Hello, my partner has been diagnosed with Type 2, (HbA1C 79). I read the book by Michael Mossley "the 8 week blood sugar diet" and in our appointment with the nurse we told her we would love to work with a dietitian that would support us and advice us following the diet and trying to reverse the diabetes. She referred us to a local diabetic info group and to the community dietitian. A month later, going for the 2nd appointment (with a different nurse) we informed her that no one has contacted us. She was alarmed by the "high level of the blood results" and we were advised to go on Metformin while we were waiting to be contacted so we could get down the sugar blood level. We were given appointment for 8weeks later with the idea we would be contacted and we would follow the diet so we could see by then the results. It's over a month from that second appointment and we are not in any better position, we haven't been contacted by the local group or any dietitian. We are full of questions we don't have nobody to ask about and with no support at all, motivation is now running thin. I have been told by someone that has gone to one of these local groups (I think DESMOND, but I cannot be sure) that the importance of diet was hardly touched upon and some other people I heard from have been told that carbs are just fine, when clearly the information on the book I have read is completely the opposite. So I have started to wonder if actually the wait will be worth it or we will find a complete opposite advice. I am starting to think, that, to avoid all sorts of confusions, I would really like to find a local group that follows the research done by Dr. Roy Taylor and Michael Mossley (preferably physical meetings, otherwise online) and I would really love to find a health professional that would support us following that diet, someone we could ask for advise and consultation (probably a dietitian?). My partner has also high blood pressure and cholesterol which, we think, it would go down once we manage to get the blood sugar down.
Could someone please advise me how I could find a local group and also a dietitian or health professional were we could find the support we need to follow this diet? We are in Lewisham (South East London)
Could someone please advise me how I could find a local group and also a dietitian or health professional were we could find the support we need to follow this diet? We are in Lewisham (South East London)