As of yesterday everyone in my sub-department now knows. Yesterday was our group lunch out together, company sponsored appreciation function. The restaurant chosen this time has one of the best an more extensive buffets that I've been too. Given my fairly recent lchf diet, I thought it best to play it safe, as it's not always obvious what ingredients are in a dish. I approached an ask a coworker that moring if she wouldn't mind 'steering' me a way from dishes with certain ingredients. She looked a little puzzled, then I told her that I was recently diagnosed as type 2. She happilied agreed, and to my surprise has very good knowledge go lchf when I mention it. (This was an East Indian restaurant,my co-works home country)
After everyone moved through the line, and I successfully navigated through, (at times wishing I could grab some rice or potatoe dishes), we sat at a large table. The naan bread arrived ( my other weakness) , and was passed around. When it was passed to me, the two people in the group that already knew, looked my way for my response. I basically said I would love to, but I can't do to dietary restriction.
The most of the meal was then spent answering questions on what I can eat and why or why not some foods are good whole others are considered bad. A couple comments also raised the point of my massive weight loss in just 9-10 weeks. In a nut shell, lots of personal intrest in me, some concern that I was ok, but mostly couriosity on diabetes. Questions continues on my menu choices and the lchf diet continued on the walk back to work, me in the center and most everyone else in a circle around me.
Fairly large response to a casual mention on not being able to enjoy naan bread with the current meal. The rest of the day was normal, no more mention of the earlier conversation, office business as usual. Atmosphere felt the same as it did in the past, as if nothing really changed.