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Hello all, Not posted for a while but I have had the results of my HBA1c and thought I would share them. At the end of December pre Newcastle my HBA1C was 11.2 - now it is 6.2!! I have not lost any weight over the last couple of weeks but I have not gained either - BG's still in the 5's with...

I have never tried Ardberg, Ardberg :oops: Glad you enjoyed it though - eight weeks is a long time lol!

Fantastic weight loss and BG's Ardberg :clap: Fantastic result with the meds too. Enjoy having a drink!! I have been officially off the diet for two weeks now - still shaking and eating my veg, but I have introduced some meat and fish - grilled kebabs, a mahoosive salad and yoghurt and mint...

That is great, Geordie :D

Cheers, again Borofergie. I am massively impressed with your eight mile runs - slow or not!! Really inspiring - thanks :) I will definitely have to check out the park runs :thumbup:

Cheers for the advice - I am running very, very slowly lol I ahve downloaded some free podcasts with a program to build up to me running solidly for half an hour - I ran in short bursts last night. Just realised I gave the impression that I was already running solidly for half an hour - whoops...

Well, a week since the diet finished - blood sugars still great, still on half meds. I am still shaking at breakfast and lunch, and having a lower carb dinner in the evening - salmon and stirfry veg tonight - yum :) I have also started jogging - it is very, very hard lol half an hour of...

Really helpful, Ernie - cheers :D you have confirmed for me that I will have to watch my carb intake, probably forever. I have just finished my eight weeks, but have not resumed "normal" eating yet - I am still having the shakes at breakfast and lunch and am having my veg for dinner but am...

My name is beancounter and I am a dawn phenomenon-er!! It doesn't go much above 5.5 though ie last night it was 4.9 at 11pm, 4.3 at 3 am (cat woke me up!!) and 5.3 first thing.

Well today is offically my last day on the NS diet - I cannot actually believe I have (nearly!!) done the eight weeks!! I will post my final weight loss tomorrow after I have weighed in, but so far I have lost one stone ten pounds, halved my meds and maintain BG at around 5 :D Thank you to...

Thanks Phoenix - I was pretty sure that the carbs were not much higher in the lower fat versions!!

Thanks, Camilla - I didn't think they were high carb, just higher in carbs than their full fat counter parts.... as i won't be going to the extremely low carb levels that some people manage quite happily on I understand that I should reduce the amount of fat I eat ie the more carbs, the less fat...

I am an Asda shake fan too - I usually make them up with more water than recommended and use a hand blender to mix. I have the cafe latte every morning hot in a huge mug - helps with the cravings for milky tea and coffee!! I am in my last week now - so far I have lost 1stone 10 pounds and have...

I think you are right, geordie - i have my head down, looking at that finishing line now!! one week, two days to go!! Had my first small fall off the wagon this weekend :oops: Hubby brought the mystery flavour walkers crisps home and we all tried guessing what they were. There are three of...

Great to hear that the BG are still low now you are back to normal eating, Diane. I have only got two weeks to go so am really starting to think about my diet post newcastle. You BG's are amazing Immis - so chuffed for you :) Looks like you and your other half enjoyed valentines day...