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<blockquote data-quote="magriffe1" data-source="post: 451944" data-attributes="member: 85495"><p>Hi! I'd been vegetarian for over 40 years and remained healthy with a normal bmi all that time until about 9 years ago when I had a breakdown and was put on some heavy duty drugs. They made me lethargic and led to my gaining 5 stone over those 9 years - mainly round the waist. I comfort ate all the wrong foods (mainly crisps and cakes) though I remained veggie and the inevitable happened - a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with type 2. At the same time they discovered I have liver fibrosis (non-alcoholic) which is a precursor to cirrhosis. Something had to be done. I became vegan, started watching my carbs, doing aerobics and weight training and have had a new lease on life. I'm on Metformin and my bg levels stay between 6 and 7. I have lost over a stone in weight and am really enjoying an almost raw vegan diet. I eat a cooked meal for dinner though and it's been fun trying out new recipes. One of the things that I do is have a green smoothie every day. I take loads of supplements as well. I draw my old age pension and I haven't felt this well for ages. I'd recommend trying a sugar free vegan diet to anyone who suffers from type 2 in the hope that it works as well for them as it does for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="magriffe1, post: 451944, member: 85495"] Hi! I'd been vegetarian for over 40 years and remained healthy with a normal bmi all that time until about 9 years ago when I had a breakdown and was put on some heavy duty drugs. They made me lethargic and led to my gaining 5 stone over those 9 years - mainly round the waist. I comfort ate all the wrong foods (mainly crisps and cakes) though I remained veggie and the inevitable happened - a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with type 2. At the same time they discovered I have liver fibrosis (non-alcoholic) which is a precursor to cirrhosis. Something had to be done. I became vegan, started watching my carbs, doing aerobics and weight training and have had a new lease on life. I'm on Metformin and my bg levels stay between 6 and 7. I have lost over a stone in weight and am really enjoying an almost raw vegan diet. I eat a cooked meal for dinner though and it's been fun trying out new recipes. One of the things that I do is have a green smoothie every day. I take loads of supplements as well. I draw my old age pension and I haven't felt this well for ages. I'd recommend trying a sugar free vegan diet to anyone who suffers from type 2 in the hope that it works as well for them as it does for me. [/QUOTE]
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