woollygal
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
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- Coffee diabetes
So I’m a member of an online gym I have been for a couple of years, do t pay a lot and I love the workouts etc.
But I have requested several times about keto recipes.
Finally this week they said they were adding them. They did.
I looked and there were recipes with sweet potatoes and a chocolate mousse with honey. So clearly
Not going to be keto. They also hadn’t included how many carbs were in each portion or recipe etc. So I pointed this out.
They then removed the keto section,
When I asked why I was told that keto diets needed to be properly supervised by dietitian or nutritionist which I think is a load of old tosh and to be honest told them as much,
If it was that then I’m guessing most of us are in a whole big load of poop.
But besides that why said it’s happening, add it then remove it. I’ve explained that it’s a vital way fo life for someone with diabetes and that it will hopefully save me developing complications. I’m not doing it as a fad day diet to lose weight.
They include vegan (which I think is just as severely restrictive as keto) and paleo (no ide wheat that is) and other diets they are just being a bit ****** about keto for some reason. The nutritionist has said many times she doesn’t like keto but her opinion shouldn’t be the end of everything. After all there are lots of things that were considered wrong because of opinions and that doesn’t make it right. So I’ve said they are excluding me blah blah and need to be more inclusive. I’m actually quite angry about it. Can’t see me getting anywhere but have complained.
But anyhoos, does keto diet need to be supervised? And why would it need to be supervised. I know those on insulin need to be more careful because of hypos but I can’t think of any other reason why it would be considered dangerous for a non diabetic or non insulin using person.
Given the nutritionist is probably a bit of a twit and is the version fo nhs and drs we see that think carbs are great for diabetics I’m assuming this is the issue, in that she doesn’t feel it’s a balanced diet, but as a diabetic balanced diet doesn’t really work for us does it?
So thought I’d ask people that actually know what they are talking about. I mean if my dr is ok with it surely given she is nhs and the nhs are slight dinosaurs when it comes to this stuff and even my nurse hasn’t mentioned supervision, I’m assuming this a load of old twaddle. (I have worked really hard not to use naughty language but apologies if one has slipped through, I don’t think it has)
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But I have requested several times about keto recipes.
Finally this week they said they were adding them. They did.
I looked and there were recipes with sweet potatoes and a chocolate mousse with honey. So clearly
Not going to be keto. They also hadn’t included how many carbs were in each portion or recipe etc. So I pointed this out.
They then removed the keto section,
When I asked why I was told that keto diets needed to be properly supervised by dietitian or nutritionist which I think is a load of old tosh and to be honest told them as much,
If it was that then I’m guessing most of us are in a whole big load of poop.
But besides that why said it’s happening, add it then remove it. I’ve explained that it’s a vital way fo life for someone with diabetes and that it will hopefully save me developing complications. I’m not doing it as a fad day diet to lose weight.
They include vegan (which I think is just as severely restrictive as keto) and paleo (no ide wheat that is) and other diets they are just being a bit ****** about keto for some reason. The nutritionist has said many times she doesn’t like keto but her opinion shouldn’t be the end of everything. After all there are lots of things that were considered wrong because of opinions and that doesn’t make it right. So I’ve said they are excluding me blah blah and need to be more inclusive. I’m actually quite angry about it. Can’t see me getting anywhere but have complained.
But anyhoos, does keto diet need to be supervised? And why would it need to be supervised. I know those on insulin need to be more careful because of hypos but I can’t think of any other reason why it would be considered dangerous for a non diabetic or non insulin using person.
Given the nutritionist is probably a bit of a twit and is the version fo nhs and drs we see that think carbs are great for diabetics I’m assuming this is the issue, in that she doesn’t feel it’s a balanced diet, but as a diabetic balanced diet doesn’t really work for us does it?
So thought I’d ask people that actually know what they are talking about. I mean if my dr is ok with it surely given she is nhs and the nhs are slight dinosaurs when it comes to this stuff and even my nurse hasn’t mentioned supervision, I’m assuming this a load of old twaddle. (I have worked really hard not to use naughty language but apologies if one has slipped through, I don’t think it has)
[Mod edit. ]
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