I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case,but the organisation is staffed by volunteers, not by health professionals, so you would have thought that someone should be rocking the sinking boat! I've been thinking about this for a while, as I religiously followed their advice for two years after I was diagnosed, and I'm pretty appalled that I thought that I was doing everything I could to help myself, only to discover that not only was this not true,but that I was actually making it more difficult for myself to keep things under control. I've just sent them a long e-mail - let's see what they say .....
I joined them a year ago for a bit. I found if I posted anything positive about LCHF the debate was shut down with fairly hostile reactions. I've just read a few threads on LCHF and whilst its obviously appearing more and more, there seems to be a lot more focus on the downsides compared to here. its also quite confusing because the posters don't differentiate T1 and T2 so the answers seem muddled.
I think a lot of the problems stem from a misunderstanding of what LCHF actually is - a REAL FOODS diet with limited carbs and moderate proteins necessary for nutritional needs and the balance made up of fats. It is SUCH a shame it is called LCHF as that seems to fly in the face of everything everyone "Knows" . In any event its clear that when a website is supported by the food industry, it is going to continue to put out articles as to which brand of biscuit rather than saying get rid of the biscuits.
They continually put out misleading tweets. I reacted to one which defined friendship as " providing the needed slice of toast after a run " They came back and explained that this was a post about how a friend of a T1 diabetic person, had provided toast to counteract a hypo. - As a message tweeted to all and sundry with no context it was just bizarre.
if you look at their tweets, you can see that they have basically put their eggs i the "More exercise" camp - nearly all of the photos they provide are something to do with running or walking.
when they do tweet feed it includes such nonsense as
Jacket potatoes
Try filling potatoes with baked beans, jazzed up with some chilli powder or cayenne pepper, and a few mushrooms and caramelised onions.
- Use food labels to choose healthier sandwiches, and cut down on your intake of salt and fat by choosing fruit and bottled water over crisps and fizzy drinks.
- Try to avoid shopping for lunch (or any food!) when you’re really hungry – you might buy more than you need and you're more likely to make a less healthy choice.
- Swap a canned drink for a diet version and save around 6tsp sugar.
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Cut back on fat by choosing baked crisps as a healthier alternative to fried.
- Choose a two-finger chocolate wafer biscuit, rather than a standard chocolate bar, and save on both fat and calories.
With the best will in the world - its frighteningly inadequate advice that still meets the healthy eating plate- is notionally " good for you " , doesn't upset its food sponsors and leaves people with diabetes none the wiser. .
I deleted my account.
