Am I the only one rather annoyed by the health service constantly carping on about causal features, non of which apply to me. Not obese. Not even fat. Balanced diet. Never eaten ready meals in my life. Exercise most days, so why am I diabetic type 2. Ha ha! Suddenly read about statins and long term possible effects on insulin reduction. Bingo. Are there any long term studies exant re this? Certainly going to talk to GP as I've been on them for 20years due to congenital cardiac problems causing high BP. Single stent fitted in 2016 due to minor atheroma in one cardiac artery. I'm an active 70yr old and bloody furious I'm now diabetic despite taking every precaution.
I’m fed up with anyone who maintains the blame culture of t2 believing it to be the whole story. There are so many factors that have
some effect. Our genetics, our diet, our lifestyle, our medications. Some of these we have no control of. Some we are given truly terrible advice about. Some , if we’re honest, we wilfully ignore thinking it won’t happen to us as other “behave” far worse then ourselves. I see the weight gain as both cause and symptom encouraged by society’s high carb, nhs endorsed diet. Being inactive sadly was my choice.
I was angry too with my diagnosis, as I think many are. Along with sad, denying and scared. Stages of grief for our previous non diabetic selves. But I do think anger particularly is made worse by all the blame socially attached to t2.
