[quote]salbecker56 wrote:
The diabeties runs a little high partially because of some of the meds I take, heavy doses of antibiotics to control the infections from the amputations.
The cholesterol actually isn’t that bad, mainly the triclyserides running a little high. Have vascular problems, which my main concern in keeping the triclyserides down, I know once I get this lard off my ass (all around the mid section)I will be able to control the diabeties with diet and get off most of the meds.
For the most part the Doc likes my plan and agrees. This is why I ask about the AD raising cholesterol and the effect the Byetta will have as it slows the digestive process. I also know that the further along I get with the weight lifting and the handcycling, the more gluclose will used by the muscles and the more sensitive I will eventually become to insulin again.
I feel I will have to limit the calories more than usual under this plan as I have mainly only the smaller muscle groups to work with in lifting. Rignt now I am more interested in reducing weight, Increasing endurance on the handcycle. In the process I would at least like to keep the lean muscle mass if not increase it, even if just slowly.
I figure I screwed up the 1st 50 years, gonna see how well I can make up for it in the next 50 
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I gotta be honest. I’m very hesitant with your situation to actually recommend anything, in fact I don’t think I will. I’ll just give you a couple more things to think about.
I also am type2 diabetic and use this diet. However I already had my glucose levels under very good control before I started. I was over 500 quite a bit before I buckled down and it stays between 90 and 120-30 most of the time now. Like I say though, I accomplished this before beginning the AD. Even so it can still creep up to 200 if I’m not careful on the carb loads.
Speaking of the carb loads. They are vital to how this diet works. If it’s not realistic to actually load at this time you may be better served by a different plan at least for now. I have no way of knowing. The calculation for calories I would think would still be based on your weight, even as an amputee.
I do not in any way want to discourage your obvious enthusiasm for getting a grip on your health, but also must be frank. Your stuation makes things more complicated. Cardio work is a fabulous tool for increasing insulin sensitivity and I don’t know if upper body only cardio will do it or not. It may, I just don’t know.
Aerobic type work is also very effective with cardio vascular problems. For someone, again, already healthy in this area I truly believe this diet would be fine. It may also be fine for you and may in fact even be helpful, I just am not qualified to express anything definite.
Then again reasonably strenuous weight training is helpful as well.
As far as the meds are concerned I couldn’t even venture a guess at all.
To be really honest, for someone your age with the particular challenges you’re facing I would tend to think that spending some time working out with a generally reduced carb plan consisting of quality food sources until you see further normalization of especially the glucose levels might be wiser.
I know this sounds very halting, but it’s the best I can do and even this is largely a stab in the dark. In any case, you definitely CAN improve your health dramatically and probably prolong the duration and quality of your life.
I don’t know how helpful any of this doubletalk has been, but there it is.
–Tiribulus->