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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1394018" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>The media and strangers see us all as having a self inflicted disease because we are all obese, lazy, and stuff ourselves with take-a-ways, pies, cakes, crisps and so forth whilst vegetating on our sofas all day and all evening in front of the TV. It is our own fault, basically. Imagine how that makes us all feel.</p><p></p><p>How do people see us? I met up with an old college friend last year who I hadn't seen for 30 years. I mentioned I had T2. She looked amazed, and asked if I were sure I was T2 because I wasn't fat enough.</p><p></p><p>Personally I don't find living with diabetes difficult normally. I am medication free so have no worries about injecting insulin or taking nasty tablets. My personal eating plan is easy, sustainable and sustaining, and enjoyable. I do find it hard work when eating out because of the lack of choice of suitable food. Easy to find vegetarian, vegan, gluten free options. Impossible almost to find low carbohydrate and sugar free.options.</p><p></p><p>It is frustrating that the NHS do virtually nothing to help us. We are given outdated and frankly dangerous dietary advice about the "Eat Well Plate" as recommended by NICE and therefore by the whole of the NHS. The dietary advice is to eat plenty of starchy carbohydrate at every meal, plenty of fruit, meals such as a jacket potato with baked beans, and low fat everything. It doesn't seem to occur to them that this way of eating is the exact opposite of what we should be eating. We are also told not to test our own glucose levels because it isn't necessary. There won't be one person on this large forum that agrees with that. It is like asking a learner driver to drive without a speedometer and guess. Very shortsighted. So yes, frustrating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1394018, member: 94045"] The media and strangers see us all as having a self inflicted disease because we are all obese, lazy, and stuff ourselves with take-a-ways, pies, cakes, crisps and so forth whilst vegetating on our sofas all day and all evening in front of the TV. It is our own fault, basically. Imagine how that makes us all feel. How do people see us? I met up with an old college friend last year who I hadn't seen for 30 years. I mentioned I had T2. She looked amazed, and asked if I were sure I was T2 because I wasn't fat enough. Personally I don't find living with diabetes difficult normally. I am medication free so have no worries about injecting insulin or taking nasty tablets. My personal eating plan is easy, sustainable and sustaining, and enjoyable. I do find it hard work when eating out because of the lack of choice of suitable food. Easy to find vegetarian, vegan, gluten free options. Impossible almost to find low carbohydrate and sugar free.options. It is frustrating that the NHS do virtually nothing to help us. We are given outdated and frankly dangerous dietary advice about the "Eat Well Plate" as recommended by NICE and therefore by the whole of the NHS. The dietary advice is to eat plenty of starchy carbohydrate at every meal, plenty of fruit, meals such as a jacket potato with baked beans, and low fat everything. It doesn't seem to occur to them that this way of eating is the exact opposite of what we should be eating. We are also told not to test our own glucose levels because it isn't necessary. There won't be one person on this large forum that agrees with that. It is like asking a learner driver to drive without a speedometer and guess. Very shortsighted. So yes, frustrating. [/QUOTE]
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