Diabetes UK and reduced carb success

[sugartoohigh]

So glad to read positive stories from this site! I refuse th read negative stuff now...it takes the wind out of my sails and makes me head for junk food! I have just had abdominoplasty for repairs from previous surgery, 1.4kg of scar tissue and fat removed....good for diabetes. I'm running a bit high on the bg readings, but the benefits out weigh a bit of disruption. I'm just starting to be able to move around after 10 weeks, so working hard on the diet and relaxation. The relaxation stuff is so much more important than I realized. I am looking at my life style changes as just that, not, a diabetic diet, it helps to mentally dismiss the label and work on healthy outcomes. After all I have asthma, scoliosis, IBS, and high stress, so life style changes help all of me. I am more than diabetes, I am a person with diabetes, not a diabetic!

Try to ignore the negative posters. I've noticed a few since joining. I like a moan but some have a strange reasons to try to mess with people. Not sure why ,whether trolls , fruit loops etc. I've found a lot more advice and support on the site. Everyone is different to treatment , try what's best for you and take it at a pace right for you.

 

[Thommothebear]

Bit ironic that the thing that is so deadly has been the best thing l have had health wise for years given how it has made me improve my life and lifestyle. Either that or l am to stupid to realise how bad it is which is also a possibility :-D

That's exactly how I feel. I never felt depressed or worried about it at all. I just decided it was a problem that needed to be dealt with and as I have made a pretty good career of dealing with problems it just became another long term project with measurable objectives.

I haven't felt this good in years!



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[paul-1976]

That's exactly how I feel. I never felt depressed or worried about it at all. I just decided it was a problem that needed to be dealt with and as I have made a pretty good career of dealing with problems it just became another long term project with measurable objectives.

I haven't felt this good in years!



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If your bloods are good and you feel good then you're most definitely good!

 

[Pez68]

Hi ya Paul, sorry it's taken awhile to have time to reply, busy with life etc, great success story mate, and I'm the same, diagnosed June 2013, with Hbac1 of 60, straight on metformin,went straight onto low carb after reading, reading and more reading, decided to have a go, 3 months after, Hbac1 30, then early January Hbac1 35 , lost nearly 6 stone, 14 inches off waist. Made a lot of learning curves along the way, and still am. Me personally have found the low carb way suited my life style and has worked for me and would support any further studies in the future. The guys and girls on this forum our the real life studies who try and combat this disease the best way we can, some succeed some don't but what I have learnt over the last 7 months, no matter who follows what advice we are all in this together.

My story continues with coming of meds and trying exercise and diet alone, I'm nervous and determined to carry on until I beat this or at least survive until the next 30 odd years.

Paul this is a great thread and some great personal experiences expressed. Good luck mate.

Many thanks. Andy




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[FatGenes999]

Bit ironic that the thing that is so deadly has been the best thing l have had health wise for years given how it has made me improve my life and lifestyle. Either that or l am to stupid to realise how bad it is which is also a possibility :-D

I agree that having Diabetes can give all of us the right incentive to live a healthy lifestyle.Since quite young, I've been vigilant off and on about maintaining good health/weight,:now I have no more hesitance about doing the right thing. Knowing that I now have an actual DB Dx also gives me psychological advantage when eating differently from other people in a social setting.

Prior to this, I think that I always felt somewhat awkward while eating and drinking what I knew to be best for me, because there had never been any medical practitioner advising me to be careful. I just think that I have known instinctively what was best for me, including having had the knowledge that there had been Diabetes amongst close blood relatives.

Usually, when in a social setting, if people had remarked on what I was eating, I would just say that I have obesity in the immediate family and have to eat healthy. However, this often led to discussions on weight-lose diets and lots of 'trendy" stuff which would annoy the heck out of me. It disturbed me to be considered just someone who was (mindlessly )following current diets in order to "fit in".

Fitting in ,as the reason for following a diet and lifestyle which worked for me, had never been the reason. I also think that what one eats is a purely personal matter and I find intrusive questions about what and why I eat the way I do, to be rude. So, having the diabetes label helps me in my own mind, to just ignore other's comments and stick to what is best for me. Knowing the disastrous consequences of not doing the right thing is enough impetus for me.

Basically, I have known my whole life how and what I should be eating and drinking, and that I should maintain healthy weight and have a consistent and "do-able" exercise regimen. Now dealing with the results of having had often strayed from the good stuff proves to me that what I have known instinctively, and through common sense, and basic knowledge, had been correct. Medical practitioners had not warned me, up until recently, nor, had they paid ample attention to fluctuation BG levels, nor, other 'red-flags', .

What this means in the bigger picture is that I have to be 100% responsible and proactive for my health. Others' cheeky opinions on what I do to benefit myself have to be ignored, including my own feelings that I am being thought of as trying to be merely "trendy".