- Messages
- 240
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I wasn't going to post about this but it's still annoying me weeks later. Last time I went to visit the doctor she had read my notes about how I had turned my life around and managed to get off all my meds and am now diet controlled only. She then turned round and congratulated me on me being no longer diabetic which really p*$!ed me off tbh.
I have lost a lot of weight and now run 3 times a week, weights twice, swim 3 times and cycle just about everywhere. I do low carb (30g) high fat as well as being dairy, gluten and nightshade intolerant and I can't have any processed foods. I work hard every day when I don't feel like exercising or just want to be able to go to the butty shop or get a takeaway instead of spending hours in the kitchen prepping food. I don't mind doing all this as the benefits to my health are immense but to have someone then turn around and basically just trash all the hard work I put in to controlling my diabetes and just say that you are miraculously cured really annoyed me.
If I were to eat anything I wanted apart from the weight gain my figures would start to rise immediately and it wouldn't be long until I was back on the meds. Is an alcoholic who doesn't drink no longer an alcoholic or are they just a controlled alcoholic? As a result they have pulled my testing strips and lancets which I don't use very often anymore but have been invaluable whilst training to try and figure out when and what to eat so I can exercise safely. Testing before a run feeling normal and being 2.9 before beginning a long run is something I needed to know and adjust! And breathe ...
I have lost a lot of weight and now run 3 times a week, weights twice, swim 3 times and cycle just about everywhere. I do low carb (30g) high fat as well as being dairy, gluten and nightshade intolerant and I can't have any processed foods. I work hard every day when I don't feel like exercising or just want to be able to go to the butty shop or get a takeaway instead of spending hours in the kitchen prepping food. I don't mind doing all this as the benefits to my health are immense but to have someone then turn around and basically just trash all the hard work I put in to controlling my diabetes and just say that you are miraculously cured really annoyed me.
If I were to eat anything I wanted apart from the weight gain my figures would start to rise immediately and it wouldn't be long until I was back on the meds. Is an alcoholic who doesn't drink no longer an alcoholic or are they just a controlled alcoholic? As a result they have pulled my testing strips and lancets which I don't use very often anymore but have been invaluable whilst training to try and figure out when and what to eat so I can exercise safely. Testing before a run feeling normal and being 2.9 before beginning a long run is something I needed to know and adjust! And breathe ...