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<blockquote data-quote="suejat" data-source="post: 1329709" data-attributes="member: 46714"><p>I live in Spain, and the guidelines here are very similar to those issued by NHS. When I was first diagnosed, I was put on two Metformin a day, and this same ridiculous diet. I had to change from Metformin to glibenclamide as I was allergic to the Metformin, and was told to take two 5mg tabs per day. Although my overall figures were good, I spent each day either way too high, or way too low. Forttunately I was issued with a meter, but only enough strips to test a couple of times a week, so I bought strips, and worked out which foods put me high, and which I could eat confidently. I also discovered the glycemic index which helped. Within a couple of weeks, I was able to cut meds down to 2.5mg per day, and keep my HbA1c just within normal range. Unfortunately that was 11 years ago, and things have progressed to the stage where I am now on insulin, (things started to go a bit haywire a couple of years ago) but I am totally convinced that this would have happened a lot sooner had I kept to the "healthy recommendations" made by the local health carers. I still eat low carb (around 50g per day most days) and dread to think where I would be otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suejat, post: 1329709, member: 46714"] I live in Spain, and the guidelines here are very similar to those issued by NHS. When I was first diagnosed, I was put on two Metformin a day, and this same ridiculous diet. I had to change from Metformin to glibenclamide as I was allergic to the Metformin, and was told to take two 5mg tabs per day. Although my overall figures were good, I spent each day either way too high, or way too low. Forttunately I was issued with a meter, but only enough strips to test a couple of times a week, so I bought strips, and worked out which foods put me high, and which I could eat confidently. I also discovered the glycemic index which helped. Within a couple of weeks, I was able to cut meds down to 2.5mg per day, and keep my HbA1c just within normal range. Unfortunately that was 11 years ago, and things have progressed to the stage where I am now on insulin, (things started to go a bit haywire a couple of years ago) but I am totally convinced that this would have happened a lot sooner had I kept to the "healthy recommendations" made by the local health carers. I still eat low carb (around 50g per day most days) and dread to think where I would be otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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