I am afraid you are just now finding out what a lot of us discovered some time ago.
NHS advice of a carbohydrate based diet is just ****.
I don't believe the NHS has any idea how to deal with diabetes or come to that weight loss. They use the old adage that they have been telling me for the...
When I was diagnosed as diabetic I was given books and papers that were just too much to read. They were confusing and every time I go to a new doctor they bombard you with literature that could as well be in a foreign language.
Nobody actually explains how your body works, what happens to food...