Mahesh...I like your friendly attitude but as regarding your opinions of the diet...it goes in line with 'general' recommendation with health professionals. That is one reason many of us....from around the world here are not succeeding to keep their diabetes under control.
I agree that it is 'the whole' package..not just diet, or just life style..everything has effect to our health..it is same for EVERY BODY ...not just diabetics.
What is frustrating that many GP's or doctors in general are very ready to write prescriptions and then patients are left to cope with rest of the care by themselves OR given standard dietary advice that is time and time again proven not to work.
You admitted yourself that do not know about LCHF diet..and that is the core point of the problem...most doctors are not.
But yet diet based into same basics is the foundation how diabetes was long ago controlled/managed before all the medicines was even available. There is absolutely loads of scientific research to back these kind of diet's benefits.
I don't want to sound negative..it is encouraging we have doctor here who dare to come and talk...but please keep open mind and really look into how we are managing AND succeeding to get better results. I think evidence only speaks volumes.
What you have written to us sounds to me so much like standard information that is repeated over and over again..but relevance to 'better ourselves' is not quite correct (in my opinion). If you are interests to know more about LCHF LIFE STYLE...you can find all the basics and more from here..
http://www.dietdoctor.com/ and here...
http://realmealrevolution.com/start-for-free/informative-content
Many of us see type 2 diabetes as 'carbohydrate intolerance'...there is direct link. You eat carbs, regardless of the source /type...and your blood sugars go up. Now, different people react some carb sources much stronger than to others.
That's where blood testing comes to play..IT IS SO IMPORTANT! One can find out those foods that that create worst reaction for blood sugars...hence avoiding or limiting the quantity consumed to achieve less spikes. It really is hard work to get levels down once they go up. And why to rely to medications if it is not necessary or take them in such a quantities if it is possible to achieve good control by selectively choosing better, more suitable food options.
That's where fats come to the play. They don't increase insulin response in a body...or raise blood sugars. I'm sure you are aware that insulin tends to cause weight gain AND send those hunger messages..well, fat doesn't...with the effect that we don't need to eat as much and as often as we don't feel as hungry>>>weight loss>>>less insulin resistance, increased insulin sensitivity.
Most of us who have been on that diet.....no, life style..have improved our diabetes AND come off or reduced need for medication AND lost weight.
Very little of such a success is achieved with conventional recommendations....oh, and I won't even start about cholesterol and saturated fat..another myth...
My post did turn a bit of a nag...
...sorry...but when you have been living with this condition over 20 years and it has progressed only to go worst...now that I've found the right info, I have managed to make such a difference to better it, I would not have believed it is possible after all these years. And neither can my diabetes nurse believe it!
I wish you well!
