#prediabetic

Welcome to my post on why diabetes isn't just a sugary death sentence but a greasy one at that. Imagine your body is like a very finicky luxury car. You wouldn't fill its tank with maple syrup and bacon fat and expect it to run smoothly, would you? Well, your body works in a somewhat similar fashion—too much junk, especially fats, clogs up the works.

Here’s the breakdown for the medically uninitiated:

The Fat Trap: Think of saturated fat as the uninvited guest who crashes on your couch (skeletal muscles), refuses to leave, and blocks the door (prevents glucose from entering cells), causing a nasty traffic jam (elevated blood sugar).

Fructose – The Wolf in Sweet Clothing: Drinking your fructose in sodas is akin to trying to put out a fire with gasoline. It rushes in, overwhelms the system, and instead of being a quick energy source, it turns into fat. That's right, that sweet drink is more like a fat keg.

Cellular Traffic Jam: Here’s a fun fact — saturated fats cause a cellular traffic jam worse than Tokyo at rush hour. It messes up the whole energy production line, leading to increased blood sugar because glucose can’t get where it needs to go.

The Historical Angle: Historically, populations gorging on fats have shown more diabetes. Surprise, surprise. Meanwhile, high carb consumers (like the rural Chinese or Okinawans with their sweet potatoes) lived their days with hardly any diabetes. Maybe carbs aren’t the bad guys after all?

Sweeney’s 1927 Revelation: Since 1927, we've known that fats mess up insulin sensitivity. That's almost a century ago, and yet here we are, still debating whether to blame sugar or fat for diabetes.

So, what do we gather from this historic and scientific mishmash? Diabetes loves fat more than carbs. It's a lipid disease, mortals.

Advice from your not-so-friendly neighborhood nutri-student: Eat less saturated fat, dodge those sweet drinks, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll steer clear of the metabolic iceberg that diabetes really is.

Remember, when it comes to your health, sometimes the simplest advice is like Occam’s razor – cutting through the complexities to reveal a solution that’s, well, painfully obvious.

So my one food group I could rely on with my already very limited diet, carbs, is now kicking me in the ass. I hate most foods, and a large portion of foods set off my IBS. And now I have to take away even more of the foods from my diet because of this.

Looks like its tons of bland boring foods for me. Because I already can't handle anything that spices have even breathed on. And savory was the only type of flavor I could really enjoy. Typically in the form of bread, pasta, or potatoes.

Im actually debating on starting walking again a few laps at a time even tho i hate being hot and sweaty because well im hot sweaty already might as well do something to help myself out too. And ive been eating healthy my blood sugar was down for once this time even tho my a1c was still in prediabetic range so eating healthy and adding in exercise can only help right?

Im also considering going into cutting carbs not all carbs but backing off of bread like sandwiches and buns and using lettuce or wraps instead. Unfortunately im still working on my birthday cake and am so reluctant to throw away good cake but a thin slice every other day wont hurt much i think and after its gone i can go back to occasional piece of dark chocolate.

Todays lunch was chicken nuggets a peach and a few pringles so mostly healthy i think better than a sandwich loaded with mayo and processed cheese and meat