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<blockquote data-quote="LooperCat" data-source="post: 1777345" data-attributes="member: 468055"><p>Like Ellie says, the purely pharmaceutical route will probably end up with you on insulin, and then you’ll really have to count every morsel you eat to get the dose right. </p><p></p><p>As I see it, you’re basically intolerant/allergic to carbs. You can’t process them. A few meds might ease that a bit, but that’s treating the symptoms, not the underlying cause. I’m allergic to meat, and get breathing problems if I eat any. I can alleviate that with an inhaler, but I feel pretty ropey for hours after. So it’s better for me to not eat the things I can’t handle, and not have to take meds for them, which have their own side effects. Took a bit of adjusting (I definitely went through the stages of grief [USER=328310]@Element137[/USER] mentioned), but I’ve accepted it now. I was a pretty hardcore carnivore, but I’d rather feel well than eat things that are basically poisoning me. </p><p></p><p>But having said all that... we all have the choice to live how we see fit. We’re fortunate that we do have the medicines available for us to pretty much live as we choose. So if you feel that your life will be most enjoyable by doing the things you love, and popping the pills to make that possible, then fill your boots <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LooperCat, post: 1777345, member: 468055"] Like Ellie says, the purely pharmaceutical route will probably end up with you on insulin, and then you’ll really have to count every morsel you eat to get the dose right. As I see it, you’re basically intolerant/allergic to carbs. You can’t process them. A few meds might ease that a bit, but that’s treating the symptoms, not the underlying cause. I’m allergic to meat, and get breathing problems if I eat any. I can alleviate that with an inhaler, but I feel pretty ropey for hours after. So it’s better for me to not eat the things I can’t handle, and not have to take meds for them, which have their own side effects. Took a bit of adjusting (I definitely went through the stages of grief [USER=328310]@Element137[/USER] mentioned), but I’ve accepted it now. I was a pretty hardcore carnivore, but I’d rather feel well than eat things that are basically poisoning me. But having said all that... we all have the choice to live how we see fit. We’re fortunate that we do have the medicines available for us to pretty much live as we choose. So if you feel that your life will be most enjoyable by doing the things you love, and popping the pills to make that possible, then fill your boots :) [/QUOTE]
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