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Well said- I can't agree more with your statement about that it is YOUR health and not a game for others to play- yes, it takes many forms of support, but ultimately we will live with the outcome- so best to take the time to educate, self-advocate and see what works the best for you.

I think the important psychological shift should be from self-blame to self awareness. Self-blame is punitive and engenders shame, which will never help you love and believe in yourself enough to make tough behavioral steps - like changing your dietary choices and level of exercise. If it was...

Excellent points here. I totally agree with you that the dietary guidelines established are simply garbage- but boy, were they successful in making Big Pharma rich!!! Ya, too bad for us that we are suffering, dying etc, etc... We should be able to trust information given to us- and instead- it...

One word. Insurance. Example, I had an elective cosmetic procedure done, paid out of pocket and was charged 6,000 dollars . It was mistakenly (? or on purpose) sent to my insurance, who also paid it. Except they billed insurance almost $25,000 (so 4 X times what I was charged!!! ) I called...

No, in my country they really don't give a **** about determining etiology of "types" except for T1 and T2 (too cheap/they don't care/management is the same). I don't fit the profile of a typical T2, so I suspect it is what I have seen here referred to as 1.5. Because I am thin (BMI of 20) and...

Wow... that is amazing. Ok I am also in a dilemma here re: choesterol/lipids. I had an annual cholesterol/lipid panel done ( I have been doing the VLCD but had recently increase carbs a bit (but high quality, high fiber like quinoa, brown rice etc). I don't need to lose weight, I have...

Wow- great information shared by both of you! And it seems, in a cruel twist of fate, the more impaired your ability is to metabolize carbs seems to be directly proportional to how much you crave them! (My life anyway :)

Ya, and you could wish you had different parents (genetically speaking, that is!) but you can't - so figure out a way to calmly and lovingly tell them and yourself that blame is NEVER useful, helpful or healthy. Life isn't a court of law where establishing blame is important. It is more about...

My son had a BMI of 33- He just never lost weight - even when he had facial surgery and couldn't eat solids for 2 months (He had between 500-1000 cal daily- I made in blender- high quality soups etc- not low carb though.) He only lost 10 lbs. Last month , he started the VLCD, and has lost 15...

Well I am not sure I agree with your thoughts about remaining dumb and ignorant, but I can say I firmly believe that very low carb/high fat diets are perhaps the best "medicine". The trouble is most doctors or diabetic specialists don't prescribe this diet, and many people are in the mindset...

Well said! When my son was diagnosed with DM T2, I was there and this was exactly what she told him, which also helps ease the burden of self-blame. She did say with meds, weight loss and exercise he could reverse the diabetes, but nothing will reverse the genetic factors leading up to the...

You make a very good point about stress. Physiological and emotional stress affect blood glucose levels. While there are many complex metabolic/biochemical reasons for this, it is a known fact. In the ICU, we have everyone (even those not diabetic- on insulin drip/hourly testing and...

Obesity is ya know, obviously linked to T2 DM and it is one of the more effective means to manage the disease, but insulin resistance is considered to be rather genetic, and makes losing weight more difficult (and also may likely have contributed to weight gain in the 1st place!) I think it...

Wow- I am really impressed by your doctor's approach. Well said. I think the problem comes in because for some people who are overweight (not more than many, many people walking around without diabetes!) a cornerstone of treatment is to lose weight and exercise because is it often has...

I definitely am going to ask about it today. Do you ever notice that when you ask for these kind of things, or even go on anything but a mainsteam diet (like the VLCD) and adopt a certain vigor in learning about a disease process, even when the medical community isn't offering any great...

Oh OK thanks for the clarification. I was intrigued by the in depth discussion of such matters. I now am interested in finding out more on this on my own, but i am pretty certain no one is going to order me these tests unless I pay out of pocket- which I am not willing to do.

I do have a question for any of you after following this thread. It seems in the UK, or at least on this forum there seems to be much discussion regarding the etiology of specific forms of diabetes- I don't mean just Type 1 or Type 2 but subtypes LADA, MODY etc. In the U.S., very rarely is...

I have a question for you all with regard to how they use the information they get from your blood tests in the U.K. I have read many posts here that discuss or explain the different forms (LADA, MODY etc.) In the U.S. th Oops, I didn't mean to write insulinemia but hyperglycemia. Sorry...

I think the clinical importance with regard to establishing what type (2 or 1.5) is perhaps simply an academic one. Either type usually presents with insulin insufficiency and/or insulin resistance, and tends to worsen with age and or lifestyle factors. Type 1.5 is usually associated with...

Yes, thanks for the tip- he has an appt next week so hopefully he will discuss it with him (I say hopefully because at 26 he is pretty noncompliant so far with behavior modification.Very frustrating :( ) I do know to that you really have to stick with it strictly ( if you sneak in the carbs- it...