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<blockquote data-quote="TeddyTottie" data-source="post: 2401020" data-attributes="member: 519030"><p>Oh dear, I can understand your frustration- with that advice, what would you eat? </p><p></p><p>I would seriously recommend that you do some research of your own about mechanisms of raised cholesterol, and what indeed constitutes ‘raised’ in any case. Some doctors automatically put diabetics on statins with no consideration at all. As others have said, statins can raise your BG all on their own. My understanding is that the supposed causal link between natural dietary fat, as found in red meat and dairy, and raised cholesterol and heart disease has been thoroughly debunked in recent years. But as I say, you will feel happier if you can satisfy yourself that this is the case.</p><p></p><p>In which case, meat and dairy are back on the menu so you will have much more choice and a much more satisfying diet.</p><p></p><p>Definitely get a meter and test what affects you personally - diabetes is a very individual disease and people respond to different carb sources in wildly different ways. For example, I cannot tolerate milk and bread at all. I use double cream instead in my coffee now. Tea I have always drunk black, but if you only have a splash , then unless it sends your BG sky high, carry on! You may also fine that different varieties of tea are more palatable with less or no milk - I am a complete tea snob and love speciality Darjeeling, no milk needed. Lemon in tea is nice and refreshing too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeddyTottie, post: 2401020, member: 519030"] Oh dear, I can understand your frustration- with that advice, what would you eat? I would seriously recommend that you do some research of your own about mechanisms of raised cholesterol, and what indeed constitutes ‘raised’ in any case. Some doctors automatically put diabetics on statins with no consideration at all. As others have said, statins can raise your BG all on their own. My understanding is that the supposed causal link between natural dietary fat, as found in red meat and dairy, and raised cholesterol and heart disease has been thoroughly debunked in recent years. But as I say, you will feel happier if you can satisfy yourself that this is the case. In which case, meat and dairy are back on the menu so you will have much more choice and a much more satisfying diet. Definitely get a meter and test what affects you personally - diabetes is a very individual disease and people respond to different carb sources in wildly different ways. For example, I cannot tolerate milk and bread at all. I use double cream instead in my coffee now. Tea I have always drunk black, but if you only have a splash , then unless it sends your BG sky high, carry on! You may also fine that different varieties of tea are more palatable with less or no milk - I am a complete tea snob and love speciality Darjeeling, no milk needed. Lemon in tea is nice and refreshing too. [/QUOTE]
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