Approved Newly diagnosed? Want to talk?

[gclamb]

Hello!

I am doing research for Diabetes UK to try and engage more people with their services and find out what help and support people want. We really want to speak to people newly diagnosed to find out what type of support they would like to see and what would really help them in a difficult time.

If you want to maybe chat with us, which would be great! - you can email me ([email protected]) or call me on 020 7735 8040 / 07508 890 931

Georgie

 

[britishpub]

what would really help them in a difficult time.

The correct information would be a start, and stop trying to peddle this nonsense that starchy carbs are the things to eat.

 

[Sirmione]

As above +1

 

[gclamb]

The correct information would be a start, and stop trying to peddle this nonsense that starchy carbs are the things to eat.

Well maybe you can chat to me then?!

 

[gclamb]

I don't believe this person is for real.

Sorry Carol. My company has been commissioned by Diabetes UK to look into their Type 2 Together support groups and find out what is working and what people would like to see more of, so your input would be great. Thank you.

 

[Celeriac]

Diabetes UK can do two things:
1) Quit promoting the starchy carbs
2) Quit stabbing people with diabetes in the back e.g. telling the Daily Mail that we alone will bankrupt the NHS.

 

[CollieBoy]

As the other posters say, DUK need to stop promoting the "starchy carbs with every meal" mantra
also
The claim that there is no long term low carb diet experience : baloney How was diabetes treated before oral meds ?
Answer : low carb diets!

 

[Indy51]

They could research how basic physiology works when it comes to carbohydrates:
http://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2015/06/23/what-happens-to-the-carbs/
http://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2015/07/19/what-happens-to-the-carbs-part-ii/

They could address the best methods for controlling Type 2 with diet instead of pretending we can eat like everybody else, just less of it:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900714003323

 

[siren6214]

I realize this is a big "want" but being diagnosed 2-weeks ago it was only natural to google "type 2 diabetes cure" ... The most recent article I could find about cure efforts for Type 2 was from 2013. I realize the politics of "cures" but it would be nice if there was transparency when it came to knowing where the money goes when it comes towards developing such a thing. It seems most of it goes towards treatments instead -- from what I've gathered. So many impossible things have been accomplished in just the last two decades that I don't find it unrealistic that a cure exists -- but even if it doesn't, receiving updates about what's being attempted would provide hope... and that's like dangling a proverbial "low carb carrot" in front of me right now.

 

[noblehead]

Don't forget you can chat with Georgie by email or phone, her contact details are in her opening post.