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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lilibet" data-source="post: 36966" data-attributes="member: 11459">Yes. Straight to insulin, do not pass Go, do not collect £200 :mrgreen: I appreciate that as a dietician (and esp in light of the Nutrient Quest project) you would be concerned about the potential for a  lack of balanced diet if someone was cutting carbs. However, any quasi-lectures I've had have been on the basis of presumption of absolute expertise that means that my attempts to deviate from the advice are pathologised .Its just too easy to see me as someone whose tightly controlled diet is symptomatic of someone struggling  with diagnosis than to think, hey her sugars are really good for a newbie on a **** insulin regime, she must be doing something right!  BTW, my diet is pretty similar now to than pre dx, choc and occasional blow outs (pizza etc) aside. Only real difference is slightly less fruit , though now more veg, and much less portions of pasta for dinner. Main meal would just be huge amount pasta with basic sauce, now its small pasta, millions veg, and protein. No processed food however, and likely less calories by default.  At no point has anyone said they would be concerned about my reduction in carbs due to weight loss/malnutrition/nutritional deficiencies etc etc, which I would be more respectful of and take on board if there were legitimate concerns (to the point of taking supplements at least LOL), its more a blind obedience response in pushing the diet that is generally recommended that gets my goat.It does puzzle me somewhat, given that DAFNE et al is based on the principle that you need to bolus insuin for carbs, ie carbs = glucose = raised blood sugar.</blockquote>

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