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<blockquote data-quote="Vikingepigen" data-source="post: 74918" data-attributes="member: 18320"><p>Update:</p><p></p><p>Interesting day today - had blood taken this morning and will be my doc on Thursday for the results. After that I had an appointment with the DN and I had mixed feelings about what to expect, but arrived armed with the recent research articles posted elsewhere here - just in case!!</p><p></p><p>But I had not need worry - what a wonderful woman she was (sadly only on loan to my practise for the month of May). First she asked me how the doc had left it with me and how I felt about it all etc etc etc. I then spent the next 15 minutes talking about how/what the doc had said, how I felt about it all - the research I had done, finding this forum and going low carb as it seemed to make a lot of sense to help me get my Bg under control and to loose some weight.</p><p></p><p>After my lengthy speech, she looked at me and smiled! Then she nearly made me fall of the chair by saying she was very pleased about me going low carb - she is banging on about it to all who care to listen! She knows this website and forum and recommend it highly! </p><p></p><p>We then discussed my diet, carbs and exercise. She said she was very happy with how I was managing everything and with the exercise I did too keep the carbs in the 40-50 range (and try to keep under 60) and I did right by adding a digestive in the evening as I did exercise two hours after. But also warned me about dropping below 30 carbs a day as it could trigger hypos etc. She herself have done the Atkins diet some years ago and lost a lot of weight but felt dreadful (she is type 2 herself!), but I was right in as long as I felt "right" to keep going with the balanced diet I am doing. She did say about my weight loss not to aim for the 18kg the doc had said, but aim for 12kg to begin with and see where I was at that point and then take it from there.</p><p></p><p>She also told me about how T2 are managed elsewhere in the world, e.g. New Zealand where people are immediately put on Low GI diets and carb management!!</p><p></p><p>I was referred to a dietician and the course they run for new diagnosed diabetics – 21/2 hours once a week for 5 weeks, covering all sorts of subject including carbs and low carb diets – how to shop for food with various diet requirements (we actually spend 2.5 hours in a local supermarket!) reading food labels etc etc. Sounds worthwhile and the DN was very happy to refer me.</p><p></p><p>She then asked if I had any questions and I tentatively asked about her standpoint about self-testing/management. To my surprise she was very balanced in her view. Talking about how different people react and it was much down to individual need and confidence. We discussed how I intended to use it initially and then testing more often/rigoursly when I come off the low carb diet (in about 3 months time) and change to Low GI with Carb control for permanent/future. She approved of my planning and said she wished she had more patients like me!! hehehe</p><p></p><p>In principle she had no objections to give me a meter and showed me several models she had in her bag, BUT as she is not permanently with my practice she wanted me to speak with my regular doc when I see him on Thursday and gauge the surgery practise, but as long as he was happy to support me, I could come down to the surgery on Friday morning and get a meter, and she would make time to show me how to use it etc.</p><p></p><p>What a result!! Much better than I expected – next hurdle will be my Doc on Thursday!! Wish me luck and I shall come back here and let you know how I got on.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Alice</p><p></p><p>Ps. She also said that with the proactive approach I had taken, she had no doubts that my blood figures would be very much improved!! Fingers crossed!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vikingepigen, post: 74918, member: 18320"] Update: Interesting day today - had blood taken this morning and will be my doc on Thursday for the results. After that I had an appointment with the DN and I had mixed feelings about what to expect, but arrived armed with the recent research articles posted elsewhere here - just in case!! But I had not need worry - what a wonderful woman she was (sadly only on loan to my practise for the month of May). First she asked me how the doc had left it with me and how I felt about it all etc etc etc. I then spent the next 15 minutes talking about how/what the doc had said, how I felt about it all - the research I had done, finding this forum and going low carb as it seemed to make a lot of sense to help me get my Bg under control and to loose some weight. After my lengthy speech, she looked at me and smiled! Then she nearly made me fall of the chair by saying she was very pleased about me going low carb - she is banging on about it to all who care to listen! She knows this website and forum and recommend it highly! We then discussed my diet, carbs and exercise. She said she was very happy with how I was managing everything and with the exercise I did too keep the carbs in the 40-50 range (and try to keep under 60) and I did right by adding a digestive in the evening as I did exercise two hours after. But also warned me about dropping below 30 carbs a day as it could trigger hypos etc. She herself have done the Atkins diet some years ago and lost a lot of weight but felt dreadful (she is type 2 herself!), but I was right in as long as I felt "right" to keep going with the balanced diet I am doing. She did say about my weight loss not to aim for the 18kg the doc had said, but aim for 12kg to begin with and see where I was at that point and then take it from there. She also told me about how T2 are managed elsewhere in the world, e.g. New Zealand where people are immediately put on Low GI diets and carb management!! I was referred to a dietician and the course they run for new diagnosed diabetics – 21/2 hours once a week for 5 weeks, covering all sorts of subject including carbs and low carb diets – how to shop for food with various diet requirements (we actually spend 2.5 hours in a local supermarket!) reading food labels etc etc. Sounds worthwhile and the DN was very happy to refer me. She then asked if I had any questions and I tentatively asked about her standpoint about self-testing/management. To my surprise she was very balanced in her view. Talking about how different people react and it was much down to individual need and confidence. We discussed how I intended to use it initially and then testing more often/rigoursly when I come off the low carb diet (in about 3 months time) and change to Low GI with Carb control for permanent/future. She approved of my planning and said she wished she had more patients like me!! hehehe In principle she had no objections to give me a meter and showed me several models she had in her bag, BUT as she is not permanently with my practice she wanted me to speak with my regular doc when I see him on Thursday and gauge the surgery practise, but as long as he was happy to support me, I could come down to the surgery on Friday morning and get a meter, and she would make time to show me how to use it etc. What a result!! Much better than I expected – next hurdle will be my Doc on Thursday!! Wish me luck and I shall come back here and let you know how I got on. Alice Ps. She also said that with the proactive approach I had taken, she had no doubts that my blood figures would be very much improved!! Fingers crossed!! [/QUOTE]
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