My brother- major depression/life events not of his making. His focus was on surviving the only way he could. Food was his comfort.But I don't understand how anybody who knows that the continually increasing medication route doesn't get you to remission, wouldn't also fight for them!
@zand I echo that sentiment! The look on the medics faces when you do the exact opposite of what they tell you and you are able to reverse a condition that is progressive and only alleviated by increasing drug therapies. When I informed the practice nurse what I was going to do I was told that I would be killing myself if I didn't take the pills on offer and that I was not medically trained so what did I know!?!!! It was quite difficult at the next appointment with her not to say "obviously more than you do about type 2 diabetes".
My main reason now is how well I feel I have lost the excess weight and put my diabetes into remission.
Simply put, I don’t wish to become diabetic again. Once was enough.
Plus who in their right mind would swap steak & eggs for bread?
Yes I agree with you re steak and eggs. It would be wonderful to like them, but I just don't.I'm just competitive and see it as a challenge to eat LC which is mainly a chore. I just hate losing anything at any time be it limbs, eyes, games with grandchildren or managing T2 by diet. Nothing very noble, just want a W in the result column. Agree with @LittleGreyCat re bread - I'll swerve the steak and eggs without batting an eyelid.
It never occurred to me to eat steak and eggs together. Like wearing pyjamas to bed, just overkill. From avoiding it at all costs I now eat fish about 6 days a week (in a salad, cooked LC largely ) and really, really like salmon - sashimi?. The change amazes my other half. Recent retinal scan all good and Specsavers gave me a glowing report but I find Elsie none too comely and bat poo crazy in so many ways. She has many admirers though so there must be something I've missedYes I agree with you re steak and eggs. It would be wonderful to like them, but I just don't.
Pretty likely you will and eventually you'll likely stop even thinking of that stuff as "food".Like an earlier poster, I went cold turkey 4 weeks ago on diagnosis and cut out all sugar. Blurry vision and neuropathy is all the motivation I needed to start losing weight as I don't want to go down that route. It's hard to ignore the cakes at work but I don't trust myself to only eat a small portion. One day I may trust myself and I will probably find it too sickly sweet (hopefully!).
The thought of loss of toes, eyes etc scares the holy c**p out of me plus getting to the size I was before diagnosis and the way I was feeling physically also.Keeping my eyes and toes and generally being far healthier than I used to be.
Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it, Ian.It never occurred to me to eat steak and eggs together. Like wearing pyjamas to bed, just overkill. From avoiding it at all costs I now eat fish about 6 days a week (in a salad, cooked LC largely ) and really, really like salmon - sashimi?. The change amazes my other half. Recent retinal scan all good and Specsavers gave me a glowing report but I find Elsie none too comely and bat poo crazy in so many ways. She has many admirers though so there must be something I've missed
True but I'm never going to try it (steak and eggs). Those that enjoy it, or wearing PJs, good on ya. Me and Elsie stay together for the sake of the limbs, eyes etc, etc - loveless relationship. Grandpa was right about putting lipstick on pigs (and so much else) Chac'un .......Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it, Ian.