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Originally Posted by palms86  Ok well let me start by saying hi to everyone . Well I started trying to lc almost a year.
Ago and only lasted for about 3 weeks with good results but could never stick to it but been trying off and on ever since with no sucess the longest I could go is about three days well have been a type 2 diabetic since I was 15 and just this past week I just had a heart with three of my major heart arteries blocked and stence was put in to open them back up I did not start having chest pain until this year and I also should say that I'm 5'5 and 230 so I'm considered obese and my a1c when tested last week was 14 so I really need help I like the way feel on the woe and my blood sugar stays normal when I lc but I don't know if this is a good idea to start this diet since this just happen to me someone please help with your opinion thank you so much and I also have high blood pressure the dr gave me meds for and I have to take plavix for the next year to keep my blood thin sorry its so long |
Hi. Atkins can be done by people suffering from a heart condition (Dr. Atkins was a cardiologist, by the way). This diet is known to lower blood sugar, reduce blood pressure, decrease triglycerides, etc., so I believe it is exactly what you are looking for. However, to gain the benefits Dr. Atkins talks about, you'll have to do Atkins correctly. So you will want to read the book,
"Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" (2002 ed.), especially Chapter 27. Maybe you did already, maybe not... I'm just pointing it out.
Did you talk to your doctor about this? If you don't feel comfortable telling him you are doing Atkins (misconceptions, blah blah), simply say that you'll stop eating sugar and white flour, and instead concentrate on unprocessed foods like vegetables, eggs, meat, nuts, legumes, fruits, whole grains, etc.
Good luck whatever you decide to do.