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Havelock

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Hello All,

Thought I'd sign up as I had some great news yesterday, at our local clinic, here in Cambs. I've been D2 for about 4 years and NOT keen on drugs, so finally decided, mid 2017, to read more about it. The outcome was that I put myself on a low carb., high(ish) fat and protein diet. I had lost a stone a couple of years ago but put that down to becoming diabetic. These last few months I have gradually gone down from 16 to 15 stone, with the benefit of now seeing my HbA1c dropping to 40mmol/mol. Naturally I am very pleased with myself, as I love my food, and some self-discipline was required. Incidentally my cholesterol reading is now lower too, at 4.8 mmol/L. Some, I know, will find that curious, but facts are facts. I'm 78, and 6' 1" by the way. Anyway, perhaps my news will encourage others.
 
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Hello and welcome to the forum, and the club no one wants to join.
I love the low carb Atkins style regime I use - and the fact that I got lower cholesterol on it after almost two years of the 'cholesterol lowering' diet I was advised would make all the difference to my life expectancy.
 
Welcome and well done on your progress.
 
Great results very well done.
We're probably not that surprised by your results though as quite a few of us have similar ones doing much the same thing.
 
Havelock said:
my cholesterol reading is now lower too, at 4.8 mmol/L. Some, I know, will find that curious, but facts are facts. I'm 78, and 6' 1" by the way. Anyway, perhaps my news will encourage others.
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Yes indeed, your good news has encouraged me! I need encouraging because I am fairly new to all this and since starting to eat lower carb my A1c has dropped, though not as much as I'd like, but my total cholesterol and LDL have gone up (while my trigs have gone down and my HDL, already high, up). I am hoping my cholesterol readings will be better next time. Btw I am 75, 5'9" and 7 stone 11 (the last not on purpose!)
 
Alexandra100 said:
Yes indeed, your good news has encouraged me! I need encouraging because I am fairly new to all this and since starting to eat lower carb my A1c has dropped, though not as much as I'd like, but my total cholesterol and LDL have gone up (while my trigs have gone down and my HDL, already high, up). I am hoping my cholesterol readings will be better next time. Btw I am 75, 5'9" and 7 stone 11 (the last not on purpose!)
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Delighted you had some encouragement! My first thought is that your weight seems quite reasonable (right word?!) for your height - but I am no expert, just think I am over-cuddly!
 
Resurgam said:
Hello and welcome to the forum, and the club no one wants to join.
I love the low carb Atkins style regime I use - and the fact that I got lower cholesterol on it after almost two years of the 'cholesterol lowering' diet I was advised would make all the difference to my life expectancy.
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Thank you for your welcome.
 
bulkbiker said:
Great results very well done.
We're probably not that surprised by your results though as quite a few of us have similar ones doing much the same thing.
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Thanks bulkbiker. Yes, indeed, I appreciate I am but one of many, but it's good to feel that the number is growing. The diabetic expert nurse was both delighted and, dare I say it, somewhat surprised!
 
kokhongw said:
Thanks for sharing your good news.
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Thank you kokhongw - some interesting reading there. For some time I have had my own notions concerning the widespread increase in diabetes. I think my own problems started during the war years when my mother, an excellent cook, somehow, ensured my brother and I never went short on carbs. then going on to catering college and learning the vast range of potato dishes which went with those rich French dishes, plus lots of pastry/sponge deserts. Then into the RAF and availability of three square, cooked, meals a day. Fortunately I played a fair bit of sport, but, even so, when I retired, after 22 years, I was bulging somewhat in my No. 1 uniform! My forbears, in the Scottish Marches, would have lived primarily on lamb and beef, and not a potato in sight!
 
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