Baruney
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Hola bel74That's really good results,thank for sharing. Feeling a bit better now thanks to you guys and girls. Have actually been in tears today as didn't know what to do or how to even begin losing weight with out slimming world while trying to get my blood sugar under control.
I too have been on and off slimming world for quite some time before being diagnosed t2 diabetic in August last year. Yes I lost weight (and yes I put it on again) and lost and gained - you get the picture! Enjoyed the people and the expectation of the weigh in and the Syns. There I was tucking into my onken fat free yogurt for brekki and 30g of cheese with some heathy meat with the fat cut of and a big old healty portion of cous cous thinking how healthy I was. My body disagreed!
Diagnosis was a bit of a shock as I had just started a running programe- couch to 5k run/walk and eating healthily but something didn't feel right and the world was a little fuzzy to put it mildly at that time. The diagnosis was a blessing in disguise and the more I read about what had happened to my body the more rational low carb/keto/Atkins etc etc. this forum has helped as has reading various websites and books.
Looks like the low carb route is calling out to you.
Go for it. It goes against most things we have been taught about diet and health. But as people testify on here the is no one size fits all and find what suits you and as others have already mentioned - test. You wouldn't drive a car without a speedo would you.
Just as a general observation I don't buy into the cost of testing often sprouted by some health care professional. Our diabetic nurse was keen to aggressively treat the diabetes with meteor in I said I wanted to try diet and exercise first. Our surgery follows the NICE guideline of giving out meters initial for self testing but with the proviso that it will stop in the future.
If I'd taken her up on the offer then I would be the entitled to free prescription for the strips and also add the cost of the metformin to that. Know it's cheaper than strips but in the long run is it? By opting for diet and exercise I'm adding over £8 per prescription to the coffers for a test strip cost of below £10 to the nhs and the odd visit to eBay.
Right I'm rambling now.
Go for it bel 74. That half stone in a month will be a breeze especially as your water rebalances in the initial stage.
Cheers (shame no alcohol for a while but well worth it).