ickihun
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True. Ha ha
Even Mods get reminders. They aren't exempt. Just like us.... human.
True. Ha haPlease stick around, I for one, think you bring valued experience to the forum. I was upset the first time I was moderated but it is only first dozen that hurt!
It does indeed happen now The current system has a huge number of people it’s not working forI understand your plea.
Just wonder how it won't cause some.. more difficulties; courtesy of an NHS dr.
And for the Dr not to be blamed for causing the anguish.
After all that happens now without the lchf factsheet or encouragement.
No you are not wrong. Both Doctors Unwin and McCormack make the point that under NICE guidelines you can personalise treatment that achieves the best result for your patient.I thought I read somewhere on this forum that there were NICE guidelines going back to Dec 2015 saying that low carb should be offered as an option for T2s? Can't find the thread now. Perhaps I was dreaming it.
InterestingIt's a fairly complex equation. In 30 years I've had 3 severe hypos. All are directly attributable to issues with Lantus. I'm not LADA.
I've also never had a hypo, severe or otherwise, that has stopped me getting up and carrying on, or knocked me out for a day. This seems to be very much something that is a case of YDMV.
What LADA does give you is a less aggressive autoimmune attack, where you are more likely to still produce your own insulin (even at low levels), which maintains signalling between the alpha and beta cells in relation to glucagon release, and therefore limit hypos.
Are you likely to see more severe hypos down the line? Who knows, but while they get a lot of publicity, for some of us, severe hypos and bad subsequent consequences aren't something we recognise as an ongoing concern.
Funny enough I did both.If you had read up on LCHF diets the you should have known about the risks of doing this diet and taking insulin. If you had done your research properly you would have reduced your insulin intake to compensate for the fewer carb consumed.
I apologised if I offended anyone. It was never my intention or my stereotype, it was one that guys brought up endlessly. If you worked in sexual health you will be familiar with it. This site includes many topics that are nothing to do with diabetes per se so I think that was gratuitously pathetic. I will not be using this site.
Thank you for the things I have learned in the past 5 months.
No. Newly added side effects of low carb eating programme does. I'm not alone. Just like any side effect I suppose.Are you suggesting that your experience with LCHF is so common that anyone contemplating lowering the carb value in their diet should be closely monitored by a health care professional because it may cause symptoms of a heart attack? Or, indeed, an actual heart attack?
You had palpitations and chest pain that doctors quite rightly investigated and they would have still investigated whatever diet you were on to try and diagnose the cause. Did a HCP actually tell you, in as many words, that LCHF was the definitive cause of your symptoms?
Just out of interest, what calorie intake does someone who has had a gasric bypass or similar bariatric surgery take? This is one of the cures that the NHS offers us as we progress our disease, and the only one they give a guarantee to. It is also the only one they support/.promote etcTell my tummy that. Ha ha.
Seriously though 800cals is as close to starvation I want to get too, without aid. I'm so hungry.... all of the time and very very prickly (not that you've noticed and sorry about it). Tired all the time with the energy of a Nat.
I'm getting bored. How I'll get to February is anyone's guess. Dapagliflozin side affects aren't helping...... on top.
Things I agree to for the sake of improving my diabetes status.
Which is no better for it by the way. Humf!
Hypoglycaemia risk is only relevant to diabetics who use hypoglycaemics or exogenous insulin
Sorry, Jim, I'm not singling you out to disagree with! It is just that glucose dysregulation covers such a wider zone than just T1 and 2.
Whenever I see this view on hypos written on the forum, by anyone, I always pipe up and point out that not only are there diabetics who experience hypos for other reasons than injected insulin and drugs, there are also non-diabetics who experience hypos for reasons not related to diabetic drugs and injected insulin.
There are several illnesses and endocrine disorders other than diabetes which can cause hypos - and they can exist alongside diabetes or as stand alone conditions.
The only reason I feel obliged to say this, is that every so often we get a poster who says 'nope, you can't have a hypo unless you are an insulin user' (or a T1, or on a specific drug, or similar) and this can be stunningly unhelpful to someone who IS experiencing hypos and who isn't on those medications.
Yes that’s a fair comment except that encouraging behaviour that requires exogenous insulin or hypoglycaemic medicines increases the risk of hypoglycaemia with misuse. No?
Haha! my views on carb intake have been posted all over the forum for years.
In situations like this, I just restrict myself to pointing out that hypos have many causes, and that claiming they only come from excessive medication is unhelpful to some.
rosco, don't sell us Yankees short-- better to say, at the drop of anything larger than a quark...The other issue for health careers which I omitted to address is risk management. We - as a society - tend to follow the trends of our American “cousins” who at the drop of anything larger than a pin, sue.
I’m T2 and have been for 7 years. I saw my GP yesterday about my neuropathy and suggested to her that I’m planning on doing LCHF. She wasn’t at all dismissive and was happy to suggest more blood tests after 8 weeks to see how it’s affecting my levels. She seemed pleased that I’m taking ownership. I was pleasantly surprised to not have outright resistance and actually have some encouragement.
I’m 45 and really cannot face the levels of pain I have daily for the next 5 years never mind 30 years!!
Bring it on!!
It's bizarre, isn't it?
I didn't know much about diabetes when I was diagnosed, but I did know it was to do with sugar levels being too high in your blood, so my immediate instinct was to stop eating sugar and things which turn into glucose after you eat them. How these clowns have the audacity to suggest this is a bad idea is beyond me.
I suppose if I hit my thumb with a hammer, their cure would be to keep hitting it with a hammer every day, but take escalating amounts of painkillers to deal with the worsening situation.
I used to have hypos when I was younger and when my GP tested for diabetes my levels were fine. We eventually narrowed it down to the cereals that I was eating for breakfast - crunchy nut cornflakes, cornflakes and shreddies. Once I swapped to bran flakes etc I seemed to be ok. I also used to hypo if I didn’t have breakfast or hadn’t eaten for a while.Haha! my views on carb intake have been posted all over the forum for years.
In situations like this, I just restrict myself to pointing out that hypos have many causes, and that claiming they only come from excessive medication is unhelpful to some.
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