What is SBD?

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What is SBD?
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Sat, 01-31-2009 - 4:45pm
What exactly is the South Beach Diet? Is it the same as a low GI diet? I've recently been diagnosed with PCOS and pre-diabetes, and I know that a low glycemic index diet can be very benficial for PCOS women. Is there a good cookbook anyone can recommend?





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Sat, 01-31-2009 - 5:50pm

Allie, you came to the right place.

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Sat, 01-31-2009 - 10:09pm
Thank you for all your great advice! I'm looking forward to getting started. I've been advised not to make any dietary changes until after my glucose tolerance test this week, so next weekend I'll start shopping for SBD. My only concern is that I can't have any artificial sweeteners, and all of the recipes I'm seeing have artificial sweeteners in them. Even Splenda upsets my stomach. How do I work around that?





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Sun, 02-01-2009 - 1:27am

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Sun, 02-01-2009 - 8:28am

Welcome!

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Sun, 02-01-2009 - 8:48am

Welcome to the board!

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Sun, 02-01-2009 - 9:15am
I struggled for the last three years with a hypothyroid diagnosis, after visiting several doctors and several tests, one finally checked my insulin levels and diagnosed me with PCOS. I was steadily gaining weight even though I had healthy eating habits. I have had great success using metaformin and following SBD. I actually had a dietitian tell me that SBD was the best way to go, because of the emphasis on adding snacks in between meals. I have lost 17 pounds in the last 2 months. Good Luck

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Sun, 02-01-2009 - 7:00pm

Welcome Allie!


I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes (insulin resistance) and I've been doing SDB for almost a month now.

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Sun, 02-01-2009 - 7:10pm

"My only concern is that I can't have any artificial sweeteners, and all of the recipes I'm seeing have artificial sweeteners in them. Even Splenda upsets my stomach. How do I work around that?"


Another option is Whey-Low Type D.

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Mon, 02-02-2009 - 7:34am

Maggie,


I thought you gave this a thumbs down for taste?

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Mon, 02-02-2009 - 1:32pm

Yes, I didn't like

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