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<blockquote data-quote="NoCrbs4Me" data-source="post: 731809" data-attributes="member: 113206"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Normally I wouldn't brag about my results as they seem not that unusual for people following a LCHF diet on this forum, so I won't - just the facts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Three months ago I stopped taking metformin and my HbA1c was 6% - not too bad. I also changed my diet from low carb to very low carb; ketogenic, in fact.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Today I got my latest HbA1c results: 5.6% / 37.7 mmol/mol. Very chuffed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I got the results from my pharmacist ("chemist" in the UK, I believe); they have access to patients' lab results where I live. She was very happy with my results. She had a colleague there as well who had done our local version of the diabetic educator training. I told them I hadn't been taking metformin for 3 months and they were a bit surprised. The second person then spouted off something he'd learned in his training: only 1 to 2% of type 2 diabetics manage to get and keep control of their diabetes through diet and exercise alone. I was both shocked at this low number and yet not surprised as I knew what they recommend type 2 diabetics to eat. I suspect the percentage of type 2 diabetics on this forum who have had success with LCHF and no meds is much greater than 2%. Anyway, I tried to tell them that the official recommended diet is why that number was so low, but they looked at me like I was speaking Swahili. At least I tried. I have an appointment with my diabetes nurse this week. It should be interesting. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">This forum has been very helpful in my quest to control my blood glucose levels - thanks to all of you!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NoCrbs4Me, post: 731809, member: 113206"] [SIZE=4]Normally I wouldn't brag about my results as they seem not that unusual for people following a LCHF diet on this forum, so I won't - just the facts. Three months ago I stopped taking metformin and my HbA1c was 6% - not too bad. I also changed my diet from low carb to very low carb; ketogenic, in fact. Today I got my latest HbA1c results: 5.6% / 37.7 mmol/mol. Very chuffed. I got the results from my pharmacist ("chemist" in the UK, I believe); they have access to patients' lab results where I live. She was very happy with my results. She had a colleague there as well who had done our local version of the diabetic educator training. I told them I hadn't been taking metformin for 3 months and they were a bit surprised. The second person then spouted off something he'd learned in his training: only 1 to 2% of type 2 diabetics manage to get and keep control of their diabetes through diet and exercise alone. I was both shocked at this low number and yet not surprised as I knew what they recommend type 2 diabetics to eat. I suspect the percentage of type 2 diabetics on this forum who have had success with LCHF and no meds is much greater than 2%. Anyway, I tried to tell them that the official recommended diet is why that number was so low, but they looked at me like I was speaking Swahili. At least I tried. I have an appointment with my diabetes nurse this week. It should be interesting. This forum has been very helpful in my quest to control my blood glucose levels - thanks to all of you![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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