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I didn't ask the GP about fat; I have an appointment in a couple of weeks and I'll ask her then. Edited to add that by "don't worry about fat", I took it that she meant that I should just concentrate on increasing my protein intake and decreasing the carbs at the beginning, and we could adjust...

Unlike many people here, I'm lucky enough to have a GP who seems to have done some research. She told me to increase my protein intake and gave specific examples from the local supermarket, which was really useful. She also said not to be afraid of eating fat. She said to reduce starch + sugar...

Thank you for the welcome, @Rachox I'm not expecting a drop quite as big as 50% the next time I have my HbA1c tested :) The GP has increased my Metformin dose to 850mg, so that will help too. I posted the progress in case someone else with a very high HbA1c was wondering whether low-carb was...

My HbA1c was 148 (not a typo) 8 weeks ago and my LDL was 4.5. My fasting blood glucose was 28. The GP was surprised that I looked healthy (albeit overweight) with results like that. I stopped eating grains, starchy things like potatoes, and sugar; I haven't started counting carbs yet because I...