Scared of Insulin Resistance

#1

Hello everyone,

First time poster here. I am relatively new to the keto lifestyle; I’ve been eating LCHF for about 2 months now, with only one cheat weekend (it was my bachelor party in New Orleans). I was diagnosed a couple of months ago with impaired fasting glucose (106 mg/dL), despite a normal A1C (5.2%). This was my motivation to start a keto lifestyle. I have been very pleased with the control I’ve had over my blood glucose on this diet. However, I came across this article today.

It was quite scary, considering the reason I started this lifestyle in the first place. I am skeptical of the source, but the author cites peer-reviewed studies. Can anyone respond to the claims made in the article? If these are true, I feel like I should quit eating this way immediately.

(Ron) #2

And where is the science to support such claims? Take some time to look around this forum as there is lots of science to the contrary.
Understanding the diet might be a place to start.
http://pwop.com/download/TheKetogenicDietInANutshell.pdf

#3

I’m pretty sure this has been pulled apart all over the internet. Not a lot of love for keto in the vegan community so these articles are popping up all over the place.

(karen) #4

It’s been torn apart right here.

#5

I will just respond to the first point relative to insulin. First of all, insulin rises also if you eat proteins, so keto is not an anti-insulin diet. Insulin is obviously good because without it you die.
But there can be too much of a good thing, and while insulin has its very important role, if too much insulin is produced, and insulin resistance is established in time as a consequence of it, and then diabetes, then this imbalance has serious repercussions on the body’s health. Keto only aims at keeping insulin levels under control in those individuals who for the most various reasons happen to have a tendency to high insulin.
These individuals with a tendency.to hyperinsulinemia are many, around 80% of the population. And hyperinsulinemia has been seen as the common premise of a vast array of diseases, besides diabetes: cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer, depression,. arthritis, cancer, and I am probably forgetting half of them. So this hyperinsulinemia is a BIG DEAL, even if you’re young and skinny and apparently healthy. You want to test it regularly, even if you’re not interested in keto, with the Kraft test possibly, which is the only accurate test of insulin.