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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lilibet" data-source="post: 36946" data-attributes="member: 11459">AllyI think you are right to a degree and find it sad because this mindset in professionals makes it harder for people who do take notice and who are educated, motivated and serious about maintaining their well being. I am told by my clinic on the one hand that my sugars are good, I have settled well, clearly working hard to manage it etc  etc but on the other hand am told I am too clinical (er, hello, testing and injecting at their behest thank you !!), need to relax a bit and eat what I want as insulin will cover it. I am lucky in that i saw the dietician in my first week out of hospital and had kept a food diary for her to see - she could not comment on my choices. Ironically whilst in hospital I refused the white bread, fresh orange juice, puddings (amongst other things) by staff who told me that I should just 'eat what I want'. This with a bs 27 the previous day. :evil: I have always watched what I've eaten, I dont smoke, always had good cholesterol, BP and BMI and am generally quite healthy (or was :cry: ) so am majorly p***d off that I have a condition that leaves me at risk of things I had previously control over and therefore knew I had very little chance of getting (cardiovascular stuff). Its even worse when you are made to feel like a zealot or a stressed out pscyho who cant see the wood for the trees when all you are doing is trying your best. I was actually referred back to the dietician in about week 5 and clearly (to my mind) on the basis that my sugars were coming down too quickly and this was in relation to having made ref to low GI and managing carbs and was not following their advice. Again, showed food diary - no comments to be made except maybe eat bigger portions of carbs. I am on a premixed insulin that gives me practically no flexibility with time or portion and any slight deviation in time of eating, injecting or quantities of carbs eaten will guarantee I am an hyper or hypo. What would medics have us do, if we find something that works for us should we give it up for 'accepted wisdom'? Christ, it was only about a month ago taking aspirin was accepted wisdom for diabetics. .  Im not getting at you personally as I know you have stated you have seen good results on low carb but swimming against the tide when so much depends on getting it right just exhausts my brain.............L</blockquote>

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