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Post by Gargleblaster on Jun 13, 2018 18:58:47 GMT
The growing number of people with Type 2 diabetes is presenting a huge challenge to the NHS, but there are hopes that a revolutionary diet could help the fightback. As Anita Rani, Dr. Zoe Williams and Professor Jason Gill explain how diet and exercise can prevent diabetes, five overweight patients with the condition try to live on just 800 calories per day for four weeks in order to see if the can "fast themselves better".
Part 2 tomorrow.
The patients with type 2 diabetes who have been trying a revolutionary low calorie diet face a tough challenge as they leave the clinic determined to reverse their condition.
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Post by Gargleblaster on Jun 13, 2018 21:05:24 GMT
A really interesting programme and fascinating results. This diet should be readily available at all doctor's surgeries throughout the UK. Think how many billions could be saved.
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Post by superdreen on Jun 13, 2018 23:09:16 GMT
It will be interesting to see what the conclusions are once the four weeks is up.
Two weeks in and their results appear to have been good, but what happens when they go back to eating solid foods?
I wonder if the food replacement drinks they are having are similar to those you can buy over the counter in chemists and supermarkets, wouldn’t be surprised if the sale of those increases !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2018 6:03:02 GMT
This iounds very like the programme shown on 30th May on BBC 2 The Big Crash Diet Experiment. This also took 4 weeks and they all improved one and went from being diabetic to no longer being so. It works and the plan IS being rolled out to all GP's. It is still available on bbc iPlayer.
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Post by Gargleblaster on Jun 14, 2018 12:55:11 GMT
It will be interesting to see what the conclusions are once the four weeks is up. Two weeks in and their results appear to have been good, but what happens when they go back to eating solid foods? The final weeks on their own without medical supervision will be the most difficult. Some of them are bound to fall in to temptation and eat "forbidden" foods although some have real motivation for continuing with the strict diet. |
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Post by Delia on Jun 14, 2018 21:27:35 GMT
I was impressed by all of their determination and they seemed to stick to their regimes. I know how hard it is. When I went to Weightwatchers, many years ago, they told me that they built into their suggested meal sheets a small amount of leeway to allow for those who were bound to cheat, even if only slightly, under the duress of a diet.
They got their rewards, in the form of great results in this programme!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 6:37:34 GMT
This iounds very like the programme shown on 30th May on BBC 2 The Big Crash Diet Experiment. This also took 4 weeks and they all improved one and went from being diabetic to no longer being so. It works and the plan IS being rolled out to all GP's. It is still available on bbc iPlayer. I just wrote a long addition to this I tried to post and I got oops an error has occurred and I cannot face typing it all again. |
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Post by Gargleblaster on Jun 15, 2018 6:54:14 GMT
I was impressed by all of their determination and they seemed to stick to their regimes. I know how hard it is. When I went to Weightwatchers, many years ago, they told me that they built into their suggested meal sheets a small amount of leeway to allow for those who were bound to cheat, even if only slightly, under the duress of a diet. They got their rewards, in the form of great results in this programme! This was never more true:
"Eat your food as your medicines. Otherwise you have to eat medicines as your food."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 7:35:40 GMT
Many years ago, after achieving my goal weight, I was invited by Weightwatchers to become a Counsellor and I went to a meeting in London for a day of instruction. What I learned there made me decide not to become a Counsellor but I would never discourage anyone from joining. For many people joining a group is very helpful and it did help me. However.. my granddaughter has over the last 3 years lost a massive amount of weight going solo. She began by deciding to eat healthily and improve her health both mental and physical. She went to a gym and and was given a personal instructor and over the next 2 years slowly, slowly, the weight dropped off. She then went on a true slimming diet and now goes to the gym 4 mornings each week, very early, and follows it by going straight to the pool and has begun to swim again after 30 years, since she last swam representing her school. She now can shop for clothes anywhere, not just in specialist shops and is a size 10 .She can now enjoy shopping, something she has missed out on for so many years. I know how hard it is to have the determination to keep going, week after week months after month and I admire her grit. She is very tall and even at her heaviest did not look a complete blob but she now looks a completely different person, unrecognisable. As I said, she has lost an unbelievable amount of weight... 16 stones. All I hope and pray for is that she is able to maintain her present weight, not lose anymore and keep it steady. As I know from bitter experience it is oh so easy for the weight to creep back on again.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2018 7:37:58 GMT
I decided to try again, this time successfully.
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Post by Delia on Jun 16, 2018 22:35:10 GMT
Glad it worked this time, Hen!
Well done to your granddaughter. It's not easy, and is certainly hard to keep things up for many months in order to lose so much weight. I'm glad she's reaping the rewards now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2018 4:50:09 GMT
Thank you Delia.
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