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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2167779" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Welcome to the forums.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm assuming here that they've decided you are T2 diabetic. (If you've got a different type then please ignore the below).</p><p></p><p>Well, given your clinic has that attitude they probably don't realise that T2 diabetes can be avoided and put into remission by means of diet - a low carb diet. Some people don't process carbohydrate well (just as some people can't cope with gluten or lactose), and the body's response to this tends to be to pump out more and more insulin (the hormone that processes the sugar in your blood). Unfortunately a by product of this is often (not always) weight gain (high insulin plus high sugar leads to fat) which is why people often get accused of causing their diabetes by being fat, whereas actually the weight gain is a symptom of the diabetes. Unfortunately weight gain tends to make the T2 problem worse, so you get into a vicious circle of increasing blood sugars, insulin and weight.</p><p></p><p>Now, the doctors will probably tell you to "exercise more" and "eat a healthy diet" and "lose weight" (if that's applicable to you). Although some of the dietary advice is good (yes, drinking tea with 3 spoonfuls of sugar is not very helpful), most surgeries rely on medication to bring people's sugar levels down and don't realise that eating less carbohydrate can put many people into remission without any medication at all. And yes, it's pretty shameful that they didn't tell you you were "pre-diabetic" a few years ago, because you could probably have made some slight modifications to your diet to avoid the issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2167779, member: 372717"] Welcome to the forums. I'm assuming here that they've decided you are T2 diabetic. (If you've got a different type then please ignore the below). Well, given your clinic has that attitude they probably don't realise that T2 diabetes can be avoided and put into remission by means of diet - a low carb diet. Some people don't process carbohydrate well (just as some people can't cope with gluten or lactose), and the body's response to this tends to be to pump out more and more insulin (the hormone that processes the sugar in your blood). Unfortunately a by product of this is often (not always) weight gain (high insulin plus high sugar leads to fat) which is why people often get accused of causing their diabetes by being fat, whereas actually the weight gain is a symptom of the diabetes. Unfortunately weight gain tends to make the T2 problem worse, so you get into a vicious circle of increasing blood sugars, insulin and weight. Now, the doctors will probably tell you to "exercise more" and "eat a healthy diet" and "lose weight" (if that's applicable to you). Although some of the dietary advice is good (yes, drinking tea with 3 spoonfuls of sugar is not very helpful), most surgeries rely on medication to bring people's sugar levels down and don't realise that eating less carbohydrate can put many people into remission without any medication at all. And yes, it's pretty shameful that they didn't tell you you were "pre-diabetic" a few years ago, because you could probably have made some slight modifications to your diet to avoid the issue. [/QUOTE]
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