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The Hidden Killer. Type 2 Diabetes.

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There is a programme on BBC1 on Monday 3rd. October about Type2.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yklv8

Diabetes: The Hidden Killer
Panorama
Britain is in the grip of a health epidemic that's threatening to overwhelm the NHS. More and more of us are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It's a hidden killer which can lead to heart failure,blindness, kidney disease and leg amputations. Now even children are being diagnosed with the condition. Filming over six months, Panorama reports from the frontline of the epidemic - in Birmingham, where almost one in ten people has the disease.
 
It looks very interesting. There's also a video about a person with Tyoe 2 on the BBC news website, where it mentions the programme too.
 
How sad that the NHS is still promoting porrige for breakfast and an apple for lunch (as in the video clip above) while waiting for wieght loss surgery for a diabetic. This chap has to prove he can virtually starve himself in order to have the surgery. Oh why can't NHS come to see that LCHF would be a much more likely way for being able to stick to a weight loss diet and not then needing the surgery.

The chap in the video claims he's tried everything but what's the betting he hasn't tried LCHF.

I've never been able to diet by counting calories, low fat but I've done amazingly well on LCHF, without counting anything, and feeling so much better on this.

I do hope the NHS will wake up to this before too long and get it across to people who need it. (I appreciate it doesn't work for everyone though)
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
I have just been watching this video about the programme. Wow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37518819
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Goodness me.

I just want to go up to that man, hug him, hand him a meter and tell him to eat low carb.
- 4 weetabix 'topped up' with frosties for breakfast!?!?!
- a large bowl of pasta salad for lunch, with 2 ferrero rocher?!!?!
- choc snacks all afternoon?1!!
- porridge and an apple??!?!?!

He is just following the carb mantra, isn't he?

How does the man function? If I was eating that I couldn't work, couldn't do that job, couldn't function, let alone play with my kids in the evening, and I DEFINITELY couldn't control my diabetes.
 
Me too.

I've been in that state of zombie carb exhaustion. Bgs permanently high, always craving, always counting the minutes till the next carb fix - while simultaneously feeling totally helpless against the endless need to eat, and knowing that nothing you do makes a difference. Hopelessness in an endless cycle.

I may not be able to watch the programme - knowing what the poor guy is going through and not being able to help... plus the fact that he is going to go through that terrible surgery, when there are other options. Probably be too much for me.
 
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I watched that video and was horrified because I used to eat very similarly to that man. The awful thing was that my HbA1c's were always in the "acceptable" range, always under 8 (which I now realise is not acceptable), and my doctor never even questioned what I was eating, even though it was clear I was very overweight. I dread to think what damage I've done to my body over the years :arghh:

When he said that he felt tired, so he went to get more chocolate - that just made my heart break for him. I'm eating so much less than I used to, but I have SO much more energy.
 
I have a colleague who is in a very similar place. He's not well at all, putting his faith in a "specialist" who just seems to be giving him more and more pills while he waits for surgery. I've spoken to him about trying low carb, but I think he's scared of going against his doctors advice. I just want to give him a hug, he looks so unhappy and in pain. He's really struggling.
Some doctors have caught on to the low carb thing, but so many haven't. I want to cry just thinking about it!
 
I will be watching the programme.
I must admit that i eat porridge every morning. My levels are not too bad post reading so i will stick to it
 
ally1 said:
I will be watching the programme.
I must admit that i eat porridge every morning. My levels are not too bad post reading so i will stick to it
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Ally, I've always been OK with porridge. It just goes to show how complicated this pesky condition can be - some being able to tolerate things, others can't.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
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What hit me the most was the caption that a type 2 diagnosis is made every 2 minutes in the UK. That is horrific.
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Blue - When I talked reduced carb with my preferred GP, she said something like, "Well we certainly just keep going as we are." She was actually so, so sad bout the predicament.
 
I have a South African doctor who actually trained under Tim Noakes. Small worls as I am in small town Canada. He is not allowed to recommend low carb as it goes against the official guidelines but he did tell me to go online and look up the glycemic index and carbohydrates. He certainly nudged me towards low carb without crossing the line that could get him in trouble. When I was rediagnosed this time I just said "back to atkins" and he agreed. They can approve your choice once you say you are doing it but cannot tell you to do it in the first place. It is all a stupid mind game and even the good doctors are caught in it as well.
 
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