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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mitsi5959" data-source="post: 425740" data-attributes="member: 80436">hi to all of you that are on the newcastle diet!a lot of what julie is saying makes sense and is inspiring, i am on the 5th week of the newcastle diet, at first you think omg am i going to manage on just milk shakes and veg, is it going to fill me up, after you get past the first week, its does start to get better and as the weeks go by, you see the weight coming off, your blood results going down, it inspires you to carry on. i went in denial of my diabetes and was eating all the cakes, chocolates, chips pizzas, everything carb, its weird i do not crave any sugar, but have craved protien in the last 2 weeks, have weivered and had gammon, but missed a shake to compensate for this, i log everything on my fitness pall, so i can look back and see my progress, i added excercise 2 weeks after going on the diet, theres a few good apps to inspire you for excersise when your ready, i use couch to 5k app on my treadmill, my doctor didnt prescribe me a glucose meter, so i bought one myself which i document everytime i use it. if you do get off track, dont punish yourself, just try and get back on track.i add flavour to my veg with- fresh chillie, dried chillie, lemon juice, spices, fresh herbs, i dont know if its physiological, but sometimes i vary the way i cut my veg, slice, dice, use potato peeler, grater, so they dont always look the same on the plate, i also cook my veg al dente, so that i feel like i am chewing something, never thought i would like cauliflower and am enjoying eating it as one of my veg. As the weather is getting cold, i tryed warming up my milkshake as a hot drink, surprisingly taste pleasently nice. i dont really feel hungry on this diet. it is nice to see a waistline again, have gone from 12 st- 13 lbs to 10-4 1/2 lbs, droped two sizes in clothes, nice to get back in some of my old clothes, i have been using this time to look at what i will eat after the diet finishes and also understanding how to read food labels.my mum was diagnosed type 2 diabetes at my age, she is 74 and ignored all of it, she has been on insulin for the last few years, unfortunatly she was very ill last year and ended up in hospital, when she came out hospital i had to look after her 24hrs a day for a good few weeks, bathing her, waking up in the night taking her to the toilet, watching her cry in pain, she has all the symptoms of diabetes, eyes, kidneys,poor circulation, hypos, although she is a lot better now, as we have managed to get her insulin and bloods in a better place, careing for someone 24/7 was exhasting and my hands go up to those carers that look after the sick 24hrs day on!but i have also realised that it would be unfair to put my children  through the same agony of watching there mother suffer, because she carried on ignoring her own diabetes. i have come to the conclusion that i need to be responsible for my own health, as i have seen what diabetes can do, if it is ignored.i am due to have my fasting blood test in the next two months and will post my results.good luck everyone....fantastic forum, with a wealth of information and support</blockquote>

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