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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1828186" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>Let's be clear here. I should be following my HCPs advice? You mean the advice to eat processed foods, the advice not to test with a glucometer, the advice to switch to whole grains and to limit bananas and grapes only? The advice (or threat) to take insulin, the advice to take a statin and to lose 7lbs?</p><p>I ignored the bulk of that advice and here are the results, I lowered my A1c by learning about food and its affects by using said glucometer. After initially being bullied into taking a statin with its (concomitant for me) painful side effects I discontinued and I'm quite happy with my panel results these days. I avoid processed foods wherever I can and the affect on my overall health is a joy.</p><p>I now eat a LCHF/Keto diet and it is more varied a diet with a helluva lot more new foods than ever there was before dx. I have seen a fall in the level of chronic pain that will, I hope, lead to discontinuance of pain meds if not lower dosages. My quality of life bears no comparison to that before making the changes that <em><strong>I decided</strong></em> to make. </p><p>If that makes me self righteous then colour me pious. If my life is unenjoyable then then it must have been sheer hell before I made the changes. If health authorities want us all to take more responsibility for our own health then when we ask for advice it should be honest to goodness advice on an holistic basis not some tick box excercise that wins funding for the Practice.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add. I have suffered two Menieres attacks since November 2017. The same period for 2016 saw six attacks. While it has only been a year for me with regard to changes in dietary habits I find this fact alone is well worth the 'risk'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 1828186, member: 408573"] Let's be clear here. I should be following my HCPs advice? You mean the advice to eat processed foods, the advice not to test with a glucometer, the advice to switch to whole grains and to limit bananas and grapes only? The advice (or threat) to take insulin, the advice to take a statin and to lose 7lbs? I ignored the bulk of that advice and here are the results, I lowered my A1c by learning about food and its affects by using said glucometer. After initially being bullied into taking a statin with its (concomitant for me) painful side effects I discontinued and I'm quite happy with my panel results these days. I avoid processed foods wherever I can and the affect on my overall health is a joy. I now eat a LCHF/Keto diet and it is more varied a diet with a helluva lot more new foods than ever there was before dx. I have seen a fall in the level of chronic pain that will, I hope, lead to discontinuance of pain meds if not lower dosages. My quality of life bears no comparison to that before making the changes that [I][B]I decided[/B][/I] to make. If that makes me self righteous then colour me pious. If my life is unenjoyable then then it must have been sheer hell before I made the changes. If health authorities want us all to take more responsibility for our own health then when we ask for advice it should be honest to goodness advice on an holistic basis not some tick box excercise that wins funding for the Practice. Edited to add. I have suffered two Menieres attacks since November 2017. The same period for 2016 saw six attacks. While it has only been a year for me with regard to changes in dietary habits I find this fact alone is well worth the 'risk'. [/QUOTE]
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