Couple of things not right here:
Daily Express - only interested in flogging papers rather than news.
Telling folk to cut sugars and then adding a list of yummy, sugar laden stuff, in differing forms, to put on your plate; potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbs, with low-fat dairy and unsaturated oils and spreads.
Perhaps this is why I don’t read newspapers. Just saying
Well done and well said, how right you are, and my question personally is, it seems the diabetes Industry overall, are reluctant, to acknowledge wonderful success stories, newspapers included, about low carb eating, change of lifestyle, exercising and intermittent situations, why, that will mean less business for the diabetes world overall, its always bad news negative news that sells newspapers more and that has been the case for many years, items for business, medications, arm bands, pens, lancets, gadgets, monitors,books, you name it the list goes on, such items may not be required as much, when levels are controlled, when a simple lifestyle change can assist in reversing numbers for many depending on their individual situations, yes or No is the question? I was always under the impression any good valuable doctor who is interested and treating any patient regards Diabetes, surely, should be welcoming all or any new information methods to add to his profile of knowledge books, and more so, excited to gain more knowledge, from success story patients, whether the patient, has lost weight, due to motivation change, lowered numbers, including A1C, not testing so frequently as numbers consistently low due to diet change etc., how many times has one heard from person you know, or friend who has insulin issues, or read ones Doctor jumped up and down with delight for the patient at such success results, non that I know of, instead there is always what seems an excuse from what people I know who have informed, Oh, this wont last forever, you will finally need medication, oh, seems the change has made a difference, oh yes, your levels are lower, where is the "well done, this is excellent news, and your method and change of lifestyle, I would like to use an a prime example case of my patient if I may, for my file records..........????? not one person I know has had such a congratulation result from their Doctor, its always on the negative side rather than positive well done...why, diabetes falls under political business situation, but then that's just my personal opinion from experience, I may be wrong, that's the message I hear and see.....incredible to think potatoes, rice pasta and other starchy carbs, are recommended openly is beyond belief for whatever purposes. I can tell you I jumped up and down in my Doctors office at my 5% a1c reading, my Doctor had no choice to get motivated also, by jumping up and down,. threw his arms wide open to congratulate, and said he was blown away, I view myself as one of the lucky ones, with a fabulous Doctor although conventional methods, could not deny my success story was wonderful, so come on you doctors out there, give patients, more pats on the back, be more interested to hear and welcome new information to add to your already knowledge of the disease to go forward for the future. Oh, last but not least, on congratulations are in order, when I informed my previous doc reduction in my A1C by 23% in four months, he said " I quote, oh, that's because I prescribed you metformin that you are taking", I had the pleasure to inform him, no, my reversing of A1C is purely from diet and lifestyle change, as I decided not to take metformin prescribed, there was utter silence, and no pat on the back of well done, congrats you have done very well to lower your A1C by simple diet change.....
