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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 925233" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p>Roasted meat? Good lord! I got told to avoid pork. Of all the food out there. What a hoot. Based on..... nothing reasonable, no studies. It would make more sense to be told not to drink sugary carbonated drinks, or processed food. But no! (Yes, your DN must be pretty good to stipulate the low carbs. I wish I had heard that a lot earlier than when I came on here. Diabetes Nurses can be quite marvellous.)</p><p></p><p>I have two GPs in 2 countries. One never ventures into nutrition, well - not with me. Not since the low-fat diet for my high cholesterol debacle back in 2007 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. The second made the pork comment. I just looked at her. I may have gently nodded. I have never met a doctor IRL who knows the first real thing about nutrition. They get it in med school for about three hours or something. (The importance of moving muscles probably gets nothing!) And we all know how important diet and exercise is for diabetes control. They're just out of their element. Be marvellous if they actually said that! And quit on the pathetic food avoidances to send you out of the office with, along with the prescription for statins and metformin. Doctors are good for prescriptions! Which yes, truly have their place. </p><p></p><p>But gee, thank goodness for the internet - I can't imagine managing diabetes without it. (And not to forget the library!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 925233, member: 150927"] Roasted meat? Good lord! I got told to avoid pork. Of all the food out there. What a hoot. Based on..... nothing reasonable, no studies. It would make more sense to be told not to drink sugary carbonated drinks, or processed food. But no! (Yes, your DN must be pretty good to stipulate the low carbs. I wish I had heard that a lot earlier than when I came on here. Diabetes Nurses can be quite marvellous.) I have two GPs in 2 countries. One never ventures into nutrition, well - not with me. Not since the low-fat diet for my high cholesterol debacle back in 2007 :eek::). The second made the pork comment. I just looked at her. I may have gently nodded. I have never met a doctor IRL who knows the first real thing about nutrition. They get it in med school for about three hours or something. (The importance of moving muscles probably gets nothing!) And we all know how important diet and exercise is for diabetes control. They're just out of their element. Be marvellous if they actually said that! And quit on the pathetic food avoidances to send you out of the office with, along with the prescription for statins and metformin. Doctors are good for prescriptions! Which yes, truly have their place. But gee, thank goodness for the internet - I can't imagine managing diabetes without it. (And not to forget the library!) [/QUOTE]
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