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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Midas" data-source="post: 1855768" data-attributes="member: 330044"><p>Welcome, [USER=486537]@maitai[/USER] </p><p>Sorry to hear of your diagnosis, and what seems like a barrage of advice from family and friends. You know they mean well, of course, but it can be a bit "alright already, sheesh" <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>One thing you will discover as you live with diabetes and if you do indeed investigate it yourself, is just how much you will learn about how your body works. Before I was diagnosed I was an eat-anything machine. I just loved the snacks. But as you learn how the human body functions, especially with regards to insulin, carbs (glucose), fat and protein, you will be astounded at amazing things it can do. And just what it does with all this food we stuff into it.</p><p></p><p>I, like many here, have done the same and discovered that by simply changing what we eat we can actually reduce (or even completely remove) the need for medication! I'm Type 1 so, unfortunately, cannot remove the need for insulin entirely. But by reducing, or in my case literally eliminating the intake of carbs, I have dramatically reduced my insulin intake.</p><p></p><p>One last thing, and I don't want to put the fear of god into you or anything, but I would take the Food Pyramid (that you see in GP offices) and flip it. The last thing a diabetic needs is more bread, spuds, pasta and grains.</p><p></p><p>All the best <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite41" alt=":hungry:" title="Hungry :hungry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hungry:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Midas, post: 1855768, member: 330044"] Welcome, [USER=486537]@maitai[/USER] Sorry to hear of your diagnosis, and what seems like a barrage of advice from family and friends. You know they mean well, of course, but it can be a bit "alright already, sheesh" ;) One thing you will discover as you live with diabetes and if you do indeed investigate it yourself, is just how much you will learn about how your body works. Before I was diagnosed I was an eat-anything machine. I just loved the snacks. But as you learn how the human body functions, especially with regards to insulin, carbs (glucose), fat and protein, you will be astounded at amazing things it can do. And just what it does with all this food we stuff into it. I, like many here, have done the same and discovered that by simply changing what we eat we can actually reduce (or even completely remove) the need for medication! I'm Type 1 so, unfortunately, cannot remove the need for insulin entirely. But by reducing, or in my case literally eliminating the intake of carbs, I have dramatically reduced my insulin intake. One last thing, and I don't want to put the fear of god into you or anything, but I would take the Food Pyramid (that you see in GP offices) and flip it. The last thing a diabetic needs is more bread, spuds, pasta and grains. All the best :hungry: [/QUOTE]
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