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Am I being stupid in going to a nutritionist?

Hi! I would agree with DavidGrahamJones when he says that anyone can call thenselves a nutritionist. I only found this out recently. You do have to be qualified to call yourself a dietician, however, so this may be a good person to see as well. I don't know about other NHS areas, but where I live you can self refer to the local NHS dietician service if you have any type of diabetes, so you don't have to go through your GP. (If you do happen to live in Birmingham, let me know and I can give you their phone number! :))
Whilst coeliac disease is a possibility, I think you normally have bowel-related symptoms with that (chronic diarrhoea and/or constipation) as well as fatigue. A dietician may talk to you about food intolerences however. I had a coeliac test that came back negative, but it turned out I was intolerent to gluten (and some other things). Anything like that that a dietician suggests would be investigated through a reliable elimination diet, rather than expensive but inaccurate blood tests (which a nutritionist once persuaded me into!)
I also agree with the others that your GP seems almost wilfully uninformed - especially if he is supposed to be a diabetes specialist GP. It is dangerous when doctors think their knowledge cannot become outdated, especially with a fast moving area like diabetes treatment.
 
The nutritionist is a highly reputable one, part of the Priory hospital outreach team (Roehampton) and was recommended for my daughter initially (different issue) by a senior psychiatrist based at the Priory. Some blood tests can be less reliable than others but i am not sure that this would include the ones this nutritionist has suggested (T3,T4, D, B12, ANA etc). For what its worth, i have tried my local dietician on the socalled diabetes education course and was deeply underwhelmed. i checked this nutritionist's qualifications and bio out before i went near him. He is also pro lchf for some people. :). I am also a community nurse myself.
 
Freema said:
well it will hel to supplement I am sure..., I am fat myself so don´t take it personal.. :inpain:
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I will supplement, think its a good idea... just a bit depressing having lost all this weight...its a bit weird since my dad was diabetic and was not fat at all, just the opposite...
 
Coeliac is definitely worth checking for I've been type one for over thirty years and been checked for Coeliac and put on gluten free diet and it's made a huge difference
 
Angelofthemarches said:
Also Freema you are mega fit, arent you, dont think you can call yourself fat any more, more a DM and fitness warrior!
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I am still in the highest end of overweight, but yes I have become very fit underneath that... but when I started out in late june 2016 I could hardly go for a walk, well did it anyway every second day untill it was not difficult for me anymore and slowly my bones didn´t hurt as much and my inflamations got less and less... , the lower carb diet did a lot of that job and together with that the low calories like 1000 calories a day at the first 6 month, now that I do excercise a lot I have to eat around and a bit under 2000 calories to still loose about 2 pounds a week... but then I do burn 3x 2000 calories in a week at fitness..

so yes I am still very overweight but not life threateningly overweight anymore... it has taken me 7 month to get here from very sedentary couch potato ... so I have not been a fitness type before not the last 13 years at least... and even then not really.. only for shorter whiles... but now it will be forever..... maybe only twice a week when I reach my goal ..so there will be space for creativity and just relaxing as well.. ;):woot:
 
Angelofthemarches said:
I guess I eat lchf so dont eat much gluten anyway...
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I have been on LCHF for quite a long time but was still getting trace amounts of gluten in many foods that are very low carb. Once positive for coeliac I went truly gluten free and my CRP level, which is measuring inflammation, went from 33 to 13. Under 3 is normal but that is a huge drop in 3 months after being in the thirties for several years. My arthritis is much improved. If you are coeliac even trace amounts of gluten are too much and it is in EVERYTHING.
 
My experience is very similar to @chalup 's
After low carbing for years, my focus was on keeping carbs down, not eliminating trace amounts of wheat.

I've known that grains sent my blood glucose weirdly high for years.
But it was only when @Indy51 posted some info on gluten reactions that I finally decided to cut all gluten/grains strictly.

Within 2 weeks my endless mild psoriasis cleared up, and the longer i stay off the dratted stuff, the better my tendon pain (inflammation) gets. 3 months in, and its better than it has been in around 5 years.

But just a tiny amount of flour will cause a flare up. A battered onion ring. Flour in gravy. A sausage that has 3% breadcrumbs in it. Then it will takes weeks to subside again.

- and my gluten issues are really mild compared with people with Coeliac!
 
Interesting video. One thing I have found is that most products labeled gluten free are very very high carb and very highly processed. Eating both very low carb and gluten free is very limiting but I can't even express how much better I feel.
 
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