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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2261062" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>1. Metformin doesn’t work on the food he eats. It works in the background and is only a subtle medicine</p><p>2. In type 2 it is almost everything. Far more powerful than medication and better for him to control it this way too. No risk of side effects or Interactions And better long term outcomes. Rice and bread are likely a huge part of his issue. The parents may be on seriously stronger medications. What is “normal”. Normal for a non diabetic or normal for an ageing diabetic expected to get worse with time by old fashioned thinking. Some doctors are very unambitious about what is acceptable. </p><p>3. Without doubt losing weight would help. With diabetes and almost every other aspect of health.</p><p>4. Both of you can learn about how to eat in a way that controls and reverses the diabetes and helps lose weight and probably improve lots of other metabolic markers too. Giving up sugar is good but it’s all carbohydrates that matter not just sugar. There are better sweeteners than aspartame and fruit is best avoided unless it’s just a few berries. Intermittent fasting is good too. Testing is vital so that’s good too.</p><p></p><p>get him to Join if possible. Read the links I’ve attached below for an good overview of what is happening and what to do about it food wise. Then come back and ask as many questions as you need to. </p><p></p><p>Intro to T2 and low carb. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a></p><p>All the things I wish I’d been told earlier <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/all-the-things-i-wish-i%E2%80%99d-been-told-at-type-2-diagnosis.173817/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...ish-i’d-been-told-at-type-2-diagnosis.173817/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2261062, member: 480869"] 1. Metformin doesn’t work on the food he eats. It works in the background and is only a subtle medicine 2. In type 2 it is almost everything. Far more powerful than medication and better for him to control it this way too. No risk of side effects or Interactions And better long term outcomes. Rice and bread are likely a huge part of his issue. The parents may be on seriously stronger medications. What is “normal”. Normal for a non diabetic or normal for an ageing diabetic expected to get worse with time by old fashioned thinking. Some doctors are very unambitious about what is acceptable. 3. Without doubt losing weight would help. With diabetes and almost every other aspect of health. 4. Both of you can learn about how to eat in a way that controls and reverses the diabetes and helps lose weight and probably improve lots of other metabolic markers too. Giving up sugar is good but it’s all carbohydrates that matter not just sugar. There are better sweeteners than aspartame and fruit is best avoided unless it’s just a few berries. Intermittent fasting is good too. Testing is vital so that’s good too. get him to Join if possible. Read the links I’ve attached below for an good overview of what is happening and what to do about it food wise. Then come back and ask as many questions as you need to. Intro to T2 and low carb. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] All the things I wish I’d been told earlier [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/all-the-things-i-wish-i%E2%80%99d-been-told-at-type-2-diagnosis.173817/']https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...ish-i’d-been-told-at-type-2-diagnosis.173817/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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