Hi
@Cobia, Dietitians seem very conservative when it comes to new ideas about diets. Part of that can be sheeted right home to the registering body of Aussie dietitians, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) who also control curriculum and accrediting of dietetics courses at Universities and issues of post-graduate education.
They have de-registered dietitians for prescribing low carb diets to type 2 diabetics ( google - Jennifer Elliott vs DAA). And even tried it on an Aussie doctor (although I think the Medical Board later got wise and did re-register the doc).
The DAA so and so's do not even bother to declare that they are sponsored in part by the food industry.
Some doctors and dietitians (private, not registered with DAA) do prescribe Low carb diets in Oz ( LowCarbDownUnder).
And the drum about 3 meals a day and 3 snacks between has been an inflexible mantra from before I was diagnosed in 1966!
I guess they were thinking that if you spread the carbs out there was less overall large BSL rises but who has the time, who is not going to put on weight and why so many carbs.? In your teens and 20s, 30s with lots of activity maybe one needs the energy but flexibility is key and lots of different insulin regimes tailored better to suit each person, their work and lifestyle.
If you can manage on 2 meals a day and not feel famished then why cannot the dietitian bend their brain around that and devise a menu that meets your needs, (calorie, carb, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals) etc? They have the knowledge and skills, where is their courage.? And who is going to know, it is contract between you and the dietitian. No body else's b..... business.
Keep plugging away, (and so will I).