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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1746985" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>The NHS dietician I saw was really nice and I admired the tact with which he avoided going head to head with me over low carb. However at our first meeting he advised me to abandon low carb and revert to my previous "healthy" Mediterranean style diet, allowing my bg to climb until it got really bad, when my GP would give me medicines to sort it! At our second meeting he came clean as to his real views. He confessed to being on the fence, simply not knowing what to think about low carb, saturated fat etc. He said that many dieticians still believe in the old advice, a few have gone over to low carb etc, but he just didn't know. I respect that, as I don't know either. That is, I know that raised bg is damaging, but I don't know if / how far saturated fat and high LDL are harmful. So I prioritise eating to lower my bg. I do sympathise with my dietician, as IMO his position when required to advise diabetics is untenable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 1746985, member: 429870"] The NHS dietician I saw was really nice and I admired the tact with which he avoided going head to head with me over low carb. However at our first meeting he advised me to abandon low carb and revert to my previous "healthy" Mediterranean style diet, allowing my bg to climb until it got really bad, when my GP would give me medicines to sort it! At our second meeting he came clean as to his real views. He confessed to being on the fence, simply not knowing what to think about low carb, saturated fat etc. He said that many dieticians still believe in the old advice, a few have gone over to low carb etc, but he just didn't know. I respect that, as I don't know either. That is, I know that raised bg is damaging, but I don't know if / how far saturated fat and high LDL are harmful. So I prioritise eating to lower my bg. I do sympathise with my dietician, as IMO his position when required to advise diabetics is untenable. [/QUOTE]
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