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In reply to the discussion: How often do you eat meat / dairy? [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,117 posts)It may be variety of diabetes-specific. Mine isn't weight dependent, so losing X% doesn't have any impact. It is a very strong heredity-based variety. Everyone descended from my maternal grandfather has it, my age or older, has it regardless of weight. My grandfather, uncle, and cousin are/were underweight based on BMI. My mother and I are overweight. My mother followed the doctor's advice to lose x% of her weight. She did, and her A1C continued to steadily climb. So she lost more, and it continued to climb. Her weight is now steady and her A1C only started to drop when she cut out most carbs. My A1C was normal when I was, using BMI, obese - and it has been between 6.7 and 7.3 when I am, using BMI normal weight. The only time it is 5.7 or below is when I limit my carbs.
I've done a fair amount of literature review, am in consultation with my doctor, and watch all of the relevant numbers for secondary diseases. For me (and I think for the flavor of diabetes which runs in my family), carb limitation seems to be most effective. I also have a number of inflammatory processes going on in my body, and lowering carbs lowers inflammation. So I am in a lot less pain when my carb consumption is lower.