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<blockquote data-quote="Daphne917" data-source="post: 1388632" data-attributes="member: 124172"><p>[USER=378267]@Yai[/USER] welcome to the forum. I've only been T2 for about 3 years however my mother (who died in 2007) was T2 for a number of years and, unfortunteley, made the steady progression from tablets to insulin with various other health issues particularly with her eyes and weight and, what I now believe, the effects of statins so when I became diabetic I was concerned that it was inevitable that I would follow the same route. I initally followed the advice of the DN and also the diet that my mother used to have ie low fat and brown everything with nothing savoury being off limits as long as it was in small portions! However I found this forum, changed my diet, got a meter, threw away the statins and my hba1c is now stable in the mid 30s. My mother used to enjoy baking and would have soon got to grips with low carb cakes etc and I do sometimes get angry about the advice that she was given when I think of how carefully she stuck to a seemingly healthy diet that I'm convinced did her more harm than good. You have a right to feel cheated and good for you for taking control!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daphne917, post: 1388632, member: 124172"] [USER=378267]@Yai[/USER] welcome to the forum. I've only been T2 for about 3 years however my mother (who died in 2007) was T2 for a number of years and, unfortunteley, made the steady progression from tablets to insulin with various other health issues particularly with her eyes and weight and, what I now believe, the effects of statins so when I became diabetic I was concerned that it was inevitable that I would follow the same route. I initally followed the advice of the DN and also the diet that my mother used to have ie low fat and brown everything with nothing savoury being off limits as long as it was in small portions! However I found this forum, changed my diet, got a meter, threw away the statins and my hba1c is now stable in the mid 30s. My mother used to enjoy baking and would have soon got to grips with low carb cakes etc and I do sometimes get angry about the advice that she was given when I think of how carefully she stuck to a seemingly healthy diet that I'm convinced did her more harm than good. You have a right to feel cheated and good for you for taking control! [/QUOTE]
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