Blythespirit
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
I agree that it's not just the BBC that misrepresents the facts on Diabetes, particularly Type 2. I once sent an e-mail to a well known womens magazine because they ran an article which actually said that ALL Tpye 2 were obese and that it was their own fault they had sucumbed to the condition. It then went on to recommend Lighter Life diet to avoid becomming Type 2 in the first place as well as to 'deal' with the condition. It was a full 2 page article, most of it in this vein, so they couldn't use the excuse of shortage of column space for not reporting this better.
I've found, since I was diagnosed, that Type 2's are often represented as the Pirriahs of the Diabetes world, a drain on the NHS and personally made to feel like one of life''s failures. Even now, as I face going on insulin I'm being treated by my GP as though it's my fault it's come to this. Of course I'm not feeling bad enough about it in the first place!
As for suggesting Lighter Life, seeing as this dangerous regime involves going into Ketosis on purpose in order to lose weight quickly...it beggars belief that this so called health expert was advocating it for anyone let alone diabetics!
I'm still new to this forum so I better explain that I'm 53 year old normal weight woman with an active lifestyle and a healthy diet. I have a history of kidney desease (since the age of 15) and the same GP can't quite understand why my kidneys aren't worse than they actually are at present because I was told years ago that I was only months from dialasis and I'm still not at that stage. I put that down to my lifestyle. They can't have it both ways. Rant over. XXXXX
I've found, since I was diagnosed, that Type 2's are often represented as the Pirriahs of the Diabetes world, a drain on the NHS and personally made to feel like one of life''s failures. Even now, as I face going on insulin I'm being treated by my GP as though it's my fault it's come to this. Of course I'm not feeling bad enough about it in the first place!
As for suggesting Lighter Life, seeing as this dangerous regime involves going into Ketosis on purpose in order to lose weight quickly...it beggars belief that this so called health expert was advocating it for anyone let alone diabetics!
I'm still new to this forum so I better explain that I'm 53 year old normal weight woman with an active lifestyle and a healthy diet. I have a history of kidney desease (since the age of 15) and the same GP can't quite understand why my kidneys aren't worse than they actually are at present because I was told years ago that I was only months from dialasis and I'm still not at that stage. I put that down to my lifestyle. They can't have it both ways. Rant over. XXXXX