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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I suppose I am talking about ppl who turn up on the forum, do amazingly well getting their bg down, their fasting bg down, losing weight... The works.
Then they typically hit a challenge, like xmas, or a holiday, and have a few days off. But the days stretch to weeks, and maybe months, and they stop testing, and the blood glucose creeps up - very similar to your situation, really.
And when they decide to get back on the wagon (diet, low carb, Newcastle Diet, whatever), they find that their bgs are a bit slower to respond, the second time around. And the weight is a bit slower to go... Their actions still work. The diets still work. But it is just a bit harder this time.
It isn't a diabetic phenomenon, really. I think it is a pretty universal diet phenomenon. And it is why people almost always do splendidly on their first ever diet and think they've 'cracked it' - only to find that they have actually taken the first step onto a lifetime of yo-yoing.
Please don't think I am saying this to depress you. I am NOT.
(And i am speaking as one who has learned this lesson the hard way).
I am saying this in the hope that you remember it next time you are tempted to fall off the wagon.
Think of it this way:
- dieting/controlling bg b diet is easy. Simple. A walk in the park. Just like strolling up a nice even path on a gentle hill.
- yet everytime you walk that path, it gets a wee bit steeper, and a wee bit more uneven underfoot.
By the time you've walked it half a dozen times, you need sherpas, cheerleaders and a hip replacement.
Tell me more about the cheerleaders....