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<blockquote data-quote="kimlala" data-source="post: 1493254" data-attributes="member: 409921"><p>[USER=387632]@determined45yearold[/USER], I was never overweight, sometimes I was a little on the boney side. Have been since I was a child, mom blamed it on my inability to sit still (I was a difficult one, still am). lol Diabetes was the furthest thing we could ever imagine that I would have. We rarely eat out, as I am strongly against GMO's and fake food, artificial colouring (due to children having food sensitivities, some 20 years-ago), gluten free for 10 years (other health issues). As you can imagine I have had to watch everything I put in my families mouth, for various reasons. When diagnosis of diabetes came last November, I looked like a dancing skeleton. After hospitalization I thought I could fix it with diet, low carb high protein. I didn't really test as frequently, because doctor told me not to worry. It wasn't until a root canal in April that sent me spiraling out and dropping 10 lbs. in 2 days, that the thought came to me that something was wrong. That is when I started testing more than 3 times a day, and my results were all over, dipping into the 40's because I was back on insulin. Diet can helps many, turns it around, and I wanted to be one of those, I didn't want to take insulin or any meds. However, as I have just learned; due to my keeping track of everything I eat, levels, and many, many tests (really, I am my own science experiment. lol) the doctor made the wrong diagnosis, I am a type 1/LADA. I advocate testing, how else can you know, unless you want to wait until something dreadful happens.</p><p></p><p>PS. forget the peanut butter and go with almond butter! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kimlala, post: 1493254, member: 409921"] [USER=387632]@determined45yearold[/USER], I was never overweight, sometimes I was a little on the boney side. Have been since I was a child, mom blamed it on my inability to sit still (I was a difficult one, still am). lol Diabetes was the furthest thing we could ever imagine that I would have. We rarely eat out, as I am strongly against GMO's and fake food, artificial colouring (due to children having food sensitivities, some 20 years-ago), gluten free for 10 years (other health issues). As you can imagine I have had to watch everything I put in my families mouth, for various reasons. When diagnosis of diabetes came last November, I looked like a dancing skeleton. After hospitalization I thought I could fix it with diet, low carb high protein. I didn't really test as frequently, because doctor told me not to worry. It wasn't until a root canal in April that sent me spiraling out and dropping 10 lbs. in 2 days, that the thought came to me that something was wrong. That is when I started testing more than 3 times a day, and my results were all over, dipping into the 40's because I was back on insulin. Diet can helps many, turns it around, and I wanted to be one of those, I didn't want to take insulin or any meds. However, as I have just learned; due to my keeping track of everything I eat, levels, and many, many tests (really, I am my own science experiment. lol) the doctor made the wrong diagnosis, I am a type 1/LADA. I advocate testing, how else can you know, unless you want to wait until something dreadful happens. PS. forget the peanut butter and go with almond butter! :) [/QUOTE]
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