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<blockquote data-quote="covknit" data-source="post: 1398927" data-attributes="member: 346585"><p>Hi. You will find lots of help on this site. Many people have lived with the ups and downs of T2 diabetes for many years and can give you advice. T1 diabetes is different but even within T2 every one is different and we all react differently. I was diagnosed T2 September 2016 so I am a newbie and still learning. My experience is the first time I met my diabetes nurse she did weight, height, blood pressure and tested my toes. She recommended a 600 calorie a day diet. As soon as I got home I surfed the web and discovered the Newcastle diet. I knew that was not for me within 2 minutes of learning about it. I have recently learnt there is another low calorie diet without the nestle optifast drinks but cannot recall the details at the moment. When I went to the Desmond course 6 weeks later they told me the low calorie diet is a last resort diet and other options should be tried first. You will find many experiences of health professionals disagreeing between themselves. You need to become your own expert in you. The Desmond course I went on promoted portion control and the eatwell plate. By that time I had already reduced my consumption of sugar and starches to as close to zero as sanity allows. Within 48 hours of avoiding those 2 types of carb I felt better than I had for a couple of years. I continued taking fibre until new year when I went LCH(ish)F. I am planning to gradually reintroduce fibre to see how I react. I already know I am not to have porridge. Hopefully your cholesterol has also been tested. I had to wait until my Desmond course for my figures which were hba1c, total cholesterol, ldl, hdl and blood pressure. When you have your figures and heard what your diabetes nurse has to say you will be able to prioritise which aspect of your health to research first. All the best for tomorrow</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="covknit, post: 1398927, member: 346585"] Hi. You will find lots of help on this site. Many people have lived with the ups and downs of T2 diabetes for many years and can give you advice. T1 diabetes is different but even within T2 every one is different and we all react differently. I was diagnosed T2 September 2016 so I am a newbie and still learning. My experience is the first time I met my diabetes nurse she did weight, height, blood pressure and tested my toes. She recommended a 600 calorie a day diet. As soon as I got home I surfed the web and discovered the Newcastle diet. I knew that was not for me within 2 minutes of learning about it. I have recently learnt there is another low calorie diet without the nestle optifast drinks but cannot recall the details at the moment. When I went to the Desmond course 6 weeks later they told me the low calorie diet is a last resort diet and other options should be tried first. You will find many experiences of health professionals disagreeing between themselves. You need to become your own expert in you. The Desmond course I went on promoted portion control and the eatwell plate. By that time I had already reduced my consumption of sugar and starches to as close to zero as sanity allows. Within 48 hours of avoiding those 2 types of carb I felt better than I had for a couple of years. I continued taking fibre until new year when I went LCH(ish)F. I am planning to gradually reintroduce fibre to see how I react. I already know I am not to have porridge. Hopefully your cholesterol has also been tested. I had to wait until my Desmond course for my figures which were hba1c, total cholesterol, ldl, hdl and blood pressure. When you have your figures and heard what your diabetes nurse has to say you will be able to prioritise which aspect of your health to research first. All the best for tomorrow [/QUOTE]
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