The FastDay Forum

This morning my radio woke me up with a report on type 2 diabetes in Scotland. It was a bit scary actually.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-23020573

It is really prevalent in Scotland apparently, largely due to obesity. The most frightening part was when they talked about life expectancy post-amputations. Stats suggest that 80% of sufferers would die within 5 years of an amputation. So so sad.

I don't suppose many people think about diabetes unless they know someone who has it. But if 5:2 does all the good things to blood chemistry that it's supposed to, then surely reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes has to be a really great reason to stick with it.

Theres a lot to be said for taking up the offer that is available in lots of pharmacies of a free blood test. A lot of the complications of Type 2 develop as a result of having a high BG for quite a long time so you can be well on your way to having complications before you get diagnosed. Often its the complications that actually lead to the diagnosis! You can easily get your glucose down with just diet if you act soon enough and you will save several organs from serious damage.

I was lucky and got picked up as a result of an annual check as part of a medication revue. I had already got a level of neuropathy in my toes but had put it down to having FMS. As soon as I got my BG down the tingling and numbness went away. I went off my diet and my BG went up when I went onto 5:2 and the toe problems returned. Now I do 5:2 and my diet and I'm OK again.

Even if the checks aren't being offered for free I don't think they charge a huge amount so its worth considering if you are in an at risk group.

My husband is type 2 and I keep an eye on my BG I also check it when fasting its always 4.8 it is a good idea to check it if you can