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To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (8799)	2/9/2010 4:04:35 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 39296

the free aviva monitor i received via internet promotion had several test trips included Good point. I had forgotten about that. (unless it's ridiculously high and that prompts a visit to the doctor for an a1c test) I think you've hit the nail on the head. i'm perplexed at why, despite doing the no wheat, no sugar, no cornstarch approach since late december i have not lost any weight... I never tried that particular approach specifically so I can't speak to it. I did Atkins type low carb, which is broader than what you're trying. I have two thoughts about your lack of results, at least one of which you've already considered. One would be to look more closely for hidden sugar. A friend today offered me her surplus clementines and when I declined citing my sugar restriction she was surprised that I thought of them as sugar but that's what they are. The other is about the wheat. We've had discussions before on this thread about Davis's thing about wheat. I've read everything he's written on the subject and the best I can figure is that his focus on wheat is not that wheat is worse than other grains but that people eat wheat disproportionately because it's so ubiquitous so if you get them to skip the wheat, they've reduced their grains dramatically and that will make a difference. Wheat is a catchier and simpler message to give to people and one they're more likely to implement. Another thought is that sometimes you have to do something drastic for a short time just to put your body on notice that you're serious and that a change is coming. Backing off gradually isn't received the same as a jolt. You might consider a jolt. OTOH, you may simply have not given it enough time to see results. If you don't have much to lose, the improvement is less noticeable. to see if i am indeed insulin resistant to even moderate GI foods like oatmeal (it appears that i am) I can relate to that. I have finally learned that I just can't do carbs. I eat almost no starch or sugar in any form. Oatmeal now and again and lentils rarely. Berries occasionally. Otherwise it's animal protein, fat, and fresh veggies. I hope it doesn't come to that for you, too. I really don't mind as I like those foods but I know it's not everyone's cup of tea. i'm not diabetic nor pre-diabetic, but i'm testing my blood glucose now because i want to see what kinds of foods spike my normal BG My fasting blood glucose was approaching diabetes when I got my meter. My blood glucose is normal now. I've really been engaged by the device. What I found interesting was checking for patterns. Unlike you, nothing seems to spike my BG except exercise. (It shot up to 144 after two hours of shoveling snow the other day. That's the highest reading I ever got.) I have some strange patterns, indeed. For example, my blood glucose is highest overnight. Then when I eat, it drops. Is that weird or what? Anyway, you might find it interesting to look not just as your reaction to particular foods but at patterns pertaining to time of day or activities. There might be some fodder there.