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<blockquote data-quote="Paul.l" data-source="post: 1213249" data-attributes="member: 164806"><p>Well thank you to everyone, all very helpful replies! I must also now come clean - I have retired to France and lived here for 10 years, diabetic care here is wonderful - concentrating on preventative treatment. I was first diagnosed type 2 some 17 years ago (weight 62Kg), 11 years ago after a very severe hyper attack I was put on insulin in the UK. 4 years ago in France I as put on a pump, it's wonderful regulating my blood sugars very well - much better than injections and also feeling a 100 times better with much smaller amounts of insulin at a time. Why the UK won't consider pumps for type 2's I cannot think, it really is very short sighted. With my weight going gradually (probably due to stopping smoking and taking insulin) up I am being offered a gastric band, no pressure but being encouraged. The French don't set a minimum BMI (mine is 38) they see it as preventative surgery well worth the cost because of what will be saved in the future. Reading your replies I will now seriously look at LCHF and give it a good try before my appointments with those concerned with Gadtric Bands in September. I will post back here in 6 to 8 weeks. Thank you all again.</p><p>= Paul</p><p>P.S. Didn't know how to re-post so used a reply!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul.l, post: 1213249, member: 164806"] Well thank you to everyone, all very helpful replies! I must also now come clean - I have retired to France and lived here for 10 years, diabetic care here is wonderful - concentrating on preventative treatment. I was first diagnosed type 2 some 17 years ago (weight 62Kg), 11 years ago after a very severe hyper attack I was put on insulin in the UK. 4 years ago in France I as put on a pump, it's wonderful regulating my blood sugars very well - much better than injections and also feeling a 100 times better with much smaller amounts of insulin at a time. Why the UK won't consider pumps for type 2's I cannot think, it really is very short sighted. With my weight going gradually (probably due to stopping smoking and taking insulin) up I am being offered a gastric band, no pressure but being encouraged. The French don't set a minimum BMI (mine is 38) they see it as preventative surgery well worth the cost because of what will be saved in the future. Reading your replies I will now seriously look at LCHF and give it a good try before my appointments with those concerned with Gadtric Bands in September. I will post back here in 6 to 8 weeks. Thank you all again. = Paul P.S. Didn't know how to re-post so used a reply! [/QUOTE]
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