[Chef Kevin]

I am also a diabetic, I often times go more than 6 hours without eating. I have my sugar pegged at 110 all the time now. Almost no fluctuations at all.

Some days I eat next to nothing. I just don't get hungry. And other days, I am a total pig. But I am losing all the time and my sugar is stable. My blood tests are all really good now. I eat a ton of fat. Skinnless chicken? not often. Steaks? I like ribeyes for extra fat. I live for bacon and eggs. I also eat broccoli like a fiend. Supposedly it is good for us diabetics.

As for the heart issue. You realize that very little of your body's cholesterol comes from food? Most of it is from the liver. So, you need to train your brain to think of it that way. 75-80% is made right inside you. Re-read the section in the book where he talked about the history of heart disease. It doesn't exist outside of westernized countries that eat refined carbs and sugars. Remeber, they fatten cattle by feeding them carbs, not fat.

Plus, when you have little insulin bouncing around in your blood, your body doesn't process the dietary fat. It is never touched by your body. In the book, Dr. Atkins talks about how in ketosis your body is utilizing it's own fat stores. You would have to over eat protein by a bunch to have it converted into glucose and cause an insulin spike. So, I guess what I am saying is, don't freak out. It'll all be ok.

Diabetics like us usually have major issues with getting started on this WOE. Once we get started, our bodies tend to start working more like regular folk's. The cool thing about it is many times we require less and less medications. Now that is a party! I still take metforin 2x a day, 1000mg each, but hopefully that will come down in a week or two when I go back in.

But if you ate a protein shake, that is low fat, tuna will be low fat, check out the peanut butter for sugar. Looks to me like you need more fat all around. I avoid shakes and fake food bars totally. I also avoid sugar alcohols because they mess me up. Many people have reported on here that protein shakes stall their loss. It is usually a large amount of protein and it could affect your insulin by being converted into glucose.

Just my 2 cents worth.
Best wishes!
Kev