I’ve noticed one other change too - I’ve had persistent mild tinnitus for YEARS! And it has marginally improved during the last week! May be unrelated, but could it be that hovering around that 6.5% HbA1c level for years has been causing so many other problems?
Yes. I’ve dumped all pure sugars (though I didn’t eat much) and decimated my carbs (prob reduced by 80%), upped my veggies and proteins and more or less adopting an 8/16 intermittent fasting regime.
I’m newly diagnosed (just under two weeks) and very motivated to gain control. I’ve started taking Metformin as part of this and so far kept it to the minimum (1x500mg twice a day with meals). For a year or so, I’ve been having knee discomfort, lower back twinges and, a shoulder impingement and...