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Sunil

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Hello
Was informed by doctor over the phone last Friday I had type 2, bit of a suprise as I think I am reasonably healthy and my diet is good. Bit of a shock so trying to do my research and see what further improvements I can do to my diet. Looks like a very useful forum,

Sunil
 
Hi @Sunil and welcome to the forum.
We often find people joining the forum thinking that they are eating healthily. Indeed, it apparently took about about 15 years of healthy eating according to the government guidelines, the NHS, my GP, the newspapers and other media etc. to cause my Type 2 diabetes. - Yes, to cause it!

All carbohydrates turn into glucose (a sugar) when digested. Thus the so -called healthy low fat high whole grain, high fruit, high starchy veg way of eating (Eatwell Plate, '5 a Day' etc.) is the cause of most Type 2 Diabetes. Since if instead we had eaten Low Carb rather than Low Fat our Blood Glucose would never have got so bad.
Like thousands of others, I proved this for myself once I bought a Blood Glucose monitor and tested the effect of my 'healthy' breakfast of porridge and banana.

Fortunately it only took a few weeks to reverse the diabetes, though probably not any permanent damage already caused.
Note that Type 2 diabetes often causes obesity, probably more commonly than the other way around since the high BG causes high insulin (in Type 2's) which then 'safely' stores the excess BG away as fat in anticipation of our next period of starvation. Rather like a bear preparing for hibernation, but for the vast majority that period of starvation never comes - so we get fatter and fatter.
 
Hi @Sunil and welcome to the forum.
We often find people joining the forum thinking that they are eating healthily. Indeed, it apparently took about about 15 years of healthy eating according to the government guidelines, the NHS, my GP, the newspapers and other media etc. to cause my Type 2 diabetes. - Yes, to cause it!

All carbohydrates turn into glucose (a sugar) when digested. Thus the so -called healthy low fat high whole grain, high fruit, high starchy veg way of eating (Eatwell Plate, '5 a Day' etc.) is the cause of most Type 2 Diabetes. Since if instead we had eaten Low Carb rather than Low Fat our Blood Glucose would never have got so bad.
Like thousands of others, I proved this for myself once I bought a Blood Glucose monitor and tested the effect of my 'healthy' breakfast of porridge and banana.

Fortunately it only took a few weeks to reverse the diabetes, though probably not any permanent damage already caused.
Note that Type 2 diabetes often causes obesity, probably more commonly than the other way around since the high BG causes high insulin (in Type 2's) which then 'safely' stores the excess BG away as fat in anticipation of our next period of starvation. Rather like a bear preparing for hibernation, but for the vast majority that period of starvation never comes - so we get fatter and fatter.
It is the first time I have seen anybody say 'Type 2 often causes obesity more commonly than the other way round' yet I have seen that in many publications and presentations by some of the leading experts.
Good to see it mentioned.
 
Hi Sunil, welcome to the forum.

Many on the forum were shocked when first diagnosed so you're not alone. Is pointed out above, things that are deemed healthy can be problematic in regards to diabetes so there'll be a few things to get your head around to start.

Might be worth keeping a for diary for a week so you can see if there are any obvious changes to be made.

We're a friendly bunch so feel free to ask any questions you may have and we'll be happy to help.
 
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