i am 55yrs old and was told i have type 2 5/26/11. i am surprized how little info i have gotten up till now of how to manage it. i want to try diet and exersize first before meds. up until now i have been picking up info on the web.
I'm glad you found us too, Tracker. And don't take it personally if the dietitian insists you need carbs. My guess is, she's just like 99.9% of all docs/dieticians/diabetes educators/nutritionists in the world who are not diabetic themselves & have not a clue about what carbs do to our blood sugars. They continue preaching the book-learning they were taught & the ADA party line which is way OUTTA line, unless the goal is to keep us running high so they can sell us more meds. That sounds sarcastic, but it's the only thing that makes any sense at all, when the diet they recommend absolutely raises blood sugar. (getting off my soapbox . . .one thing that got me scratching my head is when i talked to the dietition about cutting carbs and useing more protein she said i shouldn't. that was are first meet so i'm going to go over things with her a little better on our next meet. maybe i misunderstood her.
thanks.
i think i'll be glad i found this site.
You probably understood her fine. She's simply wrong. Of course, she's only repeating what she was taught, which was also wrong.one thing that got me scratching my head is when i talked to the dietition about cutting carbs and useing more protein she said i shouldn't. that was are first meet so i'm going to go over things with her a little better on our next meet. maybe i misunderstood her.
thanks.
i think i'll be glad i found this site.