International lottery for diabetes advice?

[LittleGreyCat]

I've just had some dental work and was chatting to my dentist and her assistant about my health - they always ask about health and medication before treatment.

I am on statins, diet and exercise.

I was asked by the assistant if the statins were for cholesterol.
I replied yes, and they helped me adopt a high protein low carb diet.

The dental assistant seemed a bit surprised, but the Polish dentist was on the ball and in full agreement.
She said that the first thing that you did on diagnosis was cut out bread, pasta, potatoes and be very wary of fruit, especially things like grapes.
This is what she was taught in medical school.
She was very surprised that this wasn't the first advice given in the UK.
I explained that the NICE guidelines just went for a 'healthy diet' including carbs and that this was currently standard for the UK and US.

So it seems that perhaps if you are diagnosed with T2 in countries further east you may get slightly different advice.

I am now wondering if there are websites where you can check the equivalent of the NICE guidelines for the rest of the EU.

Ho hum.

LGC

 

[phoenix]

Yes if you are a linguist, otherwise it's a bit of pot luck.
I think this is a page from the Polish diabetes association
I took a guess and put a phrase into google translate. I haven't attempted to translate the full page.
Udział węglowodanów w diecie powinien wynosić 45-50%,powinny być to węglowodany pochodzące z pełnego ziarna zbóż,owoców ,warzyw i mleka z małą zawartością tłuszczu.
translates as
The share of carbohydrates in the diet should be 45-50%, should be derived from carbohydrates are whole grain cereals, fruits, vegetables and milk with low fat content.
http://www.diabetyk.org/node/224
There are European guidelines developed by specialists from all over Europe so I think most guidelines will be fairly similar.
http://www.dnsg-easd.org/info/general/D ... /guida.pdf

Poland has apparently a high percentage of people with diabetes (T2) and not very good outcomes. There are several articles about it online.
Here's one summary of a report on the state of diabetes care in various countries
http://www.ceeitandtelecom.com/65673/Di ... land.shtml
This is the full report . The UK came 2nd on these indicators.
http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/files/e ... report.pdf
The UK comes