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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had an autoimmune disease since childhood which has always put me at risk for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes -- and my autoimmune disease got nearly debilitating in the last decade, but the magic new biologics have moderated it.

In the last 5 years thought, its been a relentless march at each physical: high cholesterol needs statins, high blood pressure, here 3 daily pills, and just last physical: diabetes (its been marching up over the last decade, but a1c jumped an entire 1% in the last year, which is kinda of shocked my doctor).  I am overweight, BMI 30 so obese, but all the guides saying "give up soda" and "stop eating junk food" frustrate me -- I haven't drunk soda since my teens except the occasional craft indulgence, I haven't drunk alcohol since my autoimmune flared a decade ago, I don't eat fast food -- I do eat to much of the staples we keep at home, like nice cheeses, fresh baked breads, egg salad for example.  But typical day, coffee with cream no sugar, oatmeal for breakfast, a salad with hard boiled eggs and homemade dressing for lunch, some kind of chicken with roasted vegetables for dinner.  With the diabetes, I see things like roasted sweet potatoes have high glycemic index, so there are probably a few gotchas in my diet, and I clearly eat too much but it just feels like the easy fixes are not here.

I'm meeting with an endo in a few months; I think getting the diabetes controlled is now my priority, and add to my roster of doctors appts (I have like 4 appts a month, I think my boss thinks I'm dying -- honestly, I think I'm dying...).

I'm tying to eat low glycemic and low carb and hopepully control my a1c somewhat.  [/quote]

Look into changing your [b]gut biome[/b].   It isn't as simple as taking probiotics. You need to feed the good bacteria every day, with soluble and insoluble fiber.

Eat cooked, then cooled overnight, potatoes and even rice.  It creates resistant starch which the good bacteria love.

Eat apple peels!  Add apple peel powder to a smoothie.

Look into HMO. (Human Milk Oligosaccharides) to feed your good gut bacteria.

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