Recent Content by PamJHS

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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    Thank you for all your replies, really helpful to know that I'm not the only one who gets fed up with this kind of 'education'. I'm off on the first session of the Healthy Living group tomorrow - more of the same, I imagine. A diabetic friend told me they give away quite a lot of resources...
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    Shocked by bake off comment

    I laughed. I get very steamed up about simplistic and ignorant remarks from people who are meant to be advising me, but I don't care what Paul Hollywood thinks! I was more upset about the diabetic couple on Eat Well For Less who were harangued by the presenters and made to feel guilty about...
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    This is my experience as well. My gradual weight gain is quite clearly related to illnesses that have affected my mobility - such as recurrent cellulitis, and arthritis. Yet these - like almost every other illness you care to mention - are part of the great 'losing weight will help' category of...
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    I've just been to the first session of that, or something very similar, which was a 1:1 with someone. Then there are 8 weekly group sessions, some monthly sessions, and I have to be weighed and my waist measured at the start and end of the course. I was astonished to find when I looked through...
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    I'm sure this is true. In my case, there was no help at all coming from anywhere else other than a load of information printed off the internet by our practice nurse, so I had to look for support and information myself. It took 6 months to get onto the DESMOND course. 'Denial' is a fair...
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    There was absolutely no information about reducing any kind of carbohydrate specifically in the one I attended. I don't think I blinked and missed it. There was more time spent on fats than on carbohydrates. As far as I can see, DESMOND is some kind of franchise operation that the NHS in...
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    I've already exceeded Desmond's target of a reduction in HB1ac of 1, but the figures the GP sent them were my starting figures from May. So I suppose that will be a 'success' for Desmond, then, if I refuse to follow their dietary advice and stick to what works. Shocking.
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    Thank you! I'd got as far as 'Diabetes/diabetic' and 'Nurse'! :)
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    What is DSN?
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    Yes, I did wonder if our lunches might be critiqued - but they weren't. I found it very funny that along with the plastic food there had apparently been a tube of real fruit pastilles, but these had mysteriously disappeared ;)
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    Good to know I'm not on my own! When the male presenter (I say 'presenter' because it really was like Blue Peter) started off, he asked us "Now then, what does DESMOND stand for?" and then prompted us to guess. All I can remember is 'diabetic something something mumble newly diagnosed'. I...
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    A bit of a rant - sorry

    Apologies for posting a rant, but I just need to get it off my chest. DESMOND - grrrrrrrrr Went to a full day DESMOND course last week, which was all about getting us onto a traditional weight loss diet, with hardly any mention of lowering carbohydrate intake at all, apart from one exercise...
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    Not sure where to put this ...

    Thank you, everyone, it's good to be with people who get it!
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    Not sure where to put this ...

    Almost as soon as I started on keto, my family were noticing that I was moving better and thinking faster. I've also had really bad IBS symptoms for about a year, and they cleared up. So there are definitely advantages for me, regardless of blood sugar. I felt a decrease in the measurement would...
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    Not sure where to put this ...

    But am delighted that my recent Hba1c reading has gone down from 48 to 43 after following a Keto diet since my prediabetes diagnosis in May. I have also lost 3 kilos. When my new GP told me, I said 'That's great!' and he said in a very dour manner 'You're still prediabetic, don't get...