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Interesting sign of change doctors forum

bulkbiker said:
Wow.. not before time.. but amazing to read that in a professional journal.. I will send the link off to my GP.
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That is the point. Only GMC registered practitioners can comment on an article, or subscribe to Pulse, Since the article references this site, then maybe some of those reading the article will join us here.
 
Don't celebrate too soon, there is a long way to go before it is accepted in general practice. It is a very welcome start but there are powerful forces who want to maintain the status quo, not least our fellow diabetics who want a pill to solve their problems and believe it is their 'right'. There will be set backs, but it is a welcome glimmer of light. I'll be taking it to the next meeting of my self help group at Sudbury next Thursday - we have a couple of diabetes nurses coming to talk about foot care, this should keep the conversation going for the rest of the hour!!!
 
 
I'm over the moon,hope at last.After sixteen years of being a model patient,believing I would get progressively worse and taking more and more pills,my results are so much better after eight months of low carbing.Ill send my GP a copy of this plus my results.............even after sixteen years it's not too late!Just wish they would listen to us.
 
Let's hope the tide has turned, for good. Thanks for sharing this @CherryAA
 
Interesting interpretation of the NICE guidelines. NICE diet recommendstion is to go Low GI, and the interpretation is thst this should therefore exclude the high carb hitters of potatoes, rice, and white flour. So in a way NICE is actually advocating Low Carb by the back door, So GP's can support LC diets,
 
Dr Unwin uses a very clever reading of the individualised care section of the NICE guidelines to enable his support of LCHF. That and the fact that for his patients he has huge success must be helping.
 
bulkbiker said:
Dr Unwin uses a very clever reading of the individualised care section of the NICE guidelines to enable his support of LCHF. That and the fact that for his patients he has huge success must be helping.
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If you had provided what his interpretation is, then I could tick your informative box, but I give a Like instead.
 
Oldvatr said:
If you had provided what his interpretation is, then I could tick your informative box, but I give a Like instead.
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I suspect it's the same as what is in the post linked to in the first post:

"Some GPs worry they are going against guidelines by advising a reduction in carbohydrate intake. They need not be concerned. NICE guidelines on type 2 diabetes advise high-fibre low glycaemic index (GI) sources of carbohydrate, which in practical terms means things such as peppers and leafy greens. It does not mean potatoes and bread, which are high GI.

NICE also advises tailoring the carbohydrate to the individual. In my experience most people need to eat less than 130g of carbohydrate a day (a few small potatoes and the odd slice of bread) although those with severe insulin resistance may need to reduce carbohydrate to 50g or less – which generally means completely removing starchy carbohydrate from the diet."
 
Oldvatr said:
If you had provided what his interpretation is, then I could tick your informative box, but I give a Like instead.
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Sorry I have seen him present it but haven't got the slides from the presentation and I certainly didn't want to misquote. Its definitely based on the individualised approach to each patient idea.
 
I will have to be careful, I feel positively evangelical after reading your reference Cherry. D.
 
I got adviced by a GP who agrees with LCHF.

Say you try to eat unprocessed food and be mindful of the effect on your blood glucose so that it is not too high or too low, they cannot really object to that.
All GPs ought to follow NICE for Diabetes December 2015 and paragraphs 1.1.1 & 1.3.3 recommend low GI so no pasta, rice, potatoes, sweet stuff, and individualised care is suggested so they should support you in what you are trying to do.​
 
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