T2D -15 months in - the story continues

geefull

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15 months in - :joyful::joyful:

Brief details of my history are in my signature but here is a quick update.

I don't have a complete breakdown of my latest test results yet (taken on the 5th September,) because the earliest DN appt. I could get is for the 18th. but I phoned the Health Centre today to see if they were back and had been checked (they won't give you the info until a doctor has checked it but will phone you immediately if something is abnormal :)).

Apparently they are all marked 'normal' and my HbA1c is 26 :)
When I weighed myself this morning I have just made it into the 'overweight' BMI band having started in the 'morbidly obese' category. To say I'm delighted is a huge understatement!

Daily I try to keep carbs to below 80g, proteins between 60 and 75 g and the remainder as fat.

I have been restricting calories too to an extent because I had such a huge amount of weight to lose but going forward am now intending to increase healthy fat calories slowly (with as little highly processed veggie oil as possible),

Ideally I would like to lose another 5-10 kg but if it takes a while it's ok. I like to think that my HbA1c will allow for some gentle diet experimentation on the way ;)

I couldn't have come so far without the help, support and advice of all of you here, particularly the Low Carb and T2 sections so a big 'THANK YOU'
 

AM1874

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Hi @geeful ..
Wow !! .. well done and many congrats on your excellent results :happy::happy:
 
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bulkbiker

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15 months in - :joyful::joyful:

Brief details of my history are in my signature but here is a quick update.

I don't have a complete breakdown of my latest test results yet (taken on the 5th September,) because the earliest DN appt. I could get is for the 18th. but I phoned the Health Centre today to see if they were back and had been checked (they won't give you the info until a doctor has checked it but will phone you immediately if something is abnormal :)).

Apparently they are all marked 'normal' and my HbA1c is 26 :)
When I weighed myself this morning I have just made it into the 'overweight' BMI band having started in the 'morbidly obese' category. To say I'm delighted is a huge understatement!

Daily I try to keep carbs to below 80g, proteins between 60 and 75 g and the remainder as fat.

I have been restricting calories too to an extent because I had such a huge amount of weight to lose but going forward am now intending to increase healthy fat calories slowly (with as little highly processed veggie oil as possible),

Ideally I would like to lose another 5-10 kg but if it takes a while it's ok. I like to think that my HbA1c will allow for some gentle diet experimentation on the way ;)

I couldn't have come so far without the help, support and advice of all of you here, particularly the Low Carb and T2 sections so a big 'THANK YOU'
Wow well done indeed.. HbA1c is amazing.. many congrats.
 
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ziggy_w

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15 months in - :joyful::joyful:

Brief details of my history are in my signature but here is a quick update.

I don't have a complete breakdown of my latest test results yet (taken on the 5th September,) because the earliest DN appt. I could get is for the 18th. but I phoned the Health Centre today to see if they were back and had been checked (they won't give you the info until a doctor has checked it but will phone you immediately if something is abnormal :)).

Apparently they are all marked 'normal' and my HbA1c is 26 :)
When I weighed myself this morning I have just made it into the 'overweight' BMI band having started in the 'morbidly obese' category. To say I'm delighted is a huge understatement!

Congrats @geefull -- what a wonderful results and what a great achievement
 
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Prem51

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Excellent results @geeful! Well done! :)
 

Mbaker

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Truly astonishing.
 

zand

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Wow! Such amazing results! Very well done, I'm so happy for you and thanks for telling us. :)
 

PenfoldAPD

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Thank you for sharing! You've done so well, and sharing your story will help to inspire those who are new here and feeling lost.

Keep up the amazing work.