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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 1854039" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>How this could have been prevented? Not, in all likelyhood. Why you? Not because of anything you did. It's mostly genetic predisposition that gets us here. That, and in the past 50 years or so we've been constantly told eating fat makes us obese and/or T2's, which it doesn't, as it turns out... Bit late, half the world is obese and there's a diabetes epidemic now! Carbs are the main culprit, and as a T2, and before that, someone who was predispositioned to become one, eating like everyone else, according to the EatWell plate and such, there was just little chance of getting out from under this. Really. So should you be engaged in the blame game, you can stop right now: <em>this was going to happen sooner or later</em>. But now it has happened, and you'll deal with it as we all have: one day at a time. </p><p></p><p>And it isn't hopeless. You're<em> not</em> destined to lose your eyesight, kidneyfunction and legs. A lot of people here manage their T2 through diet: low carb/high fat works for most of us, and some, like me, take it a step further and go Keto with intermittent fasting (Less than 20 grams of carbs a day, skipping the occasional breakfast and/or lunch). For me, my numbers are now those of a healthy, non-diabetic person, without diabetic complications and the eternal inflamed feet I used to have. I'm still a T2 though: if I eat something high in carbs, my bloodsugars will rise. But I'm quite content with the food I do eat, and I don't really feel like I'm missing out. Key is to take time to find out what works for you: loads of people can advise you, but what works for them might not work for you! As we're all different, with different levels of insulin production and insulin resistance, it's a highly personal journey. Best thing to do is buy yourself a meter, and, though it is quite expensive at the start as you find out what food works for you and what doesn't, check bloods before eating and 2 hours after first bite. If you go up more than 2 mmol/l, the meal was too carby and you couldn't process it. The bulk of us can't eat porridge, bread, cereal, potatoes, fruits (save for berries, in moderation), rice, pasta and corn without getting a spike in our bloodsugars. Of course there is medication you can try, like metformin and gliclazide, if you're more comfortable with that, but for me, seeing I'm very susseptable to side effects, they were too horrid and the effect too small. So diet-only worked for me. (I have scrambled eggs with bacon, cheese and mushrooms, salads with tuna, olives and capers, meat or fish with broccoli or cauliflower rice with bacon and cheese... I snack on sausages and nuts. I can even still go to McDonalds or Burger King: you can order burgers without the bun and voila, low carb! If you're interested in cooking elaborate and not so elaborate meals and baking, check dietdoctor.com for ideas). </p><p></p><p>On top of that I studied my behind off when first diagnosed, and I haven't really stopped yet... Knowledge is power, and with some empowerment comes <em>hope</em>. Not just knowing what your bloodsugars do, but also why they do it and how, and how you can control it. (Dr. Jason Fung's books could help.) I wrote little guides for my direct familymembers because we dine together every now and again, and I kept having nightmares about being diabetic: I needed to know THEY knew what to do if something went wrong. And not to be offended if I didn't eat certain things what were on offer. More than that, I needed them to know what I was doing with my diet and medical choices, because I needed their support in what I was doing. To most people a low carb/high fat or keto diet seems insane because for generations we've been taught it was unhealthy to skip carbs or even entire meals... It took some convincing and showing my testresults to get some people on board. But it worked out in the end, though it took some doing. My testresults and health prove me right to them every day. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Besides, if people see you take control of this thing, one way or another, I do believe the pity'll turn to admiration. You can do this, however which way you choose to tackle this. Honest.</p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 1854039, member: 401801"] How this could have been prevented? Not, in all likelyhood. Why you? Not because of anything you did. It's mostly genetic predisposition that gets us here. That, and in the past 50 years or so we've been constantly told eating fat makes us obese and/or T2's, which it doesn't, as it turns out... Bit late, half the world is obese and there's a diabetes epidemic now! Carbs are the main culprit, and as a T2, and before that, someone who was predispositioned to become one, eating like everyone else, according to the EatWell plate and such, there was just little chance of getting out from under this. Really. So should you be engaged in the blame game, you can stop right now: [I]this was going to happen sooner or later[/I]. But now it has happened, and you'll deal with it as we all have: one day at a time. And it isn't hopeless. You're[I] not[/I] destined to lose your eyesight, kidneyfunction and legs. A lot of people here manage their T2 through diet: low carb/high fat works for most of us, and some, like me, take it a step further and go Keto with intermittent fasting (Less than 20 grams of carbs a day, skipping the occasional breakfast and/or lunch). For me, my numbers are now those of a healthy, non-diabetic person, without diabetic complications and the eternal inflamed feet I used to have. I'm still a T2 though: if I eat something high in carbs, my bloodsugars will rise. But I'm quite content with the food I do eat, and I don't really feel like I'm missing out. Key is to take time to find out what works for you: loads of people can advise you, but what works for them might not work for you! As we're all different, with different levels of insulin production and insulin resistance, it's a highly personal journey. Best thing to do is buy yourself a meter, and, though it is quite expensive at the start as you find out what food works for you and what doesn't, check bloods before eating and 2 hours after first bite. If you go up more than 2 mmol/l, the meal was too carby and you couldn't process it. The bulk of us can't eat porridge, bread, cereal, potatoes, fruits (save for berries, in moderation), rice, pasta and corn without getting a spike in our bloodsugars. Of course there is medication you can try, like metformin and gliclazide, if you're more comfortable with that, but for me, seeing I'm very susseptable to side effects, they were too horrid and the effect too small. So diet-only worked for me. (I have scrambled eggs with bacon, cheese and mushrooms, salads with tuna, olives and capers, meat or fish with broccoli or cauliflower rice with bacon and cheese... I snack on sausages and nuts. I can even still go to McDonalds or Burger King: you can order burgers without the bun and voila, low carb! If you're interested in cooking elaborate and not so elaborate meals and baking, check dietdoctor.com for ideas). On top of that I studied my behind off when first diagnosed, and I haven't really stopped yet... Knowledge is power, and with some empowerment comes [I]hope[/I]. Not just knowing what your bloodsugars do, but also why they do it and how, and how you can control it. (Dr. Jason Fung's books could help.) I wrote little guides for my direct familymembers because we dine together every now and again, and I kept having nightmares about being diabetic: I needed to know THEY knew what to do if something went wrong. And not to be offended if I didn't eat certain things what were on offer. More than that, I needed them to know what I was doing with my diet and medical choices, because I needed their support in what I was doing. To most people a low carb/high fat or keto diet seems insane because for generations we've been taught it was unhealthy to skip carbs or even entire meals... It took some convincing and showing my testresults to get some people on board. But it worked out in the end, though it took some doing. My testresults and health prove me right to them every day. ;) Besides, if people see you take control of this thing, one way or another, I do believe the pity'll turn to admiration. You can do this, however which way you choose to tackle this. Honest. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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