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<blockquote data-quote="fuinneamh" data-source="post: 2664751" data-attributes="member: 583399"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>I stopped eating grains, starchy things like potatoes, and sugar; I haven't started counting carbs yet because I just didn't have the headspace, but I do check my blood glucose before meals and 2 hours after. I was prescribed 500mg Metformin 3 times a day.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday, my HbA1c was 70 and my LDL was 3.5.</p><p>My fasting glucose hovers around 8 if I've been swimming regularly and around 9.2 if I had to skip a couple of days or if I slept badly. Blood glucose is under 7 for the rest of the day.</p><p></p><p>So it's a step in the right direction at least.</p><p>I've lost hardly any weight, though. Hopefully that will start to happen soon.</p><p></p><p></p><p>UPDATE February 2024: </p><p>My HbA1c is 45 after a further 8 weeks (ie 16 weeks since my initial HbA1c of 148).</p><p>I have lost 15kg. It seems to decrease in jumps. I had no discernable weight loss for the first 6 weeks, then a tiny bit for the next few weeks, then a big loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fuinneamh, post: 2664751, member: 583399"] 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 just didn't have the headspace, but I do check my blood glucose before meals and 2 hours after. I was prescribed 500mg Metformin 3 times a day. Yesterday, my HbA1c was 70 and my LDL was 3.5. My fasting glucose hovers around 8 if I've been swimming regularly and around 9.2 if I had to skip a couple of days or if I slept badly. Blood glucose is under 7 for the rest of the day. So it's a step in the right direction at least. I've lost hardly any weight, though. Hopefully that will start to happen soon. UPDATE February 2024: My HbA1c is 45 after a further 8 weeks (ie 16 weeks since my initial HbA1c of 148). I have lost 15kg. It seems to decrease in jumps. I had no discernable weight loss for the first 6 weeks, then a tiny bit for the next few weeks, then a big loss. [/QUOTE]
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