new diabetic person

I managed to change a pre diabetic result to normal by diet but if your friend is not inclined to change her life style there is nothing you can do.
People have to want to change and other than encouragement there is nothing you can do. Nagging from family and friends does not work.

If type 1 and she does nothing then she will soon be in trouble and end up in hospital. If pre-diabetic or type 2 and continuing with normal diet (even with exercise) problems will mount up but not be apparent until damage is done.

As others have said, it is always up to the individual and pressure is often counter productive. Like BBeven i reversed my type 2, but then i was a nurse and saw the havoc it can cause if not taken seriously.

I wish your friend well.

Exactly MOnica. You have to want to do it for yourself, whatever it may be.

As with anything, you can take a horse to water, but cannot make them drink.

Everyone, from medics, to family and friends can give your friend advice, but if she chooses to ignore it, there is nothing else you can do . Nagging her constantly about it will do no good at all. The more you nag, the more she will dig her toes in and deliberately ignore this good advice.

Leave her alone to find her own salvation - or not.

Other people "policing" her may actually be causing her "sneaking"

I think when you are being told what to do from all angles it can make you dig your heels in.

Back off and let het find het self motivation.

Too much (often conflicting) advice will make it harder for her too

I was diagnosed T2 3 years ago. I have completely reversed it by diet and exercise. I do the Low Carbohydrate, Healthy fat diet and have lost 2 stone 8 lb. The diet is quite easy and there is a thread on GN with lots of help, support and advise. Give it a go . It has worked wonders for me Good luck to your friend GrO7

I'm borderline Type 2 diabetes, it doesn't cause me any particular problems, I can eat normal meals but a small portion, some alcohol, but I have to make sure I exercise enough to burn the sugar off.
Swimming, walking, gardening, nothing strenuous and aim to loose a stone in weight, not than I am especially overweight. It is quite possible to regulate Type 2 with a normal lifestyle, but if your friend is intent eating lots of junk food and sugar with no exercise the outlook is bleak. If she hasnt got a dog, that may well provide incentive to exercise

Gr07. Depending on what type of Diabetes your friend has, it is possible to reverse it by change of diet, and if your friend is overweight, by losing weight by being on a sensible diet. It has been documented quite a lot recently in the Media. Contacting the BDA, or depending on where your friend lives, a Diabetic Association of some kind will help with advice, however I am assuming that your friend has seen a Dietician. Always worth checking the Internet for ideas and recipes for diabetics too.
I do not know if this will help, but this is what has happened to a close relative of mine, a diabetic, who has chosen to mostly ignore the advice. ( Forgive me if this upsets your friend, and indeed you but this is the reality of a type 1 diabetic who constantly abuses their diet ).
She developed an ulcer on her foot which did not heal. She had her toes amputated. Another ulcer broke out, and after being barely able to stand never mind walk because of the pain, she had a below knee amputation.
A while after this, her other foot did the same. The toes were removed from that foot too. Once again another ulcer has developed and she has been told that she needs this leg amputated too which she has refused despite being in constant pain and living on pain control which does not work most of the time. She is now wheelchair dependent.
Cataracts developed, as they often do. They were removed but because the damage was diabetic related, she is now blind in one eye. Organ failure is possible too, and I do not doubt that this will be the next thing.
I have lost count of the amount of hypoglycaemic episodes( dangerously low sugar levels) that she has had that have warranted hospitalisation because she has been in a coma.
Nothing and no-one will ever change her attitude to her diabetes. She refuses blood tests and indeed gets very defensive with her Doctor when he requests one because she knows what the results will be.
I am so so sorry Gr07, and indeed anyone else reading this post if you find it distressing, but it illustrates what can happen if you totally ignore this condition. I truly hope that your friend will be able to come to terms with this condition and as such live a long and healthy life.

I m not sure I can help but I didn’t want your post to disappear without any comments
Is your friend seeing her diabetic nurse who will give her lots of information about diet and lifestyle although now they don’t seem to deal with diet as much as they used to and again a lot will depend if she is Type1 or Type2
Take always won’t be a good idea nor too much carbohydrates but a lot is about timing so she doesn’t go toolow or too high
I m not sure if you are in UK or maybe not but if you are the best advise is for her to talk to her surgery and specialist nurse
Her life will be changed but it can be very well managed if she follows advice