I'm not sure how the high fibre diet would compare to Symlin, Sarah. It might help to slow stomach emptying, but I'm not sure if the results would be identical to Symlin. What I have read and been told by health professionals is that diabetics have quick stomach emptying because we lack the hormone Amylin and that is why we are always hungry and also why our blood sugars spike after meals even when we use rapid-acting insulins. Both things were true for me. I hated being hungry 24 hours a day and always thinking about food all the time. Now I can eat breakfast, and not think about food at work until it is past time for lunch, and then again be able to work the afternoon without visions of the vending machines dancing through my head. My BS readings after meals is also better. It was also good for me psychologically to know that being overweight was not my fault - that just as diabetics do not produce insulin, we also do not produce amylin, and just as my novolog replaces the insulin my body refuses to manufacture, my Symlin replaces the Amylin my body refuses to make. For those who do not have it covered by insurance, cost would be a huge factor. It's not a cheap drug. For me, lucky enough to have insurance, it is a godsend. Julie |
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