Hi all - my hubby was diagnosed T2 about 10 years ago when a blood test came back at over 16. Unfortunately he bought the then popular advice that it was not something he could do anything about, and that he'd be treated with lifelong medication which he should expect would gradually increase. In addition, they said it'd benefit his health to loose a bit of weight, but it might not be easy. The diet advice was to have plenty of starchy carbs to help level out the bg. Metformin didn't suit him, he ended up on other meds. He took the comments in and became quite low. He was eating too many carbs (imho) and any mention of dieting was met with the response that the medics had said it would be hard and that his body needed carbs, lots of them, or he felt "flaky". Exercise was a no-no. He was too tired. Several years ago years ago he had a heart attack, luckily not a serious one. Even that wasn't enough to wake him up, instead he suffered depression and even more resigned to his fate. Last Sept he was put on Victoza and I am so grateful for that! Why? He was told it would help him lose weight as a side effect, so he believed that. He lost a stone easily. Then around Christmas something clicked in his mind. I'd idly shown him the Newcastle trials of VLCDs reversing t2 and he'd obviously been pondering that. I'd also bought the Reversing Your Diabetes book and left it lying around. Suddenly he was up for dieting and lowering carbs. I'm gluten intolerant myself, so having him lower carbs makes dining together much easier. He's now lost a further 2 stones with a BMI down to 29, he feels anazing, he walks the dog 2-4 miles a day and has been taken back off Victoza. He's a champion for carb lowering.... A sea change!
It shocks me that the high carb advice is still being pushed. Only yesterday someone I know who is pre-D and needs to lose a significant amount told me they had recently decided to limit bread as it made them feel better when they did and seemed to help with weight loss.. They told the NHS dietician they are under and her response was a slapped wrist and a picture of the Eat Well Plate. Low fat everything, with plenty of carbs, nor fewer, was the advice. The further advice then was that if diet didn't work, bariatric surgery could be offered. So frustrating.
It shocks me that the high carb advice is still being pushed. Only yesterday someone I know who is pre-D and needs to lose a significant amount told me they had recently decided to limit bread as it made them feel better when they did and seemed to help with weight loss.. They told the NHS dietician they are under and her response was a slapped wrist and a picture of the Eat Well Plate. Low fat everything, with plenty of carbs, nor fewer, was the advice. The further advice then was that if diet didn't work, bariatric surgery could be offered. So frustrating.
