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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 280132" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>Just skimmed through the thread and nobody else seems to have picked up that you started out at the top end of 'normal' BMI (so in theory had no real need to lose weight) and you are now heading towards the lower end of 'normal' BMI.</p><p></p><p>Although your weight still looks O.K. I would be worried if it kept on going down - as you obviously already are.</p><p>You may not look like a skeleton - you may just have been used for many years to be at a higher weight and just need to adjust your mental body image.</p><p>I know my wife was starting to worry when I lost some weight because I looked so skinny compared with how I had been for the last 20 years or so.</p><p>I think I could do with taking another half stone off.</p><p></p><p>It does look as though your diabetes is probably not linked to obesity, so you are in the minority of newly diagnosed if I understand the statistics corrrectly.</p><p></p><p>What HbA1c reading did you get on your last test?</p><p>Or haven't you had an HbA1c test yet (I think they normally wait six months after initial diagnosis).</p><p>2 stone weight loss will have made a difference if you had any problem at all with fatty deposits around your middle and could well have changed your ability to handle glucose.</p><p>In which case you might be able to reduce your medication - but without HbA1c information we can't really suggest this.</p><p></p><p>As others have said, try and change your GP.</p><p>You could look for a different GP practice in your area, and ask around for a diabetic friendly one.</p><p></p><p>If you could post your numbers from your initial diagnosis (and what tsts you had to confirm the diagnosis of diabetes) and any numbers you have had since this would help us to understand what is going on in your particular case.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>LGC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 280132, member: 6467"] Just skimmed through the thread and nobody else seems to have picked up that you started out at the top end of 'normal' BMI (so in theory had no real need to lose weight) and you are now heading towards the lower end of 'normal' BMI. Although your weight still looks O.K. I would be worried if it kept on going down - as you obviously already are. You may not look like a skeleton - you may just have been used for many years to be at a higher weight and just need to adjust your mental body image. I know my wife was starting to worry when I lost some weight because I looked so skinny compared with how I had been for the last 20 years or so. I think I could do with taking another half stone off. It does look as though your diabetes is probably not linked to obesity, so you are in the minority of newly diagnosed if I understand the statistics corrrectly. What HbA1c reading did you get on your last test? Or haven't you had an HbA1c test yet (I think they normally wait six months after initial diagnosis). 2 stone weight loss will have made a difference if you had any problem at all with fatty deposits around your middle and could well have changed your ability to handle glucose. In which case you might be able to reduce your medication - but without HbA1c information we can't really suggest this. As others have said, try and change your GP. You could look for a different GP practice in your area, and ask around for a diabetic friendly one. If you could post your numbers from your initial diagnosis (and what tsts you had to confirm the diagnosis of diabetes) and any numbers you have had since this would help us to understand what is going on in your particular case. Regards LGC [/QUOTE]
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