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<blockquote data-quote="chocoholic" data-source="post: 36603" data-attributes="member: 2964">.....what a healthy diet is! That is how I felt I was labelled today when I received a copy of a letter sent by my new dietcian at the hospital to my G.P.(Why it has taken 2 months to be sent, who knows?!)I quote &quot; We spent some time discussing carbohydrate counting as she was about to be changed to multiple injections during the same clinic appointment. We also discussed the importance of following a healthy diet, consisting of regular meals, low in fat and low in sugar.&quot;For a start it forgets to mention that we actually discussed me wanting to follow a lower carb diet and her telling me, that was the wrong thing to do and she could not agree to that. I have been eating healthily for years so I&#039;m not exactly chuffed at the inference that she had to &quot;newly&quot; tell me the importance of eating healthily. Perhaps I&#039;m being touchy but she&#039;s made me sound like a right numpty who pigs out on deep-fried food and sugar and knows nothing about healthy eating.Interesting that the booklet I was given by her on learning about carb-counting had the most ridiculous list of foods for a diabetic. Let me elaborate......First page: Breads&nbsp; Next Page: Breakfast Cereals Next Page: Biscuits, Buns &amp; CakesNext Page: More Buns &amp; CakesNext Page: ConfectioneryNext Page: More ConfectioneryNext Page: Dairy/DessertsNext Page: FruitNext Page: Meat products.....this is the best page&nbsp; :roll: .......I&#039;ll type the short page contents in full...&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Steak &amp; Kidney Pie&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yorkshire Pudding&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sausage Roll&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Pizza&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Pork Pie&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cornish Pastie&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Next Page: Rice, Pasta etc &amp; a short Home Baking list....flour,oats,sugar,dried fruit, syrup, honeyNext Page: Snacks (Crisps and nuts though it only mentions peanuts and cashews in the nuts bit)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sugars &amp; PreservesNext 2 Pages: Takeaway FoodsNext Page: Vegetables (which as far as I can see are all the vegetables high in carbs)Final Page: AlchoholI must make clear that it says on Page 1 that this is not a diet sheet but goes on to say the lists are of &quot;usual&quot; foods and that you can use the list to adjust your insulin accordingly.There is NO mention anywhere in the booklet about reducing carbs. being beneficial at all, it is just basically saying &quot;eat what you want as long as you adjust the insulin.&quot;I&#039;m so glad my doctor now knows that I have had a discussion with my dietician about the importance of healthy eating. I feel so enlightened. :roll:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chocoholic, post: 36603, member: 2964"] .....what a healthy diet is! That is how I felt I was labelled today when I received a copy of a letter sent by my new dietcian at the hospital to my G.P.(Why it has taken 2 months to be sent, who knows?!) I quote " We spent some time discussing carbohydrate counting as she was about to be changed to multiple injections during the same clinic appointment. We also discussed the importance of following a healthy diet, consisting of regular meals, low in fat and low in sugar." For a start it forgets to mention that we actually discussed me wanting to follow a lower carb diet and her telling me, that was the wrong thing to do and she could not agree to that. I have been eating healthily for years so I'm not exactly chuffed at the inference that she had to "newly" tell me the importance of eating healthily. Perhaps I'm being touchy but she's made me sound like a right numpty who pigs out on deep-fried food and sugar and knows nothing about healthy eating. Interesting that the booklet I was given by her on learning about carb-counting had the most ridiculous list of foods for a diabetic. Let me elaborate...... First page: Breads Next Page: Breakfast Cereals Next Page: Biscuits, Buns & Cakes Next Page: More Buns & Cakes Next Page: Confectionery Next Page: More Confectionery Next Page: Dairy/Desserts Next Page: Fruit Next Page: Meat products.....this is the best page :roll: .......I'll type the short page contents in full... Steak & Kidney Pie Yorkshire Pudding Sausage Roll Pizza Pork Pie Cornish Pastie Next Page: Rice, Pasta etc & a short Home Baking list....flour,oats,sugar,dried fruit, syrup, honey Next Page: Snacks (Crisps and nuts though it only mentions peanuts and cashews in the nuts bit) Sugars & Preserves Next 2 Pages: Takeaway Foods Next Page: Vegetables (which as far as I can see are all the vegetables high in carbs) Final Page: Alchohol I must make clear that it says on Page 1 that this is not a diet sheet but goes on to say the lists are of "usual" foods and that you can use the list to adjust your insulin accordingly. There is NO mention anywhere in the booklet about reducing carbs. being beneficial at all, it is just basically saying "eat what you want as long as you adjust the insulin." I'm so glad my doctor now knows that I have had a discussion with my dietician about the importance of healthy eating. I feel so enlightened. :roll: [/QUOTE]

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