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Old May 20th, 2004, 12:54 AM
Venger
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Default How much protein is too much?


"Kathryn" wrote in message
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It seems like I eat alot of grams of protein. My average is probably
150grams a day. I weigh 275#. My goal weight is 150#. Is there a point
where you can eat too much protein?


Sure, if you have renal shutdown.

Venger


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Old May 20th, 2004, 07:56 AM
Skinny
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Default How much protein is too much?

On Wed, 19 May 2004 08:05:13 -0400, "Jenny"
wrote:

Excess protein will usually not cause spikes in blood sugar for a Type 2
diabetic though it can for a Type 1, but it will cause a spike in INSULIN.
Because a major principle behind the effectiveness of the low carb diet is
to control insulin, which is the fat-depositing hormone, eating too much
protein can lead to serious stalls.


Not trying to lose weight, but can it bring on enough insulin to cause a
BG crash? I don't think I"ve had that problem with protein yet, and I've
been having breakfasts and sometimes lunches of nothing but protein and
butter.

Skinny
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Old May 20th, 2004, 03:41 PM
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Jenny:

Ok, I understand all that but how much is too much? Using your
formula, I came up with something like 230 grams a day. That seems
like alot. I was worried about 150-160 grams a day being too much. I
feel like I eat alot of protein, though, because I try to keep my
carbs below 20-25 net a day.

Kathryn

"Jenny" wrote in message ...
Excess protein will usually not cause spikes in blood sugar for a Type 2
diabetic though it can for a Type 1, but it will cause a spike in INSULIN.
Because a major principle behind the effectiveness of the low carb diet is
to control insulin, which is the fat-depositing hormone, eating too much
protein can lead to serious stalls.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.4.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

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Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



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"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
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"Kathryn Nye" writes:
I understand the RDA numbers and also, like you, realize we don't
put too much in them. What I wonder is, what is the point that I eat
too much protein and it turns into glucose (I think that is what it
does) and is bad?

If you're LCing, your body will always convert at least some of the
protein to glucose. You really can't avoid this without eating more
carbs.


But will it cause spikes of blood glucose in diabetics?

-Chad


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Old May 20th, 2004, 11:40 PM
Jenny
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Kathryn,

230 grams sounds very high. Did you check your math?

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.4.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
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Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Kathryn" wrote in message
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Jenny:

Ok, I understand all that but how much is too much? Using your
formula, I came up with something like 230 grams a day. That seems
like alot. I was worried about 150-160 grams a day being too much. I
feel like I eat alot of protein, though, because I try to keep my
carbs below 20-25 net a day.

Kathryn

"Jenny" wrote in message

...
Excess protein will usually not cause spikes in blood sugar for a Type 2
diabetic though it can for a Type 1, but it will cause a spike in

INSULIN.
Because a major principle behind the effectiveness of the low carb diet

is
to control insulin, which is the fat-depositing hormone, eating too

much
protein can lead to serious stalls.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2

diabetes,
hba1c 5.4.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Chad C." wrote in message
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"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
...

"Kathryn Nye" writes:
I understand the RDA numbers and also, like you, realize we don't
put too much in them. What I wonder is, what is the point that I

eat
too much protein and it turns into glucose (I think that is what

it
does) and is bad?

If you're LCing, your body will always convert at least some of the
protein to glucose. You really can't avoid this without eating more
carbs.

But will it cause spikes of blood glucose in diabetics?

-Chad




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Old May 21st, 2004, 09:10 PM
Skinny
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 18:12:00 GMT, Howard wrote:

"Chad C." wrote:

But will it cause spikes of blood glucose in diabetics?


If you are very insulin resistant, it could. Especially if you have
been diabetic long enough to experience delayed stomach emptying.

Per Bernstein: One-hour postprandial bg reading is from carbohydrate,
two-hour reading is from protein (unless you have delayed stomach
emptying).


Nice rule of thumb -- but what about people who have lost Phase I
insulin reaction? Ie the insulin is late in kicking in, so the BG goes
way up at a 15 minute or half hour, then slowly declines.


Skinny
 




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