Today I met with a group of people who are overweight/obese and have T2 diabetes. These people have no interest in this forum, nor do they want to know how I have managed to maintain non-diabetic BG readings for the last 4 years. (Probably because I am still fat, and appearances count to them) I like these people, they exercise, and follow the advice from their HCPs, much of which is typical NHS standard advice. (Eatwell plate, carbs with every meal, low fat, diabetes is progressive etc. ) Some have attended diabetes management courses. Some have already expeienced diabetic complications. They think I am a bit crazy for going against NHS advice, but they tolerate me. I have given up trying to persuade any of them to change diet to reduce carbs, because although it is distresing to see them become more dependent on meds, and to have problems with neuopathy etc, nobody can make someone else change unless they want to. So, I put your questions to 4 of the women from the group, separately, so they could answer individually. Responses:-
Q1:
i) I Don't know.
ii) none
iii) What do you mean?
iv) Don't know.
Q2:
i) I don't know
ii) they are too dear and they give you the squits
iii) nurse told me they upset stomach
iv) I just eat what I used to, but don't have sugar anymore. Do they have less sugar? Probably taste like ****.
Q3:
i) i haven't eaten any.
ii) diabetic nurse said not to bother with them. So I haven't.
iii) never had them so that would be nobody.
iv) i have to eat what the family eats.
Q4:
i) don't know
i) suppose it would be easy, but I don't because the nurse said don't bother with them.
iii) neither
iv) just wouldn't go out of my way to buy them. I don't need anything special.
Q5:
i) What are you going on about?
ii) think I already answered that. They give you the squits and not necessary.
iii) can't be @rsed shopping for different food. Nurse said don't need to.
iv) i don't want to eat them.
Seems to me that their responses are somewhat similar to those from forum posts. The questions appear to need tweaking to be less ambiguous. I have become a bit fascinated about just what your research focus will be though, so hope you will keep us updated.