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<blockquote data-quote="busydiabeticmum" data-source="post: 1633517" data-attributes="member: 160151"><p>I agree with that, however the reason why they prescribe metformin and not low carb is the "ill informed" and out dated mindset.</p><p></p><p>They have also admitted that the reason why they don't go straight to the diet is because they don't "think" the patient would be able to do it ... but obviously this removes the choice for said patient (hence op predicament). I can't find the link for that at the moment but it was on BBC news a few months ago.</p><p>As you may know a lot of people on here (including me) are being told NOT to do the low carb diet... that this is an extreme and that we are self harming etc. It was only recently that doctors are starting to cotton on because it has become "fashionable" and was on telly, the problem is that some doctors are still anti low carb... metformin is still being handed out like sweets (excuse the metaphor).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="busydiabeticmum, post: 1633517, member: 160151"] I agree with that, however the reason why they prescribe metformin and not low carb is the "ill informed" and out dated mindset. They have also admitted that the reason why they don't go straight to the diet is because they don't "think" the patient would be able to do it ... but obviously this removes the choice for said patient (hence op predicament). I can't find the link for that at the moment but it was on BBC news a few months ago. As you may know a lot of people on here (including me) are being told NOT to do the low carb diet... that this is an extreme and that we are self harming etc. It was only recently that doctors are starting to cotton on because it has become "fashionable" and was on telly, the problem is that some doctors are still anti low carb... metformin is still being handed out like sweets (excuse the metaphor). [/QUOTE]
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