Tue, Jul-01-14, 23:19
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~Return to Reality~
Posts: 8,515
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Plan: LCHF also RNY Bypass
Stats: 288.8/183.6/159
BF:I/don't/know
Progress: 81%
Location: Niagara-OTL, ON, Canada
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Diabetes is also very personal to me... I tested as pre-diabetic a few years ago. Since then, I've stuck pretty closely to a low carb diet, moved and changed doctors. My new doctor looks at me blankly "diabetes, I don't see it" and my endo who I see for thyroid issues, saw my blood work and stated clearly "You do not have diabetes!" She knows that I am doing low carb... and just says, "well it seems to work, so keep it up,whatever you are doing".
My uncle died of complications of diabetes and my grandmother had it in her later years.
My brother has type 1.5... and was on a crazy number of needles every day .. some days he used 8. I talked to him about LC many many times. He was struggling with weight, fatigue, wildly fluctuating blood sugar, an A1C over 12 (I think that's what he said). He's now adopted a fairly low carb diet and has cut way way back on the needles. I don't think he'll ever get off them but it makes me so happy to see him taking control of his life. It totally pisses me off that it was my word against his doctor's word about how to treat it. He doesn't read much so these are pretty much the only voices he heard about it.
This forum is a group of people who have broken away from the official UK diabetes website -- they originally called the site "Eat to your meter"... It's not as active as it was when it started but you may find some support there.
http://www.diabetessupportforum.org/
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