[dd5339]

As a recently diagnosed Adult Onset Type II Diabetic thanks for posting that information.

My nutritionist stresses balance above all else. If I eat a carbohydrate, I've got to offset it with a protein/fat.

Having been at the diet thing for less than a month, with a combination of CORRECT diet and exercise I'm down 7 1/2 pounds.

Semper Fi

[agrace]

Good luck with the diet! My mom was diagnosed with type 2 about 10 years ago. She immediately cut out all sugar and lost about 50 pounds so fast that my brother (who only sees us every few months) thought she was ill. Then she struggled for the next decade to keep off the weight, all the while never being told that there are other dangerous carbohydrates besides sugary ones. Over time she continued to bounce back and forth with weight, never got her sugar under total control, lived in frustration, her dr finally put her on cholesterol meds and oral diabetes meds also.

She started Atkins about a year ago without telling her dr - she was afraid to and wanted to try it well within enough time for results before her next appt as he was threatening her with insulin at this point. In about 3 months, she lost over 30 lbs, and she found out at her next appt that her bloodwork was excellent - her sugar was normal and her cholesterol numbers had dropped into normal range. She then said she had been on Atkins and that she wanted to start cutting back on the meds.

Her dr was dumbfounded at the results and agreed to let her do what she wanted. Today she is totally off the pills and as long as she avoids bad carbs, she's in great shape and her dr has no complaints.