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<blockquote data-quote="Element137" data-source="post: 1777334" data-attributes="member: 328310"><p>F<span style="font-family: 'Arial'">aced with potentially life changing news/diagnosis, there is a pattern that that describes the phases people can go through - Shock -Anger-Denial-Acceptance, I believe there is also a degree of grieving for the previous care free life of being able to eat / drink whatever you want without thoughts of its effects - I went through this post diagnosis myself, why me , life is ruined, etc - but the reality of this condition is at least you have a <em>choice</em> - its your life and only you can decide the trade off between potential complications and perceived quality of life based on your perception of the restrictions and effort that dietary adjustments mean. You could argue that the quality of life of being free of worrying about your condition, to you, is more valuable than possibly extending your life without complications, its up to you at the end of the day-however, things may have moved on from the last time you controlled your diet, certainly the low fat approach is not necessary, and you may find you could make adjustments without feeling like the condition is totally controlling you ?. My brother is also T2 - my choice post diagnosis was LCHF and tight control of my blood glucose levels - I am happy with my life, my brother on the other hand, takes the metformin, smokes, eats pretty much what he likes - he has terrible levels, however, he his happy with his life - and I respect that - its a personal choice - all I would say is before you choose your path, at least have a look at what people on here are doing regarding dietary control and especially Intermittent Fasting - there could be ways that you could adapt without feeling like you are denying yourself the things that make you happy - at this point in time, whilst grieving for your pre-diagnosis, carefree life, you are probably not in the best frame of mind to make best choices - give yourself some time to come to terms with it - and choose what makes you happy - your life, your choice, its all a trade off in the end - good luck with whatever you do.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Element137, post: 1777334, member: 328310"] F[FONT=Arial]aced with potentially life changing news/diagnosis, there is a pattern that that describes the phases people can go through - Shock -Anger-Denial-Acceptance, I believe there is also a degree of grieving for the previous care free life of being able to eat / drink whatever you want without thoughts of its effects - I went through this post diagnosis myself, why me , life is ruined, etc - but the reality of this condition is at least you have a [I]choice[/I] - its your life and only you can decide the trade off between potential complications and perceived quality of life based on your perception of the restrictions and effort that dietary adjustments mean. You could argue that the quality of life of being free of worrying about your condition, to you, is more valuable than possibly extending your life without complications, its up to you at the end of the day-however, things may have moved on from the last time you controlled your diet, certainly the low fat approach is not necessary, and you may find you could make adjustments without feeling like the condition is totally controlling you ?. My brother is also T2 - my choice post diagnosis was LCHF and tight control of my blood glucose levels - I am happy with my life, my brother on the other hand, takes the metformin, smokes, eats pretty much what he likes - he has terrible levels, however, he his happy with his life - and I respect that - its a personal choice - all I would say is before you choose your path, at least have a look at what people on here are doing regarding dietary control and especially Intermittent Fasting - there could be ways that you could adapt without feeling like you are denying yourself the things that make you happy - at this point in time, whilst grieving for your pre-diagnosis, carefree life, you are probably not in the best frame of mind to make best choices - give yourself some time to come to terms with it - and choose what makes you happy - your life, your choice, its all a trade off in the end - good luck with whatever you do.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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