I had my annual check-up with diabetes nurse today and asked her opinion on the low-carb approach to diabetes, expecting her to poo-poo the idea but she didn't. She seemed quite interested in what I told her about members on this site who had good results on low-carbs. In fact, she said she had recently seen a letter from a doctor who specialises in treating diabetes and he had made mention about low-carbs himself. She said years ago, all diabetes diets were based on counting carbs. and she felt there was a definite swing back to watching the carbs.
So, fergusc, all is not lost. The medical professionials are not all blinkered and who knows we might all one day, as diabetics, be told to follow the low-carb. route.
Interestingly my HBA1c was not not good......8.5......so I immediately made up my mind to make time for my walking again. I came out of the surgery, did a 4 mile walk and my reading dropped to 2.3. Too low but I always knew walking helped lower my readings.
I aim by my next annual check-up, to have my HBA1c down to 6.0 and to have reduced my insulin as a result of cutting the carbs sensibly.
So, fergusc, all is not lost. The medical professionials are not all blinkered and who knows we might all one day, as diabetics, be told to follow the low-carb. route.
Interestingly my HBA1c was not not good......8.5......so I immediately made up my mind to make time for my walking again. I came out of the surgery, did a 4 mile walk and my reading dropped to 2.3. Too low but I always knew walking helped lower my readings.
I aim by my next annual check-up, to have my HBA1c down to 6.0 and to have reduced my insulin as a result of cutting the carbs sensibly.
