practical approach to follow... this would include medication options and how to inject insulin appropriately and take blood sugars. I learned none of these things from my own physician.
Berstein as some have said here is kind of mechanical in the way he does things but I obtained a better appreciation for the long term benefits of normalizing blood glucose (or should I say minimization of long-term complication. I buy into this reasoning.
From Atkins I obtained some basics re: diabetes but he still seems to lean toward... once you reach your goal weight, you can increase carb intake... He gives meal plans for 20 - 40 - and 60 grams carb per day. Bernstein stays with his 6 - 12 - 12 or 6 - 12 - 12 - 12 on longer days as a way of life. I suspect not many here rigorously hold to that but I still stay very low on carbs until I reach my weight goal... but even then I can't see myself eating 60 g of carbs on a normal day... I am just not active enough - perhaps that will change though. Presently at 20 or 30 grams of carb per day I can control my BG's with only basal insulin. For some, oral meds and low carb are the way to go... for others, natural remedies seem to work.
Others here do quite well on much higher carb levels. One thing for sure - what works for one person does not always work for another. I can really only speak to my own experience.
Good luck and stick around.
/smile
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