Diabetes.

[Dougella]

An interesting article on the effects of diet as a treatment.

"Unlocking the truth about diabetes: 'the science has been pretty awful'"

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...ased-treatment

[Shy_pretty_Angela]

Thanks for this. It will make interesting reading

[R.H.I.N.O.]

I've known this for a long time, seemingly longer than the nurses at my local surgery.

Having been diagnosed with borderline type 2 about 5 years ago, I set about doing my own research and found the work of Prof Roy Taylor of Newcastle University, who has been studying in this field for many years.

The upshot was that I totally reversed the condition with my diet. I attended some diabetes awareness meetings at the surgery, and the nurses were still saying that type 2 is a chronic condition, that is incurable and life long. They didn't like it when I pointed out they were wrong and to read the latest research.

I still get invited for foot checks, eye checks and blood tests to "keep a check on my illness", which I no longer have.

The NHS is now slowly catching up and prescribing diets instead of medication.

[Dougella]

^ It's a shame the nurses were still saying that five years ago. Hopefully there will have been more training since then? (And maybe they did go away and do some research after what you said, even if they didn't acknowledge it in the meeting.)

It can cause some really serious effects if it's untreated or uncontrolled can't it, which is why people get invited for those checks.

[Captain Crunch]

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes four years ago and the dietary advice I was given by my GP was lamentable. I was only advised to cut out sugar and reduce my bread intake. There was no mention at all of carbohydrates and I only learned about that from specialist diabetes forums. Based on the forums' members' posts, I switched to a low carbohydrate diet and managed to get my diabetes under control through diet. Under GP advice I also stopped taking the medication (Merformin). My diet's quite samey but as it's food I enjoy it's not a hardship really.

The NHS (or perhaps just my GP) urgently needs to revise the dietary advice given to type 2 diabetes patients as it's not fit for purpose.

I self-check my blood glucose level daily and I still have regular foot, eye and blood tests to monitor my condition, but all's good so far.

[Dougella]

^ That's great! I hope GPs are taking notice of people like you and Rhino and the effect dietary changes can have on keeping diabetes in check without meds.

[Captain Crunch]

^ Indeed Dougella. Discovering the low carb route was a revelation to me and I can't believe the medical professionals made no mention of it. My cynical side suggests they're in bed with the pharmaceutical industry to keep more patients on medication and hence increase profits.