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Of course they start with diet/exercise - but ask yourself how many patients you think take that advice… high blood sugar is a really serious problem and the un

Of course they start with diet/exercise - but ask yourself how many patients you think take that advice… high blood sugar is a really serious problem and the unfortunate reality is that people are very resistant to lifestyle changes — so the least harm is often to medicate.

giantg2 5y ago
Literally, the root(?) commenter said diet was not discussed. They had to find out about a low carb diet on their own, and it worked.
- mikeyouse 5y ago
  Sure, but that's almost certainly an exaggeration where OP gets to cosplay as the 'hero' in their story -- every single treatment protocol in every single medical setting for diabetes starts with a low-carb diet and exercise. Literally the top of the 'treatment' section on WebMD: > Managing type 2 diabetes includes a mix of lifestyle changes and medication. Lifestyle changes: You may be able to reach your target blood sugar levels with diet and exercise alone. And the section on preventing type 2: > Adopting a healthy lifestyle can help you lower your risk of diabetes. > Lose weight. Dropping just 7% to 10% of your weight can cut your risk of type 2 diabetes in half. > Get active. Thirty minutes of brisk walking a day will cut your risk by almost a third. > Eat right. Avoid highly processed carbs, sugary drinks, and trans and saturated fats. Limit red and processed meats. https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes
  - hirundo 5y ago
    It was not an exaggeration. I was morbidly obese at the time, and the doctor almost completely ignored that condition for the roughly five years that I saw him. He did once recommend that I always eat a salad at the start of dinner. That was it. When he saw that I was losing weight and that my A1C was heading downward, he asked what I was doing. I told him about the carb restriction. He looked down, smiled, shook his head, and said nothing. That was the end of it.

giantg2 5y ago

Literally, the root(?) commenter said diet was not discussed. They had to find out about a low carb diet on their own, and it worked.

mikeyouse 5y ago
Sure, but that's almost certainly an exaggeration where OP gets to cosplay as the 'hero' in their story -- every single treatment protocol in every single medical setting for diabetes starts with a low-carb diet and exercise. Literally the top of the 'treatment' section on WebMD: > Managing type 2 diabetes includes a mix of lifestyle changes and medication. Lifestyle changes: You may be able to reach your target blood sugar levels with diet and exercise alone. And the section on preventing type 2: > Adopting a healthy lifestyle can help you lower your risk of diabetes. > Lose weight. Dropping just 7% to 10% of your weight can cut your risk of type 2 diabetes in half. > Get active. Thirty minutes of brisk walking a day will cut your risk by almost a third. > Eat right. Avoid highly processed carbs, sugary drinks, and trans and saturated fats. Limit red and processed meats. https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes
- hirundo 5y ago
  It was not an exaggeration. I was morbidly obese at the time, and the doctor almost completely ignored that condition for the roughly five years that I saw him. He did once recommend that I always eat a salad at the start of dinner. That was it. When he saw that I was losing weight and that my A1C was heading downward, he asked what I was doing. I told him about the carb restriction. He looked down, smiled, shook his head, and said nothing. That was the end of it.