IanD
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- Type of diabetes
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- Carbohydrates
Ally, you've seen the latest advice from DUK Eating well with Type 2 diabetes.ally5555 said:omg - how to follow all that!
Yes Ian I know plenty of dietitians who teach carb counting / restriction - what ever it may be called will really depend upon the pt - some do not even know what a carb is!
And yes I will be telling nurse in question.
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However back to the theme of this I think you will find that many Dietitians do not support DMUK dietary advice . On a dietitians only forum there is a general consensus that they are out of touch with reality - encouraging sugar laden foods is a ridiculous idea but I do not think they will change their mind on this.
You take a professional & informed approach, so please give your opinion on these points:
1. They are concerned at loss of brain function (glucose from carbohydrate is essential to ... the brain. P4.) Most of us are trying to get HBA in the region of 5-6.5, & non-diabs have a lower HBA.
Q1a. At what HBA does brain deterioration take place?
Q1b. Has anyone ever suffered loss of brain function through a LC diet?
Q1c. Any other comments?
2. We are recommended to eat 7-14 portions per day of starchy foods. (p.12-13)
One portion is 1 slice of bread (14 g carb) so the equivalent of 100-200 g carbs.
Or 1/2 baked potato (28 g carb) so 200-400 g carb.
That is before the banana (23 g carb) & 4 other fruit & veg, & before the pt of milk (30 g carb)
From your previous comments about DUK's diet recommendations, I am pretty sure you will agree with me that such recommendations prove conclusively that the DUK dietitians are already brain damaged, but I want to be constructive & helpful as DUK patients are being force fed with such rubbish. I believed I should follow their dietary advice until the predicted complications set in.
How can Hana & I convince the DUK dietitians that they are bananas when we see them this Saturday :?: :?: :?:
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