October 27, 2020 · 4:45 PM
At Diabetes Warrior:
On this submit I will likely be discussing my newest experiment. I’m calling it “Diabetic Carnivore 2.0”. It’s 2.0 as a result of I went ‘full-carnivore’ in 2017 for about three years, earlier than really fizzling out earlier in 2020.
I’ll reply these questions on this submit:
1) What’s a carnivore within the context of this dietary experiment?
2) Why am I going ‘full-carnivore’ once more?
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Had we solely grown decrease carb, leafy inexperienced greens in our backyard, I’d nonetheless be consuming them in all probability … however we didn’t. We additionally grew increased carb greens and fruits like tomatoes, beets, turnips, onions and carrots.
We began out consuming collards, chard and turnip inexperienced salads … all was effectively. Then I started easing turnips, carrots, beets, and tomatoes into our slaw. Small parts at first… however then the ‘carb creep’ occurred. I might add increasingly more of the sugary, starchy veggies and fruits to the slaw, in addition to eat increasingly more of them.
I solely tracked my each day consumption of carbs from the greens and fruits as soon as. That sooner or later, my carb totals have been within the 70 gram vary! Not lots in comparison with ‘Commonplace American Weight loss program’ however lots in comparison with my typical ‘close to zero carb’ meal plan.
Identical to a earlier excessive carb experiment (see this submit, “Very Low Fats (and excessive carb) Experiment“), my physique dealt with the sugar and starches from the greens fairly effectively at first however then the fasting blood sugars started to creep up.
Learn on to see the connection to COVID-19.
Steve Parker, M.D.