u/GluceWise — reddlx

i’ve watched this happen more times than I can count.
Someone comes in, gets the news, and we do everything right on our end. We explain the numbers, go over the meter, hand them the pamphlet, & refer them to a dietitian who’s booked out six weeks. They go home and that’s where everyone feels it falls apart. This is because nobody in that office visit answered the question they’re actually going to have at 6pm when they’re standing in front of the fridge trying to figure out what’s safe for dinner, at a birthday party watching everyone eat cake, or at a restaurant with a menu that has zero glycemic information on it. The apps don’t really help either. Most of them just log what you already ate. Which is useful, I guess. it’s not the same as knowing what to eat before you eat it. What I keep seeing is people who are doing everything they were told and still feel completely lost. Not because they’re not trying but because the tools we gave them weren’t built for that moment. Curious if anyone here felt that way after their diagnosis.

I’ve watched this happen more times than I can count.
Someone comes in, gets the news, and we do everything right on our end. We explain the numbers, go over the meter, hand them the pamphlet, & refer them to a dietitian who’s booked out six weeks. They go home and that’s where everyone feels it falls apart. This is because nobody in that office visit answered the question they’re actually going to have at 6pm when they’re standing in front of the fridge trying to figure out what’s safe for dinner, at a birthday party watching everyone eat cake, or at a restaurant with a menu that has zero glycemic information on it. The apps don’t really help either. Most of them just log what you already ate. Which is useful, I guess. it’s not the same as knowing what to eat before you eat it. What I keep seeing is people who are doing everything they were told and still feel completely lost. Not because they’re not trying but because the tools we gave them weren’t built for that moment. Curious if anyone here felt that way after their diagnosis.