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<blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 2174238" data-attributes="member: 323454"><p>Yes, the relaxed attitude towards T2 is what many of us experience. </p><p></p><p>At diagnosis, my GP told me that with an HbA1c as high as mine (back then it was 100), there wouldn't be a choice but to go onto insulin and that lifestyle changes in my case wouldn't work. I'm afraid that this only shows that my GP wasn't to date on the research published in recent years.</p><p></p><p>There is also some research that says that T2 isn't so much about weight itself, but about fat-storage-capacity. Some of us have loads of fat cells and can continue storing fat almost indefinitely, while others have few fat cells and become diabetic at normal weight -- some even argue that T2 is worse when you are thin or normal weight -- interesting thought anyway. On a positive note, low carb or keto also does seem to help in cases where weight is normal or low.</p><p> </p><p>I wouldn't necessarily expect endos to be more on board with low carb -- depending on the endo of course. It might be worthwhile though to get a c-peptide test and a GAD test done (to test for T1) and I am not certain whether your GP can order these.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy_w, post: 2174238, member: 323454"] Yes, the relaxed attitude towards T2 is what many of us experience. At diagnosis, my GP told me that with an HbA1c as high as mine (back then it was 100), there wouldn't be a choice but to go onto insulin and that lifestyle changes in my case wouldn't work. I'm afraid that this only shows that my GP wasn't to date on the research published in recent years. There is also some research that says that T2 isn't so much about weight itself, but about fat-storage-capacity. Some of us have loads of fat cells and can continue storing fat almost indefinitely, while others have few fat cells and become diabetic at normal weight -- some even argue that T2 is worse when you are thin or normal weight -- interesting thought anyway. On a positive note, low carb or keto also does seem to help in cases where weight is normal or low. I wouldn't necessarily expect endos to be more on board with low carb -- depending on the endo of course. It might be worthwhile though to get a c-peptide test and a GAD test done (to test for T1) and I am not certain whether your GP can order these. [/QUOTE]
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