first14808
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Following on from the above comments about low carb. etc
I have been given so much conflicting advice from " professional diabetic nurses " that I now totally ignore what they say and refer to diabetic doctors.
Listen, think and find out what is right for you.
Yup. We're all different, which makes a one-diet-fits-all policy problematic. Being T2, we're carb intolerant so it makes absolute sense to reduce carb intake, especially unnecessary sugars. Our meters and our bodies will tell us if we're doing it wrong, and provided we keep to a nutritionally complete diet, all should be well. So reduce carbs to a point where your BG settles, cut it a bit more if you're aiming to lose weight and work towards getting fat adapted. Dairy's good for calcium and 'good' fats, and eat around 1.5g/kg body weight of protein to avoid muscle loss. And greens or red meats are good for iron. And of course, try to get some exercise.
I've been doing the LCHF thing since finding this forum and after 7 months, I've lost around 15kg, body fat's down to 18% and muscle's been holding at 66kg. That bit needs some more work as I still dont fit into my vintage 32" jeans.. more situps and crunches needed I think..
As for the 'official' diet advice, I kinda suspect economics and lobbying. Carbs like grains, pasta, bread, spuds etc are a large part of the EU agribusiness, so changing advice to avoid those could have a large impact and some angry farmers and/or junk food producers.