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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jjraak" data-source="post: 2675986" data-attributes="member: 493719">[USER=585018]@cornylady[/USER]You are NOT to blame, is the message from many, I hope you hear it.Millions of people get illnesses they didn't cause, they don't feel guilty, so why should we ?You don't start being Type 2 at diagnosisMost have probably been type 2 for years, maybe a decade without knowing it.I see my T2D as a big old pot inside me.Slowly over the years I've unknowingly been adding a bit more glucose to that pot,  that my body increasingly couldn't handle .Until it inevitably spills over and Bingo...."hello type 2".Some show clear signs, but others find out not even thinking they might be.I know I did & it was a major shock.So, now you've arrived here(Luckiest & best decision most of us ever make )A few pointers.'Healthy food ' isn't always healthy, at least not for us.Get used to most health professionals not being interested or supportive, no matter how much we improve.Read up and learn a little more, about how your health could be affected by food.And don't look back....cos you ain't going that way...forward is how we head, onwards to new beginnings and lower blood glucose levelsI went lchf, and above you've read of one or two successes right here using it, but there are loads in the 'success' type threads.From those reducing their HBA1c to those losing lots of weight.You'll also find others mentioning other ailments improve(My asthma eased dramatically on lchf)But others find success with other ways of eating on here.So we're a broad church, but everyone just wants to help & offer advice, it's up to us how we use it.I'd say it's a little like home schooling, you read & swot up, but the subject you're learning most about is YOU.And to misquote L'Oréal, we do it "because we're worth it"There's so much to learn about what & how things affect you.And you'll get to see how others, just like you, coped & ways they improved their health.Inspiration & information is here in abundance, once you start looking.Trust me, settle in, learn what you can, apply it as you're best able.And Six months from now you'll likely be the one telling some worried 'Newbie'"It's NOT your fault"And no shame in that, we were all newbies once upon a time.Best wishesFor your journey.</blockquote>

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