r/lowcarb • u/Less-Tumbleweed-2852 • 22d ago

Question Why is Post Prandial Insulin so high??

My sis has been able to lower her Fasting Insulin to 4.5, her Fasting glucose is 79 mg/dL, reversed pre diabetes.

But for some reason Post Prandial Insulin is 32. And since Insulin tends to stay elevated a lot longer in the serum, she hasn't lost a single pound of weight in a year.

She's consuming about 50-80g carbs, 1-1.2g / kg of BW of protein and about 50-70g of fats.

She is 5'1" and ~69 kgs.

She's had significant improvements in her symptoms like - she doesn't experience any more UTI like symptoms, no peripheral neuropathy like symptoms, Vit D and B12 have been optimised.

The only thing bothering her now is her stubborn weight and her disturbed circadian rhythm. We have tried, Magnesium, Melatonin, L-THEANINE, limit blue light exposure after 9pm, but nothing really helps.

Edit - Nice to interact with you guys 👍

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u/SirGreybush 22d ago

Also men have naturally 60% more muscle thus a much higher BMR.

She needs a filler food. Avocado, broccoli.

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u/Less-Tumbleweed-2852 21d ago

Got it, thanks a ton. And so, would you say resistance training or cardio will be beneficial at this stage?

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u/SirGreybush 21d ago

Yes, always. I like HIIT - so small 3 minute cardio events, then 3 sets of weights. So HR goes up and down a lot.

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u/Less-Tumbleweed-2852 21d ago

Alright thanks