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- Type of diabetes
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I was very very slow to make the links to carbs too. I was so bogged down with other life events that I did not question the advice from nurse to eat lots of starchy carb and low fat, when I first start to gain weight. I plodded on slavishly following that advice for several years. Then when the weight gain continued despite me following the advice and I got the T2 diagnosis it was deemed to be my fault for gaining so much weight. I still feel some anger at those wasted years, and applaud the people who have steered me towards adopting a low carb lifestyle. The ND with meal replacements 'fixed' my erratic BG levels. I still need to fix the weight loss. Hence occasional use of meal replacements now that the T2 seems tamed, but I have a long way to go. I will never again adopt the starchy carb diet, and having got used to eating veg in a variety of ways this will be the base to build a new eating regime for me.On reflection I can't in all honesty claim to be following the ND stringently. I'm following my own interpretation which is very much a VLCD, I'm hungry almost all the time. I have a shake every few days in the morning (for nutrients, I like the idea of calling it medicine @Pipp) but have home made smoothies or salad during the day. I eat more protein than on ND but virtually no carbohydrate and drink lots of water. The first few days were tricky and I didn't excercise for over a week as I felt quite strange. However, the weight is now dropping, I feel amazingly healthy and fit and have so much energy. Best of all my BG readings have dropped into normal ranges which feels like a real achievement. I love the feeling of taking control of my body, wish I had been this motivated a long time ago. This has been a wake up call for me, my mind has focussed and I feel very positive going forward. My downfall is definitely carbohydrate and I've always known it makes me feel less than brilliant to overeat and I'm cross with myself that it has taken this to shock me into action.
Your healthy diet @Indy51 is, I think the way to go forward, you say it's a work in progress, I think it has to become a new way of life. When I look at unhealthy food I now think about how much better I'm feeling without it. I know I'm going to lapse but hopefully keeping low BG is going to remain my top priority.
I emphasise to anyone thinking of ND with meal replacement shakes, it is only a temporary eating plan, and it is essential to have in place a sustainable regime for life when the initial 'starvation' mode is completed.