Hounslow diabetes/cardiovascular meeting Tuesday May 29

Ian,

Providing that I get ground clearance from Mrs Borofergie, I'll come along to give you some support...

Will there be biscuits?

Stephen

What a shame, it's a bit too far :-(

Lorri.

IanD said:

Diabetes UK advise against a low carbohydrate diet: “The actual amount of carbohydrate that the body needs varies depending on your age, weight and activity levels, but it should make up about half of what you eat and drink.”

My experience following the Diabetes UK diet resulted in debilitating complications.

A low carbohydrate diet quickly reversed the complications. I have been fit & well for four years.

I will give information about my diet & its benefits, including support from medical authorities, & challenge Diabetes UK to change their dietary advice.

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I'm looking forward to this. I hope that the DUK guy will listen to a respond to your points. It could be an uncomfortable evening for him.

Stephen

I wish I could come - best of luck to you!

Best of luck Ian - shame its so far, will be there in spirit and looking forward to you telling us how brill it went.

Mary x

Not sure where I am going to be Tuesday but might come and float in the background..

Sorry IanD, I wish I could attend but I live in Manchester but I wish you the best of luck although I am sure that you won't need it.
Please let us know how it all goes x

I plan to try and get there though I'm not particularly close on Tuesday. Will say hello if I make it

S

IanD said:

You can recognise me from facebook - Ian Day

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And by the fact that you'll be the bloke behind the podium speaking...

This is me, although I'm a bit skinnier now and with a much shorter haircut:

I look much more frightening than I really am, so if you do come on Tuesday night, make sure you come and say hello.

IanD said:

You can recognise me from facebook - Ian Day

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You're the one in the middle? :lol: :lol:
Only joking,
Good Luck.

I good and well received talk Ian. I was interested by the number of people who showed ask for more details and seemed genuinely engaged with their own diet/care.

It's clear that there are still lots of people getting and giving bad advice.

What a great event!

I've never been in a group of other "real" diabetics before (there were about 50 people in the audience). Unfortunately I got there too late to eat some of Ian's low-carb cake (although he told me that some people refused to eat some on the grounds that it was low carb).

DUK sent a young volunteer to do a very credible presentation on foot-care which generated a quite intense discussion lasting half an hour. Unfortunately she didn't stay for all of Ian's presentation, although to be fair, she probably wouldn't have been experienced enough to address the points that Ian raised.

Ian's presentation was excellent. It was so refereshing to see someone speak from the heart about their personal experience, and great to see a presentation delivered the old way, without the aid of boring power-point slides. Swimmer and I were both nervous about what the reaction of the audience would be, and I thought I detected some dissent as Ian spoke.

I was wrong, the audience reaction was almost universally postive, with some really intelligent and incisive questions. As expected the experience of low-carb was very low, but people were genuinely interested. Ian was mobbed after the talk with people asking for personal advice.

Observations:

1. Hounslow is really lucky to have such a great Diabetic community
2. The view that the general diabetic public isn't ready to listen to low-carb is completely wrong. This lot were very interested in Ian's message
3. Swimmer and IanD are top blokes

Well done Ian and hanks also to Swimmer and Borofergie for supporting him and coming back to report.
I suppose the very fact that these people actually atended a meetig must mean that they are inclined to be pro-active and I imagine were delighted to hear something new and empowering o he individual.
I am sure that the fact it came from a fellow diabetic and not hrough the HCPs must have provided extra interest.

If only there were an easy way of reaching more people without having to go via the HCps etc. Apart from the forum , of course.