Chapter 1 - Contrasting Type I and Type II DiabetesWant More Diabetes Info? Search HERE
reduce your carbohydrate intake to achieve the ketone readings that correspond to previous readings when you have actually been losing weight. Once you’ve determined the carbohydrate amount your body can handle before you stop losing weight, you can experiment with the amount of fat you consume as well. To find the amount of fat your body can handle before it starts becoming extra body weight, be very strict about your carbohydrate intake to keep it in the “losing weight” range on your Ketostix for several days. Then vary your fat intake for several days and monitor the results with your scales. When your fat intake causes you to gain weight (if you can even consume that much fat in a day), you have determined what your personal cut-off point is. This valuable tool is great for helping you to have individualized, personal feedback for what works for you and what doesn’t, what levels your body can handle and what is simply beyond your body’s ability to use. Incidentally, when type II diabetics adhere to a diet of restricted carbohydrates, moderate fat and adequate protein, as you will see in later chapters, cholesterol levels often normalize, blood pressure often settles to a more ideal number and weight loss is merely a wonderfully welcome side effect!
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