AnnInDenmark
Well-Known Member
Hello all
I'm Danish, born and bred, and I'm 61 years old.
I was diagnosed with T2 two years ago and was immediately put on 3x500mg Metformin plus Simvastatin. The diagnosis was unexpected as there is no diabetes in my family, and I have always been underweight.
The doctors and nurses never told me anything about diet, and in the two years they never asked me what I eat.
The first six months I slept twenty hours a day, and the rest of the time my head never cleared up. My leg muscles ached and I could hardly move. I lost even more weight.
After six months I finally woke up long enough to realize that something was wrong. I stopped taking Simvastatin, and after two weeks my head was clear and the aches were gone.
Then I started to investigate on the net, and luckily I found this great site, which I am so grateful for. Once I learned about lchf and read all the good advice from you wonderful people, I was on the right track. My Hba1c went down and down, and the doctors were amazed. They still did not ask what I was eating, and I didn't tell them.
For the last nine months my Hba1c has been 38, and I am down to 1x500mg Metformin. My cholesterol is sky high but I refuse to take any more statins.
Recently when I had my blood tested, I told the nurse that my goal was to get off Metformin altogether. She said that she had never heard of anyone doing that, and that she did not think the doctor would let me.
A week later I told the GP the same thing. After thinking about it, she said that I could try it out for three months.
This was a few days ago, and I'm walking around with a big smile on my face, and I even catch myself jumping around like a rabbit.
I'm so happy, I'm about to burst.
Today is my first day without Metformin.
This is not my native language, so please ignore wrong grammar and other oddities.
I'm Danish, born and bred, and I'm 61 years old.
I was diagnosed with T2 two years ago and was immediately put on 3x500mg Metformin plus Simvastatin. The diagnosis was unexpected as there is no diabetes in my family, and I have always been underweight.
The doctors and nurses never told me anything about diet, and in the two years they never asked me what I eat.
The first six months I slept twenty hours a day, and the rest of the time my head never cleared up. My leg muscles ached and I could hardly move. I lost even more weight.
After six months I finally woke up long enough to realize that something was wrong. I stopped taking Simvastatin, and after two weeks my head was clear and the aches were gone.
Then I started to investigate on the net, and luckily I found this great site, which I am so grateful for. Once I learned about lchf and read all the good advice from you wonderful people, I was on the right track. My Hba1c went down and down, and the doctors were amazed. They still did not ask what I was eating, and I didn't tell them.
For the last nine months my Hba1c has been 38, and I am down to 1x500mg Metformin. My cholesterol is sky high but I refuse to take any more statins.
Recently when I had my blood tested, I told the nurse that my goal was to get off Metformin altogether. She said that she had never heard of anyone doing that, and that she did not think the doctor would let me.
A week later I told the GP the same thing. After thinking about it, she said that I could try it out for three months.
This was a few days ago, and I'm walking around with a big smile on my face, and I even catch myself jumping around like a rabbit.
I'm so happy, I'm about to burst.
Today is my first day without Metformin.
This is not my native language, so please ignore wrong grammar and other oddities.
