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I thought it was too good to be true!

Sunhat

Sunhat

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Location
Andalucia
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
When I saw the dietician, about 12 years ago, when first diagnosed with IGT she told me what I could not eat (seemed like everything I liked at the time) and then what I could eat. I asked what I could eat instead of biscuits..... breadsticks she told me ( how un-exciting are they!) and muffins..... well, that pleased me. If we were out and I had a coffee I would buy a muffin to eat too, it was ages later the penny dropped- she meant a ´bread´ type muffin and not a blueberry, choc-chip or any other sort of sweet muffin :lol:

What misunderstandings has anyone here had regarding food?
 
Sunhat said:
When I saw the dietician, about 12 years ago, when first diagnosed with IGT she told me what I could not eat (seemed like everything I liked at the time) and then what I could eat. I asked what I could eat instead of biscuits..... breadsticks she told me ( how un-exciting are they!) and muffins..... well, that pleased me. If we were out and I had a coffee I would buy a muffin to eat too, it was ages later the penny dropped- she meant a ´bread´ type muffin and not a blueberry, choc-chip or any other sort of sweet muffin :lol:

What misunderstandings has anyone here had regarding food?
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The biggest misunderstanding about food is the Diabetes UK diet promoted by dietitians (including yours) & the NHS. The 50% starchy carb diet is poison for diabetics & causes the disease to be progressive. I proved by following their diet carefully for over 7 years until crippling & debilitating complications set in.

Cutting out the carbs & increasing proteins & fats restored my health. 5 years on I am in good health & fitness.
 
Have you looked at the carb content of 'bready' muffins; not good. If I do have them I go for Duchy ones from Waitrose as they are wholemeal with some grains
 
My favourite...from a DN nurse specialist..."eat whole meal bread".

I am Coeliac ...and laughed at her instructions...and have told this story often to my Coeliac friends...

Oh..the other one....always want to measure my waist as a guide to my health. Rest of me is fit...(I swim etc, no bingo wings!!)) but the middle bit...no. I wouldnt mind half so much if the DN person was on front page of Vogue as being a picture of health..she isnt...and weighs a LOT more than I do....

Meiow!! (Smokie would be so pleased!!)
 
My sisters doctor told her not to test her blood, no need, ´just follow the healthy diet plan, just like I do´ My sister was tempted to tell the doctor her healthy eating plan was not working, sister said the doctor was VERY fat :lol:
 
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