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<blockquote data-quote="VashtiB" data-source="post: 2216650" data-attributes="member: 511345"><p>Hello and welcome,</p><p></p><p>I'm another type 2. </p><p></p><p>My doctor also gave the advice not to bother testing - the medical profession largely believe it is a progressive illness that you can't do anything about. My view is that if you follow that advice they may be right.</p><p></p><p>I am almost 7 months after diagnosis (wow didn't realise how long) and brought my levels within normal range within 3 months and my doctor now considers them well controlled. I went very low carb and will continue for a while as I am losing weight and have more to go. After (if I ever have) I have lost all the weight I want and have kept the levels controlled for a few years I plan to experiment to see if I can tolerate more carbs. I may never be able to.</p><p></p><p>I highly recommend testing- how else can you know what your body can tolerate. I also suggest that you may find that there are no fruits your body can tolerate. Some find some (a few only) berries with some full fat yogurt or cream can be tolerated.</p><p></p><p>You should also be aware of the carbs in some vegetables such as potatoes, pumpkin....</p><p>Here's a link you should read.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/" target="_blank">basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck and welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VashtiB, post: 2216650, member: 511345"] Hello and welcome, I'm another type 2. My doctor also gave the advice not to bother testing - the medical profession largely believe it is a progressive illness that you can't do anything about. My view is that if you follow that advice they may be right. I am almost 7 months after diagnosis (wow didn't realise how long) and brought my levels within normal range within 3 months and my doctor now considers them well controlled. I went very low carb and will continue for a while as I am losing weight and have more to go. After (if I ever have) I have lost all the weight I want and have kept the levels controlled for a few years I plan to experiment to see if I can tolerate more carbs. I may never be able to. I highly recommend testing- how else can you know what your body can tolerate. I also suggest that you may find that there are no fruits your body can tolerate. Some find some (a few only) berries with some full fat yogurt or cream can be tolerated. You should also be aware of the carbs in some vegetables such as potatoes, pumpkin.... Here's a link you should read. [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/']basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088[/URL] Good luck and welcome. [/QUOTE]
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