- Messages
- 2
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
A male born 1942, I self diagnosed with type two diabetes which was confirmed by my GP group practice. I was given kindly generalised advice to lose weight using NHS printed dietary material, (now seen as unhelpful at the least), as support. Time passed and, as it does, the medication inexorably increased in number and strength until some three years ago my legs started to "tingle". Spurred into action, (frightened in truth), I read up on the web, and by chance and good fortune, found "Reverse Diabetes Diet" by DR. Neal Barnard*. I had some misgivings at first as the jacket looked like the "Pass your Driving Test in Three Days" paper back cover and just as likely. But hey, it was inexpensive on Kindle; the Gods smiled on me and I clicked on "Buy".
In essence Dr. Barnard (backed by seemingly endless learned papers plus his own blind trials and extensive caseload), offered in terms I could grasp, a rational, trialled hypothesis for the underlying mechanism of Insulin Resistance. The upshot was just as challenging - a no holds barred Vegan diet. The result speaks for itself. My weight fell from 104.7 kilos to 77 Kilos in twelve months and at the same time all my stats steadied and have remained well in the normal range for the past eighteen months. Result! I feel fine. But there is no free lunch.
It is not easy, especially at first, to follow a strict Vegan diet. However, the palate does completely change over three to four weeks which came as a welcome surprise. But, (and there is always a but), finding recipies, cooking them at the same time as standard fare whilst resisting the siren call of the sight and smell of former mouthwatering dishes is not easy.
Committed, tolerant and flexible family backing is a must. But then after a while, other family members, surprise surprise, change their eating preferences and things get easier and easier. If an old codger like me can not only do it but also enjoy a new food regime, (which after all, is standard fare for two thirds of the world's population), you can too, and it sure beats the heck out of serious hospitalisation leading to an early exit. Go on, make the effort and win the game of life.
* I have no connection with the Author, his publisher or Kindle and derive no monetary gain from bringing this title to your attention.
In essence Dr. Barnard (backed by seemingly endless learned papers plus his own blind trials and extensive caseload), offered in terms I could grasp, a rational, trialled hypothesis for the underlying mechanism of Insulin Resistance. The upshot was just as challenging - a no holds barred Vegan diet. The result speaks for itself. My weight fell from 104.7 kilos to 77 Kilos in twelve months and at the same time all my stats steadied and have remained well in the normal range for the past eighteen months. Result! I feel fine. But there is no free lunch.
It is not easy, especially at first, to follow a strict Vegan diet. However, the palate does completely change over three to four weeks which came as a welcome surprise. But, (and there is always a but), finding recipies, cooking them at the same time as standard fare whilst resisting the siren call of the sight and smell of former mouthwatering dishes is not easy.
Committed, tolerant and flexible family backing is a must. But then after a while, other family members, surprise surprise, change their eating preferences and things get easier and easier. If an old codger like me can not only do it but also enjoy a new food regime, (which after all, is standard fare for two thirds of the world's population), you can too, and it sure beats the heck out of serious hospitalisation leading to an early exit. Go on, make the effort and win the game of life.
* I have no connection with the Author, his publisher or Kindle and derive no monetary gain from bringing this title to your attention.