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<blockquote data-quote="Enclave" data-source="post: 961035" data-attributes="member: 92754"><p>Now I was only diagnosed 2 years ago .. but can clearly remember how I felt at the time of being told by my diabetic nurse that </p><p>I was T2 and i will need to be on medication for the rest of my life .. And I WILL get completions later down the line .. like having to have my feet amputated and may go blind ... nothing i can do but follow the eat well plate ..eat more carbs and drink fizzy drinks if I feel unwell. My wife was with me at the time ..but sat in a far corner and told not to interrupt !! So I left that day feeling like my life was over .. Nothing left to do but die a very painful death ... It was like a punch in the gut by an unseen and uncaring nothing ... So for three months I did as I was told to do ... ate more carbs .. feeling even more rubbish now and drank the sugar laden fizzy drinks as ordered ... after three months i went back for a blood test .. ordered not to test at home .. my sugars were now through the roof ... I was given medication that made me ever more unwell ... I was ready to end it all .... then luckily for me the wife stepped in .. got things into perspective .. I have survived a few heart attacks and open heart surgery .. so diabetes was just one more challenge ..not going to follow medical advice any more and I have got my life back .. big time ..I am a low carb high fat eater now and feel younger and fitter than I have for years ......</p><p>So my point in sharing this with you .... is .. your wife is being 'cared' for by a well meaning medical profession .. that are following guide lines .. that are making diabetes sound like its the end of the world .. that give no hope for your wife to fight it.. insulin for her is the end of the line .. I was told it would be for me ... so she's not wanting to go there .... </p><p>I think you need to get your wife to read these forums ... She may still be able to make her quality of life a lot better without going on to insulin .. There is a saying ..you are what you eat .. The government guide lines for eating with T2 diabetes are clearly out of date ... So see if you can give your wife some hope for a more positive future. </p><p></p><p>You may be reading your wife refusal to go on insulin as I don't want to get better .. but in reality could she be thinking insulin will hasten the end of the line for her and she's not ready to leave you all yet!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Enclave, post: 961035, member: 92754"] Now I was only diagnosed 2 years ago .. but can clearly remember how I felt at the time of being told by my diabetic nurse that I was T2 and i will need to be on medication for the rest of my life .. And I WILL get completions later down the line .. like having to have my feet amputated and may go blind ... nothing i can do but follow the eat well plate ..eat more carbs and drink fizzy drinks if I feel unwell. My wife was with me at the time ..but sat in a far corner and told not to interrupt !! So I left that day feeling like my life was over .. Nothing left to do but die a very painful death ... It was like a punch in the gut by an unseen and uncaring nothing ... So for three months I did as I was told to do ... ate more carbs .. feeling even more rubbish now and drank the sugar laden fizzy drinks as ordered ... after three months i went back for a blood test .. ordered not to test at home .. my sugars were now through the roof ... I was given medication that made me ever more unwell ... I was ready to end it all .... then luckily for me the wife stepped in .. got things into perspective .. I have survived a few heart attacks and open heart surgery .. so diabetes was just one more challenge ..not going to follow medical advice any more and I have got my life back .. big time ..I am a low carb high fat eater now and feel younger and fitter than I have for years ...... So my point in sharing this with you .... is .. your wife is being 'cared' for by a well meaning medical profession .. that are following guide lines .. that are making diabetes sound like its the end of the world .. that give no hope for your wife to fight it.. insulin for her is the end of the line .. I was told it would be for me ... so she's not wanting to go there .... I think you need to get your wife to read these forums ... She may still be able to make her quality of life a lot better without going on to insulin .. There is a saying ..you are what you eat .. The government guide lines for eating with T2 diabetes are clearly out of date ... So see if you can give your wife some hope for a more positive future. You may be reading your wife refusal to go on insulin as I don't want to get better .. but in reality could she be thinking insulin will hasten the end of the line for her and she's not ready to leave you all yet! [/QUOTE]
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