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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1249902" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>Well done on keeping your numbers in the right place. I have a nagging feeling that any dietary advice that you might receive these days would not do you much good. Would you like to see a dietician to lose weight, because it sounds like you're doing the right thing for your BG.</p><p></p><p>I can only speak of my experience in 1997 when first diagnosed. I wasn't referred to a dietician, my GP just asked to look at a food diary which I kept and insisted that whatever I did, I wasn't to cut carbs. When I later had problems losing weight despite 6 months of calorie reduction (reduction of 500 cals - 1000 cals per day) and increased exercise, he just said "Rome wasn't built in a day". I changed doctors and was referred to an endocrinologist rather than a dietician.</p><p></p><p>I wonder what diseases your doctor refers to? I would have thought weight problems might be their area of expertise.</p><p></p><p>I saw this on the Association of UK Dietitians website:</p><p></p><p><em>You will be able to see a dietitian within the NHS after being referred by your GP Practice, or multi-disciplinary team. Your GP may make this referral or you may request a referral yourself. Why not contact the Dietetic Department at your local hospital to enquire whether they operate a ‘self-referral’ system. Consultations with dietitians within the NHS are free.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>If you don't mind paying I'd also suggest seeing a Nutritional Therapist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1249902, member: 245335"] Well done on keeping your numbers in the right place. I have a nagging feeling that any dietary advice that you might receive these days would not do you much good. Would you like to see a dietician to lose weight, because it sounds like you're doing the right thing for your BG. I can only speak of my experience in 1997 when first diagnosed. I wasn't referred to a dietician, my GP just asked to look at a food diary which I kept and insisted that whatever I did, I wasn't to cut carbs. When I later had problems losing weight despite 6 months of calorie reduction (reduction of 500 cals - 1000 cals per day) and increased exercise, he just said "Rome wasn't built in a day". I changed doctors and was referred to an endocrinologist rather than a dietician. I wonder what diseases your doctor refers to? I would have thought weight problems might be their area of expertise. I saw this on the Association of UK Dietitians website: [I]You will be able to see a dietitian within the NHS after being referred by your GP Practice, or multi-disciplinary team. Your GP may make this referral or you may request a referral yourself. Why not contact the Dietetic Department at your local hospital to enquire whether they operate a ‘self-referral’ system. Consultations with dietitians within the NHS are free. [/I] If you don't mind paying I'd also suggest seeing a Nutritional Therapist. [/QUOTE]
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