Hi, I have some questions and wondered if anybody would be kind enough to clarify a few things for me as looking online is just adding to my confusion!
I was diagnosed last September with a HbA1c of 51. ...
37 - that is a very good number.
But from what I've read most type2 diabetics who don't cut out sugar or reduce total carbs have to keep increasing their Metformin, then add in other drugs? From everything I've read the key is cutting carbs.
I was diagnosed this year near the end of May. I was lucky as I already knew about the low carb diet and Diabetes UK's lowcarbprogram. So I opted to do the programme without Metformin. My blood sugars dropped dramatically in the first two weeks. I started on 100g carbs a day, then down to 90 then 85. My latest HbA1C is 38, my triglycerides are down, and I've lost 2.5st.
Their site has a food diary, so I enter everything I eat each day (before I eat it!) and it calculates the carbs, plus fats and protein and calories if you are interested.
I would recommend calculating your carbs each day.
The lowcarbprogram team suggest starting on 130g or less of carbs and reducing processed food, replacing it with good quality protein, vegetables, salad and berry fruits.
Don't forget that ordinary milk has carbs (from milksugar), so a couple of milky coffees can put you over.