Hi
@speedboy21
Are your readings regularly this high?
Going back to your doc visit, and his lack of knowledge about the liquid diet, were you talking about the Newcastle Diet which has been trialled to see if it can be rolled out across the NHS as a type 2 dietary intervention?
While it is a pity that your doc hasn’t heard of it, it is also quite understandable.
The project has been trialled in a (comparatively) small number of surgeries, since the healthcare staff involved in the study receive special training. The trial has been ongoing for a while now, and while there have been interim updates, the final report isn’t yet out.
So your doc may not be informed on it, but that is no reason why you can’t read up about it yourself, and decide whether to pursue it. All the necessary information on the protocol, and the medical support that should be provided, is available on the Newcastle University website. If you have a good look, and read threads on this forum about people's personal experiences (both good and bad), then you can make an informed decision about whether it is something you want to do.
One other thing I would suggest, is that you consider that maybe whatever diet choice you make, the most important thing would be to address the anxiety and depression that is causing you to eat foods that drive up your blood glucose.
Doing a short term liquid meal replacement diet may drop your blood glucose significantly, and it may reduce weight (if that is what you want), but it won’t address the root cause, I am sorry to say. If anxiety and depression prevent you from adhering to a ‘normal’ food regime, the same will apply during and after a short term change in diet such as you are considering, with the added stresses of blood glucose fluctuations and hunger.
If your doc is unwilling to support you with referrals for the kind of support you need, then would strongly urge you to seek a second opinion, before embarking on any drastic diet changes. I wouldn’t advise doing this without emotional or medical support.