165 is great Peter.

I think my doctor has to follow the organization rules. (Kaiser) So, he
doesn't say much about what I'm eating, except to suggest lower fat. I eat
lots of fat, but I have not told him the extent of it.

I don't alternate between a glycolysis based metabolism and a ketosis based
metabolism. I find a transition out of ketosis make me feel bad, so I just
stay in ketosis.

Good luck finding a new doctor. It would be nice to have an Atkins/LC
friendly doctor, but these days HMO's and insurance make it hard to find the
right doctor who is also coved by the insurance.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: PC [mailto:pcnotpc@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 6:14 PM
> To: Low_Carb_SF_Bay_Area@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Low_Carb_SF_Bay_Area] How is everyone doing?
>
>
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> Your HbA1c change is truly amazing! I'm curious what your doc
> thinks about Atkins now! I went from an 8.3% to 5.4% HbA1c,
> so Atkins is somewhat right when he says a low-carb diet can
> often "cure" Type 2 diabetes. My first doc got out of general
> practice, moved from Alta Bates to Santa Rosa. He was pretty
> close minded. The second doc was impressed -- he changed to
> become an ER doc (more money per hr spent). Dr. Two suggested a
> more Mediterranean diet (low carb, olive oil, nuts, fish, less
> saturated fat, more "good" fats) but really liked my numbers on Atkins.
> Now I'm doctor less, but just b/c I haven't picked a replacement.
>
> I'm doing a on-going weight loss/maintence level of carbs, with
> exceptions for long bike rides, holiday meals, moments of weakness.
> I think it's actually good to alternate between a glycolysis
> based metabolism
> and a ketosis based metabolism once in a while. Atkins would probably
> disagree with me here. I'm pretty stable at 165 lbs, 25-26 BMI,
> 172-163 lbs
> range over 2004, though I'd like to get to 160.
>
> There's a guy at UC-Berkeley who wants to test cognitive function in
> people on Atkins! I've talked to him some about quantitating ketosis,
> etc. If anyone on the list is interested, he's looking for
> people starting
> low-carb and it's a paid study. Contact Aubrey Gilbert
> mayfly@...
>
> Happy New Year!
> Peter Chu
> San Francisco
> 197/165/160?
>