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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2285328" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>If I'd listened to the nurses, the endo and both dieticians, I'd be on insulin right now and still morbidly obese. Though possibly lost weight due to the lacking leg or two. (I am kidding, though, as it doesn't go that fast of course.... But if I hadn't tackled my blood sugars when I did, liver cirrhosis was just around the corner. That would've been an ugly end, and I don't think I'd still be here today.) Seriously.... If you feel like the advice you're getting is flawed or non-existent, trust your meter. Experiment. I read a lot of different books with conflicting advice when I was diagnosed, the advice from medical professionals came later as I was diagnosed right when everyone was on holiday, but.... It was my meter that told me whether or not someone's theory would work for me in practice. If you want to give low carb a try, do. If you want to know what's going on with your insulin production, get a C-peptide test done, so you know how much you're still making. These things<em> matter</em>. And they may not to the GP or nurse or whomever, but they will matter to you, and your quality of life.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2285328, member: 401801"] If I'd listened to the nurses, the endo and both dieticians, I'd be on insulin right now and still morbidly obese. Though possibly lost weight due to the lacking leg or two. (I am kidding, though, as it doesn't go that fast of course.... But if I hadn't tackled my blood sugars when I did, liver cirrhosis was just around the corner. That would've been an ugly end, and I don't think I'd still be here today.) Seriously.... If you feel like the advice you're getting is flawed or non-existent, trust your meter. Experiment. I read a lot of different books with conflicting advice when I was diagnosed, the advice from medical professionals came later as I was diagnosed right when everyone was on holiday, but.... It was my meter that told me whether or not someone's theory would work for me in practice. If you want to give low carb a try, do. If you want to know what's going on with your insulin production, get a C-peptide test done, so you know how much you're still making. These things[I] matter[/I]. And they may not to the GP or nurse or whomever, but they will matter to you, and your quality of life. Hugs, Jo [/QUOTE]
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