# Something’s up with my Interstitial Fluid: Looking for answers and starting with basics... what is insulin resistance? And can it affect IF Glucose?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-s-up-with-my-interstitial-fluid-looking-for-answers-and-starting-with-basics-what-is-insulin-resistance-and-can-it-affect-if-glucose/4394
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA
**Created:** [July 4, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-s-up-with-my-interstitial-fluid-looking-for-answers-and-starting-with-basics-what-is-insulin-resistance-and-can-it-affect-if-glucose/4394 "2018-07-04T15:35:19Z")
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#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-s-up-with-my-interstitial-fluid-looking-for-answers-and-starting-with-basics-what-is-insulin-resistance-and-can-it-affect-if-glucose/4394/54 "2018-07-06T07:08:40Z")

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Your thread is cracking me up, until I got to the sanctioned food shaming bit above with the diabetes educators and whatnot. Then I felt pissed for you.

FYI, here at FUD I really feel like food shaming is not a thing. Sure sometimes it feels like folks might be for or against carbs, depending on the thread. But then there’s threads like:

> [@The great milkshake and banana split challenge!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-great-milkshake-and-banana-split-challenge/1877):
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> The gauntlet was thrown [in this thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wrong-nutrition-information-on-label/1862/25): can we find a way to accommodate banana splits and milk shakes? So, here is my thought: log in this thread your dosage and BG track for a banana split or a milkshake! Let’s see if we can find dosing formulas that work well with some members or groups! Imho, just trying shows the right spirit slight_smile The rule: it can be a homemade or a store-bought version – but either way it must be DELICIOUS, certainly no worse than a good store-bought version. A…

So enjoy those chocolate chips. No one is judging. 🍪

I think everyone wants to help each other be eating what they want and having success at that. 😄

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