I'll try and keep this brief...
I was on full dose Metformin, Full dose Gliclazide and daily Lantus Insulin.
I first did the Newcastle Diet for 25 weeks starting last June (a long time, I know) and lost 5.1 stone. Managed to stop all medication and went on a low carb diet. I panicked a bit about loose skin so I put on 4.5 kilos then realised I shouldn't have worried so I maintained my weight with the low carb diet.
I'm on a low budget so I tend to eat the same thing everyday...
Breakfast was 2 slices Burgen bread toasted
Lunch was an Asda Good and Balanced Ham and boiled Egg Salad
Dinner was a breast of chicken with salad.
With that diet I maintained my weight and stayed off medication until Mid April when I decided I wanted to lose a bit more weight down to a "healthy" weight and to get my BMI down to a "healthy" figure.
So I decided to do the Newcastle Diet again and this time for 10 weeks.
Currently on week 9 and have lost a further 1.2 stone so far. My weight and BMI are now in the healthy range and I'm still in good control of my blood sugars without any medication.
When I finish in just over a weeks time I will go back to my low carb diet with the only change being the change from Burgen to the Lidl rolls you introduced me to in your other post.
Achieved:
- Large weight loss (5.7 stone)
- Come off medication
- Great control of blood sugars
- Healthy BMI
- Smaller, better fitting clothes
- Much happier
Hope that helps answer your questions and feel free to ask more if you wish.
Cheers
Jim