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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hazehkm" data-source="post: 421071" data-attributes="member: 76884">Thanks for the great replies!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />  The thing that got me was that she simply could not comprehend that I ENJOY the way I eat now... that I don't see it as punishing myself for being diabetic by imposing a draconian diet that is a miserable existence! (Please Sir, can I have some more?!)  :lol:  My lifestyle change has resulted in a wide variety of tasty, enjoyable, nutritious meals that are low carb and low calorie and that keep me satisfied with plenty energy.She kept on asking me if I had enough energy, if I felt tired etc... like she was trying to trip me up and I just kept saying "I have more energy than ever before!" - she couldn't handle it!  She was ADAMANT that I could not POSSIBLY have enough energy without starchy carbs... it REALLY upset her that I did and that I made it clear I did not need them, nor did I feel like I was missing out by not having them.  It was like she was desperate for me to say that I was miserable, tired, not coping with my diagnosis and NEEDED her nutritional expertise in order to survive!  When I went in she was like (in a patronising way) "and how are you coping since you were diagnosed?" - and I was like "I'm doing GREAT!"  :lol:  She didn't know how to deal with me AT ALL!  She had decided before I walked in there how I'd be feeling and what I'd need - so when I didn't feel that way and didn't need what she was suggesting, it really threw her!Somehow I don't think the DESMOND course thing will be a good idea for me - if they start saying things that make no sense I'll find it REALLY REALLY difficult to keep my mouth shut!  :silent:  I'm a lawyer, I'm trained to make my point and to argue it strongly, using questions that are designed to trip people up - I'd get kicked out! LOL!  :lol: I would say though - this experience really proves the point that no one knows our bodies like we know them ourselves.  Just because one person feels a certain way or believes they need something, it doesn't follow that the same will be for everyone.  If you have found a healthy, sustainable way of managing your condition that suits YOU and is working for YOU, then don't let some dietician with a script to follow tell you that you are wrong! The more people speak up about other ways of managing this condition beyond carbs and drugs, the better!  Don't let them fob you off with bad information that is simply going to cause weight gain and an increased need for drugs... if something else is working for you, then stick with it and let them know that they need to open their eyes, ears and minds to the real world, which happens to exist beyond some leaflet that was drafted with a "one size fits all" mentality!   <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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