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Message: <blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 230492" data-attributes="member: 31282">I have a theory that maybe it's developed from advice to Type 1s - do they get told to eat carbs regularly so they can manage to keep their BG levels stable throughout the day? Sorry, Type 1s, how rude of me!  I mean do you, or were you ever in the past, told to eat carbs at every meal to keep BGs stable?I can see a situation where someone might be advised to eat a regular amount of carbohydrate if they have very unstable BGs and are injecting insulin. Even if it's the correct advice for some Type 1s, I would think it isn't for many Type 2s - well, we know it isn't. My BGs stay pretty stable whether I eat or not, and are certainly very stable on my low-carb diet.I have this sneaking feeling that most basic NHS training focuses on Type 1 because it's the most immediately dangerous. They don't worry about us Type 2s until we go blind or our feet drop off - and then it's our fault 'cos we we've been badly controlled  :roll: .I also suspect that some HCPs, who don't have much to do with diabetes, don't really understand the difference between Type 1 and Type 2. I don't think that very much time is spent on the subject in basic training - just like they spend very little time learning about nutrition.Just a few thoughts - any comments? Viv  8)</blockquote>

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