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<blockquote data-quote="Pipp" data-source="post: 1829994" data-attributes="member: 100904"><p>Hello, [USER=483038]@Gentiene[/USER], and welcome to the forum. </p><p></p><p>I had some success on very low calorie diet using meal replacement products.</p><p>I would emphasise that for me being very obese it was a last resort as an alternative to bariatric surgery that was being offered as the only solution. Also, my progress was monitored weekly by pharmacist and fortnightly at GP surgery. </p><p>As you are not overweight, and have been on prescription meds this is probably not the best method of diabetes control for you. The theory is that it is visceral fat preventing the pancreas from working as it should, and we all have our own personal fat threshold that we need to be below.</p><p></p><p>I have to add that I am annoyed with the producers of those recent TV programmes advocating the VLCD that have given false hope to so many, with exaggerated claims. This has in my opinion both caused people to rush into emulating the participants without fully considering the pros and cons, or remembering that medication needs should be discussed with their doctor, while at the same time leaving the methodology open to criticism, thus discouraging some people who could, like myself, find some benefit from following it.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line from my perspective..... Always research any method, then take time to think about it, and consider if your own situation is the same as those in the study, and always, always before embarking on something as radical as this restricted diet and coming off meds, talk to GP. I live by the maxim that if something seems to be too good to be true, it usually is.</p><p></p><p>I wish you best of luck in finding a solution, [USER=483038]@Gentiene[/USER] and recommend as you are a new member, if you haven't already seem it to have a look at the new member information [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] will post here soon .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pipp, post: 1829994, member: 100904"] Hello, [USER=483038]@Gentiene[/USER], and welcome to the forum. I had some success on very low calorie diet using meal replacement products. I would emphasise that for me being very obese it was a last resort as an alternative to bariatric surgery that was being offered as the only solution. Also, my progress was monitored weekly by pharmacist and fortnightly at GP surgery. As you are not overweight, and have been on prescription meds this is probably not the best method of diabetes control for you. The theory is that it is visceral fat preventing the pancreas from working as it should, and we all have our own personal fat threshold that we need to be below. I have to add that I am annoyed with the producers of those recent TV programmes advocating the VLCD that have given false hope to so many, with exaggerated claims. This has in my opinion both caused people to rush into emulating the participants without fully considering the pros and cons, or remembering that medication needs should be discussed with their doctor, while at the same time leaving the methodology open to criticism, thus discouraging some people who could, like myself, find some benefit from following it. Bottom line from my perspective..... Always research any method, then take time to think about it, and consider if your own situation is the same as those in the study, and always, always before embarking on something as radical as this restricted diet and coming off meds, talk to GP. I live by the maxim that if something seems to be too good to be true, it usually is. I wish you best of luck in finding a solution, [USER=483038]@Gentiene[/USER] and recommend as you are a new member, if you haven't already seem it to have a look at the new member information [USER=25759]@daisy1[/USER] will post here soon . [/QUOTE]
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