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Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total circulating erythrocyte (red blood cell) mass of the body. Primary polycythemia occurs when excess erythrocytes are produced as a result of a proliferative abnormality of the bone marrow. Secondary polycythemia is caused by increases of erythropoietin that result in an increased production of...
Went to a nutritionist yesterday to see what I could do about my diet.
She suggested a diet similar to a diabetic diet, since insulin resistance and diabetes are closely related.
Just wondering if anyong here has tried to eat like this and if there has been any success.
Counting and weighing everything has me a little frustrated, but it all comes in due time. I am willing to put in the effort to look andf eel better and not let this disease stop me from living my dreams!
Hugs and love to all :)
She suggested a diet similar to a diabetic diet, since insulin resistance and diabetes are closely related.
Just wondering if anyong here has tried to eat like this and if there has been any success.
Counting and weighing everything has me a little frustrated, but it all comes in due time. I am willing to put in the effort to look andf eel better and not let this disease stop me from living my dreams!
Hugs and love to all :)
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
I won't go into details about my journey to save you time, but know that I was on the brink of going through with a hysterectomy (as recommended by my doctor) because I was basically just a hot mess in that department.
I saw another Dr (an RE) and she recommended simply going on a diabetic diet. I kind of chuckled like "Ya, right. Clearly you have no idea about the HELL I have been through in the last 2 years. I was actually going to cut these suckers out and you think a DIET is going to fix my problems?!"
Within a week my life was completely changed!!!! I said goodbye to the fatigue, hunger between meals, the bloating, cut way down on the amount and severity of migraines, my blood pressure returned to normal (it was low), my mood swings were in check, the hypothyroidism was gone, and for the first time I realized just how shitty I had felt before!
Do it! Obvoiusly, results will be different for everyone. However, it's worth a shot right?!
I will be 100% honest with you that I have not seen any weight loss benefits from the "diet." I have lost 15 pounds and kept it off over the course of the last 2.5 years (However, I have a very looooooong way to go). But, i will also be honest in saying that I took the "diet" as a change in what I was eating, not a calorie constricted "diet."
COunting and weighing everything CAN be frustrating. But realize you only have to do that for a few weeks. After diligently weighing everything you wille asily be able to identify whart a single potion of chicken looks like and you will no longer have weigh it. Does that make sense?
Good luck! I would highly reccommend this to anyone!!!! My RE had me do the Atkins diet for 2 weeks to kind of "carb detox." That helped me get in the right mental place to make the changes.