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<blockquote data-quote="forty six" data-source="post: 474005" data-attributes="member: 72202"><p>Having been diagnosed at the end of November I was most surprised to be told by my doctor that diabetes can be cured and that I could reverse the decision if I lost enough weight and changed my lifestyle. I was very shocked to hear this as although I have heard plenty of others talk about research into this I have never heard a medical professional say it. She did add that the people who take swift action after being diagnosed are the ones with the best chance of reversing the disease. </p><p></p><p>What I do not like is the governments insistence that all those newly diagnosed should go on medication straight away. My dad was diagnosed in 1995 but was not put on medication until he had a heart scare in 2001 (straight after my mum passed away). I believe that Metformin is a highly dangerous drug and is handed out like aspirin, his BG was well maintained until this point. However I had a prescription for Metformin and a statin with 4 hours of diagnosis and the nurses at my practice say I am only pre-diabetic anyway.</p><p></p><p>On a related topic the BBC undertook an experiment using 2 Dr's who are twins and therefore genetically identical. One twin went on a high fat low carb diet for a month and the other a high sugar low fat diet for the same length of time. At the beginning they took all the usual tests and their blood sugar was normal, however, at the end of the 30 days the one on the high sugar had normal blood sugar but the other was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic and this was only after one month. Very interesting result as the low carb diet seems to be the one that makes most sense as simple carbs convert into sugar very quickly in the body, but the Dr in charge said that eating too much sugar is not a direct cause of diabetes. Well why do NICE pump out this propaganda that diabetes is caused by being lazy and eating too much sugar. The way that diabetics are treated in this country in the media is terrible - we are seen as time and money wasters. Sometimes I feel that the whole system needs a massive overhall and they need to look at how other countries deal with this issue (not USA) and change the policies. After all they expect us to change our way of lives and refuse to treat us as individuals. </p><p></p><p>Today I went for my first eye screening and although I am obese the girl doing the test and the receptionist were both bigger than me! In fact the receptionist spent the whole time I was waiting discussing with her co-worker why she disagreed with her GP about why she was so big. She kept saying<strong> "I don't eat much you know"</strong> Well as someone once said to me <strong>"those sorts of statements make GP's fall off their chairs with laughter".</strong></p><p></p><p>If the NHS want us all to be fitter then maybe they ought to start with a campaign for their own staff.</p><p></p><p>We will all just have to wait and watch.</p><p></p><p>To all those who have managed to reverse or change your situation CONGRATULATIONS!</p><p></p><p>I hope to achieve the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forty six, post: 474005, member: 72202"] Having been diagnosed at the end of November I was most surprised to be told by my doctor that diabetes can be cured and that I could reverse the decision if I lost enough weight and changed my lifestyle. I was very shocked to hear this as although I have heard plenty of others talk about research into this I have never heard a medical professional say it. She did add that the people who take swift action after being diagnosed are the ones with the best chance of reversing the disease. What I do not like is the governments insistence that all those newly diagnosed should go on medication straight away. My dad was diagnosed in 1995 but was not put on medication until he had a heart scare in 2001 (straight after my mum passed away). I believe that Metformin is a highly dangerous drug and is handed out like aspirin, his BG was well maintained until this point. However I had a prescription for Metformin and a statin with 4 hours of diagnosis and the nurses at my practice say I am only pre-diabetic anyway. On a related topic the BBC undertook an experiment using 2 Dr's who are twins and therefore genetically identical. One twin went on a high fat low carb diet for a month and the other a high sugar low fat diet for the same length of time. At the beginning they took all the usual tests and their blood sugar was normal, however, at the end of the 30 days the one on the high sugar had normal blood sugar but the other was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic and this was only after one month. Very interesting result as the low carb diet seems to be the one that makes most sense as simple carbs convert into sugar very quickly in the body, but the Dr in charge said that eating too much sugar is not a direct cause of diabetes. Well why do NICE pump out this propaganda that diabetes is caused by being lazy and eating too much sugar. The way that diabetics are treated in this country in the media is terrible - we are seen as time and money wasters. Sometimes I feel that the whole system needs a massive overhall and they need to look at how other countries deal with this issue (not USA) and change the policies. After all they expect us to change our way of lives and refuse to treat us as individuals. Today I went for my first eye screening and although I am obese the girl doing the test and the receptionist were both bigger than me! In fact the receptionist spent the whole time I was waiting discussing with her co-worker why she disagreed with her GP about why she was so big. She kept saying[B] "I don't eat much you know"[/B] Well as someone once said to me [B]"those sorts of statements make GP's fall off their chairs with laughter".[/B] If the NHS want us all to be fitter then maybe they ought to start with a campaign for their own staff. We will all just have to wait and watch. To all those who have managed to reverse or change your situation CONGRATULATIONS! I hope to achieve the same. [/QUOTE]
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