There you go Graham almost there
You got there a long time ago sweetie... :wink:
Stupidity- I have no choice
Yes I have no choice having tried every option, this is based on my experience as a diabetic not stupidity...
Intelligent – I feel that there isn’t a reasonable alternative choice…
I don't feel
I know, as a T2 my meter tells me there isn't a sensible alternative choice...
The first statement makes it sound as though the person is either following blindly and/or isn’t happy with what they are doing… Very negative statement indeed…
My first statement is based is based on personal knowledge of my diabetes, and is therefore a positive statement “indeed”... I am entirely happy with my present regime and the health benefits that have ensued... I don't follow anything blindly I always do my own research and go by results...
But the intelligent statement, shows that the person has researched and/or tried out several methods, and the one they’ve chosen to follow they are happy with, granted it may not be the choice they ideally would like, but happy that it’s right out of the choices that have available and there own personal take of the situation in hand…
This has been adequately covered in my previous answer...
Is medication an alternative!, it can be but there again it might be an essential requirement what ever diet choice you make...
Unfortunately for some T2s they may have been diagnosed to late for diet only, or may have other medical problems that make medications inevitable. But a Low Carb diet will enable them keep medications to a minimum...
I have to take insulin no alternative to insulin as of yet…
I should think this is because you are a T1 :roll: , as such your practical knowledge of T2s is zero...
But Type 2’s may have a choice..
Maybe not following your advice is possibly the best choice...
Diet, be it GI or extreme low carb, or even a lower carb diet than they ate before diagnoses may work wonders for there control..
You got the Low Carb right...
But some even following an extreme low carb diet, will still have to take medication to get the body to handle to glucose correctly..
Again answered previously...
There will be those that a strict extreme diet isn’t wanted by the individual, by taking medication to handle there carb intake works wonders for them…
Well there we have it a use medications to cover your carb intake :roll: , this is why you should stick to the T1 forum...
As to who is or who isn’t anti-low carb question…
There's no question you are unequivocally anti Low Carb...
No we are just putting forward what is working for us and how we manage our diabetes…
What is working for you as a T1 :roll: , so does that make you an expert on T2s...
We DON’T advocate a carb feast, eat all you want approach to diabetes but we DO advocate good monitoring practices, working out what food do what to your BG, so that you know where your limitation lay and can work within these limitations, understanding what can effect your control of your diabetes… Basically tools and knowledge that enables the individual diabetic to not only understand there condition, be pro-active in there management, that enables the individual diabetic to build there own diet regime to match good control and there own personal lifestyles…
You as a T1 you manage your diabetes by carb counting and adjusting your insulin accordingly, as a T2 I use my meter as a guide to carb intake and know exactly were my limitations lie...
Having seen posts from T1s saying I can eat what I like and just cover it with more insulin, which you must admit is irresponsible to say the least, why DON'T you as a T1 address these posters is it that you agree with them and DO advocate that approach, it seems to me that you are more concerned at trying to tell us T2s how we should control our BG...
After all that is exactly what Bernstein did for himself, worked out what did and didn’t work for him, then flogged his ideas to others… I’ve done exactly the same as Bernstein worked out what works for me… It’s different to his, but there again I’m not Bernstein nor do I have his lifestyle, and he doesn’t have mine so why on the earth should I think what works for him will work for me?
Then why on earth do you seem to think what works for you will work for a T2... Yes you may think you've done the same as Bernstein but can you match his HbA1c, on your present regime I don't think so...
Give Low Carb a go you never know it could help with your frozen shoulder and eye problems, I hate to see you suffering sweetie...
Loads of Low Carb love and peace...
Graham xxx