Good afternoon.
The sun is shining, and the wind is not too strong. The birds are singing, and I enjoy my life with "my" enemy called diabetics. The world is not responsible for your happiness or your survival. It is your own battle, and you must find your own ammunition in this war.
So do not expect the media, doctors, nurses or other caregivers to be too forthcoming with aid and other assistance to make your life easy and comfortable. The onus is yours to look and search and find the answers to your problems. Just like it is your problem to look and search for your new car or refrigerator to buy.
Please start to do the research that is needed to resolve your diabetic problems. Basically, your problem is to reduce the level of glucose in your blood and urine in such a way that you still can enjoy life in the proses. Because it is your life, and you are unique, it is your duty to establish what works for you and what doesn't. Carbs that raise my blood sugar levels may lower yours. That is why people think that the people in the know are contradicting themselves.
I am afraid if you want to be in control of your war, you must get off your butt and start measuring. Take your blood glucose meter and start measuring. (Be it very accurate or not; it is all that you have). The routine is simple, and it goes like this:
1. Measure the sugar level in your blood and write it down.
2. Eat your meal and write it down. (What and how much carbs and other stuff was in your meal. Remember sugar is just another carbohydrate).
3. Wait 2 hours and measure your blood sugar level again and write it down. Note the difference between the readings.
4. Repeat step 3 before the next meal as often as it is required for YOU.
5. Repeat step 2 to 4 for a week or two.
By now a pattern will start to emerge of what it is that work, and what it is that does not work for you.
Now it is up to you to keep up the measuring routine and to make the food that is good for you as nice as possible. Some experimenting will be required, and sometimes you will get your blood sugar souring. Do not worry about it. Diabetics will not kill you quickly and you will survive until you know how to live with your sugar level reasonably under control on a diet that suits your condition and your taste butts.
Happy experimenting. I found my life this way and I have survived since 1980. And I can assure you that I refuse to live on dried wheat and saw dust. While I am alive, I am going to enjoy life and the things that I eat and drink, including cookies, good whiskey and red wine, a round of golf twice week and maintain a good low blood sugar level.
Regards.
Dewald de Beer in sunny South Africa.

For many just reducing calorie intake will reduce their carb intake . So I think dr go for the lower calorie diet because its easier than low carb . It helps and for many new to diabetes if they lose weight their sugar does normalize. But for a good percentage it returns . Than low carb and medication become the only solution

@A DiabetesTeam Member OMG Yeah, when I healed my diabetic cat from a bad case of type 2 diabetes, the vet was real happy for me but informed me that most pet owners wouldn't spend the time I did on his treatment. It did take a lot of time to learn how with the help of a book-but took a lot less money. Veterinary medicine is based on human medicine and vets just want to medicate Type2 pets for the rest of their lives-when it doesn't have to be that way. People do get to choose how they wish to live their lives-I just think docs need to make them aware that options, in addition to meds, do exist.

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Diabetes is a weird disease. What comments posted here are examples of why people are who have been diagnosed with diabetes are so confused! One expert will say something blah, blah, blah and the next thing another expert says the opposite. It's enough to make your head go around and around on your neck and makes you dizzy. Different things work for different people and what's why we see conflicting information and different advice.
Low carbs works for me but I didn't hear that while in the hospital or from the doctor I have now. I read about it, tried it and got good results.

Has anyone else noticed that a glitch on this website means that the most recent reply is all you get - not the thread and you have to go to the drop down menu to find other messages in the thread? I’ve seen this on several threads already so apologies if I seem to be repeating myself there.