Re: Does an "Insulin Resistance" diet improve blood pressure?

First of all, let me thank you for taking the time to post a detailed, helpful and interesting response to this thread! I really enjoyed reading your post!

Now, though, allow me to respond to some of the interesting points of your post:

You are describing some of the symptoms that I began to experience about thirty years ago. 

Then we are both long term sufferers and survivors of these nasty heart problems! I've had Atrial Fibrillation and Diastolic Heart Failure for over 22 years, and Asthma and over-reactive Allergies for more decades than that.

My major problem then was the irregular heart beat where I thought it would jump out of my chest

Interesting similarity. I suffered with a Tachycardia since I was in my teens, and I am now approaching 70. The Tachycardia was what led to my Diastolic Heart Failure. My heart would also jump so hard and so fast that one could see my chest jumping through my shirt. It took me quite a while figuring out how to avoid those types of episodes.

It has taken several years for me to understand what was happening but I was diagnosed Type II diabetic four years ago and atrial fibrillation three years ago.

Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome are nasty diseases, much nastier than I feel that most people acknowledge or understand. When one's body's handling of Insulin is dysfunction, all hell breaks loose in the body, and can result in damage to organs, glands, nerves, muscles, bones, etc., and cause higher blood pressure.

When you got diagnosed with both Diabetes II and Atrial Fibrillation, it must have been quite a shock. What a double whammy, huh?

Particularly when diagnosed with afib I recognized that I had been dealing with this condition for years and like you describe it happened after a high carb meal with desert and two or three drinks.

At least you finally got a diagnosis, allowing you to identify and then battle your health "enemy"! We had similar symptoms, but, with me, my worst nightmare was the breathing problems. If I consumed too many carbs, I would be up all night struggling with breathing problems, a fast hard or soft heartbeat, chest pains, weakness; only to suffer the entire next day or two with malaise.

My Type II clinic told be to go on a high protein diet (15 carbs per meal - max) and when I did that I was able to control my Type II with diet alone - still do.

For the first two years, 2005-2006, I endured strict adherence to the Insulin Resistance Diet. But..... my diet has expanded significantly as my health improved, and I found that I could consume larger portions of Carbs with my meals.

Your high protein diet is interesting, expecially the fact that it works for you. From 2005-2006 I followed a very balanced small-portion strict diet featuring 50% Carbs, 20% Proteins and 30% fat. I was sure that the Insulin Resistance Diet is the best way to combat Pre-Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes II. Your success with a high protein diet, which is not in traditional percentages of each calorie group, shows that we ARE all different and that different things work for different people. Congratulations on your discovery and success, and thanks for posting another diet that might work for others, rather than a Insulin Resistance Diet!

You have other good points that I want to discuss, but this is getting too long as it is. So..... let's consider this Part One, and I will respond to the rest of your post later. Need a cup of coffee right now and to sit back and watch the rest of my Indianapolis/Jacksonville football game!

Take care...... be well!