Type 2 Help in Sydney Australia please

[Tsang33]

I’m diagnosed T2D last month. I live in Sydney Australia and I’m a new member.
I’ve switched to a very low carbohydrate diet since Feb 1st, and with metformin, have seen improvements in blood glucose cholesterols blood pressure and liver enzymes, like GGT. Very encouraging.
I’ve watched Dr Unwin’s videos on diabetes remission treatment and would very much like to peruse it .... hence now seeking professional help.
Do you know doctor(s) in Sydney who can help me ? Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Do you know doctor(s) in Sydney who can help me ? Thanks.

I am not being smart *****, but there's countless numbers of Doctors that can help you in Sydney.

Look up medical centres near where you live, in the yellow pages is a good start.

What about the Doctor / GP who diagnosed you with T2 doing to help you...

 

[jjraak]

Morning @Tsang33

uk based here so no idea re aussie doctors.
great start though.

Do you not have your own doctor ?

i do here, and i think the consensus seems to be the forum is WAY more help then any doctors has been.

What exactly do you need help with.?

pretty sure most HCP will simply give you the Eatwell plate,
which is pretty lame compared to a full on
LCHF assault on Type 2..i mean you are seeing the benefits already.

I guess you may have other medical needs to address,
but honestly, from a personal view unless your very lucky i doubt
(outside of a secondary illness) you'd get much joy from them.

 

[Debandez]

This link may help:

https://lowcarbdownunder.com.au/resources/lchf-practitioners/

You are going in the right direction.

 

[Tsang33]

T2D, Thanks for replying .... The Reason is I want specialist guidance. There’s actually a “Low Carb Clinic” in Melbourne 1 hour by plane from Sydney which I could get that help, but closer access is better.

I guess the other reason is because the local attitude seems to bias on the conventional. It is only quite recently that the Aus Health Department issued a renewed Position Statement encouraging a low carb diet for diabetic patients.

 

[Tsang33]

Morning @Tsang33

uk based here so no idea re aussie doctors.
great start though.

Do you not have your own doctor ?

i do here, and i think the consensus seems to be the forum is WAY more help then any doctors has been.

What exactly do you need help with.?

pretty sure most HCP will simply give you the Eatwell plate,
which is pretty lame compared to a full on
LCHF assault on Type 2..i mean you are seeing the benefits already.

I guess you may have other medical needs to address,
but honestly, from a personal view unless your very lucky i doubt
(outside of a secondary illness) you'd get much joy from them.

Hi JJ,
I need professional help to ensure the low carb diet is well planned so that I’ll be getting enough nutrition.
And you know, I only have (touch wood) hypertension, 1 tablet daily and NAFL. Cholesterols and liver enzymes (not needing medicine) have improved a lot as shown in last week’s blood test since switching over 3 weeks ago ... also lost 4 kg to 75 / belly flattened noticeably / feeling OKAY.
It just encourages me to get professional help so I’m not doing it on my own. Hoping for the better.

 

[Tsang33]

Oh btw — I’m 71 y.o. and frequent trekking for medium distances 3 - 5 hours is a favourite pastime.

 

[jjraak]

Hi JJ,
I need professional help to ensure the low carb diet is well planned so that I’ll be getting enough nutrition.
And you know, I only have (touch wood) hypertension, 1 tablet daily and NAFL. Cholesterols and liver enzymes (not needing medicine) have improved a lot as shown in last week’s blood test since switching over 3 weeks ago ... also lost 4 kg to 75 / belly flattened noticeably / feeling OKAY.
It just encourages me to get professional help so I’m not doing it on my own. Hoping for the better.

Then perhaps you do need a little professional guidance.

great news on the weight front, too.

I'm currently reading The diabetes code, where Dr Fung addresses the LCHF woe,
and the suggestion is NAFL is a problem for many with diabetes and the fasting and Low Carb certainly seems to help reduce that, according to the reports in the book.

worth a read if you wanted to know more about the LCHF and type 2.

Good luck in your search.

 

[Indy51]

I think the best advice is the one given by @Debandez to check out the Low Carb Down Under list of physicians. There seem to be a few doctors in Sydney on the list.

For dietitian advice, you might want to check out Jessica Turton - she's done a few low carb down under talks and also has a dietetics practice, Ellipse Health: https://www.ellipsehealth.com.au/

 

[Tsang33]

Yeah thanks JJ .... Actually I’ve been eating twice daily resulting in 11 hours fasting for a few weeks by now.
I’ve read the Diabetes Code and it’s where I got the low carb and IF ideas from.

 

[Tsang33]

I think the best advice is the one given by @Debandez to check out the Low Carb Down Under list of physicians. There seem to be a few doctors in Sydney on the list.

For dietitian advice, you might want to check out Jessica Turton - she's done a few low carb down under talks and also has a dietetics practice, Ellipse Health: https://www.ellipsehealth.com.au/

for help.

 

[Tsang33]

for help.

I mean thx for help.

 

[Tsang33]

This link may help:

https://lowcarbdownunder.com.au/resources/lchf-practitioners/

You are going in the right direction.

Thanks

 

[kitedoc]

I 'third' @Debandez and @Indy51 's advice. I live in Adelaide. And am on a very low carb diet as a Type 1 diabetic.
Just be aware that dietitians in public hospitals and clinics are very much discouraged from prescribing low carb or very low carb diets by their regulation body Dietitians Association of Australia. It is a political matter of grave concern. If you google
Jennifer Elliott vs DAA you will see what has happened and why.
That is why LowCarbsDownUnder consists of private dietitians not regulated by DAA, and doctors who have a grounding in nutrition and diet (and see also Dr Gary Fettke vs APHRA in which I allege that DAA had a hand in trying to de-register a doctor regarding his promotion of low carb diets) DAA I contend has not declared any conflict of interest in its apparent suppression of low carb diet prescription whilst being sposored in part by the food industry.
I have found a range from disbelief to acceptance amongst GPs to the diet, although my endocrinologist assures me most endo's are aware of the diet but a little reserved about it.
Despite the health professional madness I encourage you to seek out LowCarbsDownUnder health professionals regarding your interest in the diet.
The Australian Department of Health has sanctioned low carb diet as one option of a weight loss program but I could not find any reference to the Department recommending the diet for use in persons with diabetes.
Diabetes Australia Position Statement of August 2018 on low carbohydrate diets only refers to those with a daily carbohydrate intake of less than 130 g. No further divisions between low and very low are mentioned. The Statement appears to recommend caution in taking on low carb diets in my view and you will notice that the majority of the committee behind this statement are dietitians registered it would appear with DAA. Furthermore they do not declare any conflict of interest in their registering body, DAA being sponsored in part by members of the food industry. Or that DAA has de-registered dietitians in the past for prescribing low carb diets.
I allege this makes the recommendations to diabetics to discuss low carb diets with their health team rather a sick joke.

 

[Pinkorchid]

Sounds like there are many professional options you can try down under so choose the one that you feel is best for you. As you realise we are not able to give professional advice here as we are not qualified to do that and you are already doing the low carb diet that many here do so well done on taking control of your diabetes

 

[Tsang33]

I 'third' @Debandez and @Indy51 's advice. I live in Adelaide. And am on a very low carb diet as a Type 1 diabetic.
Just be aware that dietitians in public hospitals and clinics are very much discouraged from prescribing low carb or very low carb diets by their regulation body Dietitians Association of Australia. It is a political matter of grave concern. If you google
Jennifer Elliott vs DAA you will see what has happened and why.
That is why LowCarbsDownUnder consists of private dietitians not regulated by DAA, and doctors who have a grounding in nutrition and diet (and see also Dr Gary Fettke vs APHRA in which I allege that DAA had a hand in trying to de-register a doctor regarding his promotion of low carb diets) DAA I contend has not declared any conflict of interest in its apparent suppression of low carb diet prescription whilst being sposored in part by the food industry.
I have found a range from disbelief to acceptance amongst GPs to the diet, although my endocrinologist assures me most endo's are aware of the diet but a little reserved about it.
Despite the health professional madness I encourage you to seek out LowCarbsDownUnder health professionals regarding your interest in the diet.
The Australian Department of Health has sanctioned low carb diet as one option of a weight loss program but I could not find any reference to the Department recommending the diet for use in persons with diabetes.
Diabetes Australia Position Statement of August 2018 on low carbohydrate diets only refers to those with a daily carbohydrate intake of less than 130 g. No further divisions between low and very low are mentioned. The Statement appears to recommend caution in taking on low carb diets in my view and you will notice that the majority of the committee behind this statement are dietitians registered it would appear with DAA. Furthermore they do not declare any conflict of interest in their registering body, DAA being sponsored in part by members of the food industry. Or that DAA has de-registered dietitians in the past for prescribing low carb diets.
I allege this makes the recommendations to diabetics to discuss low carb diets with their health team rather a sick joke.

.... yeah thx Kite & Pink.
Sorry about incorrectly calling the “Low Carb Eating for People with Diabetes” Position Statement published by Diabetes Australia August 2018 as one published by the Aus Heath Department.
Yeah I’ll get help from LowCarbsDownUnder because the result of my (very) Low-Carb approach is simply so encouraging.
Take my liver enzyme GGT for instance - it dropped to 51 (just 1 pt over limit) from 144 after 18 days of low-carb, while it is one indicator I had struggled with for ~ 10 years, it having ranged from 70s to 144 over time. Doctors asked if I drink alcohol frequently, which I don’t, and they’d just move on !
And with GGT, I remember (hope I’m right here) that Dr Unwin saying in one of his videos that it does improve in his patients receiving low-carb treatment and suggesting that GGT may be indicative of future progress. Do you know how GGT could be interpreted in this regard .... many thanks!