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<blockquote data-quote="ianf0ster" data-source="post: 2658485" data-attributes="member: 506169"><p>[USER=581896]@Jenny 105[/USER] Nearly all Type 1's are told to eat normally and to cover the carbohydrates with Insulin - which does actually make some sense. If it were not for (in most cases) there being so much smaller chance of error in calculating the Insulin required if eating fewer carbs.</p><p>[ I know that not all will agree with me in advocating Type 1's trying Low Carb - even in this forum].</p><p></p><p>Type 2's are nearly all told to eat even lower fat, even more wholegrains, even more fruit- when those all (even low fat - because you have to replace it with something) raise blood glucose!</p><p>Very rarely do I hear of a Type 2 who isn't discouraged from testing their BG. The exceptions are those on medications which directly lower glucose (such as Insulin or Gliclazide). The NHS say that only if there is a danger of death should a Type 2 have the opportunity of adjusting their meals so as to go into remission.</p><p>Changing these attitudes will take many more years, but change is happening led by Public Health Collaboration, Dr David Unwin. Low Carb Freshwell and others in the NHS and both this and the 'Blue Forum'. I and several members from this forum have turned the Blue Forum into much more of a Low Carb test BG type of place (despite the stubbornness of several of it's longer term participants).</p><p></p><p>Don't fret about what your GP does or doesn't say about your diabetes. Use your knowledge from here to check whether it actually makes sense or not. It you can't get the test strips, buy yourself a decent BG meter with cheaper test strips (such as SD Gluco Navii or Spirit TEE2+) and test as much as you need! You can (to a large extent) control your own diabetes, if you want to - but it has already proven that you just can't sit back and expect the NHS to do it for you - they are too busy pushing drugs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianf0ster, post: 2658485, member: 506169"] [USER=581896]@Jenny 105[/USER] Nearly all Type 1's are told to eat normally and to cover the carbohydrates with Insulin - which does actually make some sense. If it were not for (in most cases) there being so much smaller chance of error in calculating the Insulin required if eating fewer carbs. [ I know that not all will agree with me in advocating Type 1's trying Low Carb - even in this forum]. Type 2's are nearly all told to eat even lower fat, even more wholegrains, even more fruit- when those all (even low fat - because you have to replace it with something) raise blood glucose! Very rarely do I hear of a Type 2 who isn't discouraged from testing their BG. The exceptions are those on medications which directly lower glucose (such as Insulin or Gliclazide). The NHS say that only if there is a danger of death should a Type 2 have the opportunity of adjusting their meals so as to go into remission. Changing these attitudes will take many more years, but change is happening led by Public Health Collaboration, Dr David Unwin. Low Carb Freshwell and others in the NHS and both this and the 'Blue Forum'. I and several members from this forum have turned the Blue Forum into much more of a Low Carb test BG type of place (despite the stubbornness of several of it's longer term participants). Don't fret about what your GP does or doesn't say about your diabetes. Use your knowledge from here to check whether it actually makes sense or not. It you can't get the test strips, buy yourself a decent BG meter with cheaper test strips (such as SD Gluco Navii or Spirit TEE2+) and test as much as you need! You can (to a large extent) control your own diabetes, if you want to - but it has already proven that you just can't sit back and expect the NHS to do it for you - they are too busy pushing drugs! [/QUOTE]
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