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Cobwebs
Living my best life with my little dog and big cat. Crafter, artist, and maker. Keen gardener and concerned about the planet and it's resources. Love social media but not FB. Always try to be kind and supportive to everyone and treat people as I'd like to be treated myself. A good listener.
- Birthday
- January 1
- Location
- Mid Cornwall
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Exercise
- Gardening
- Likes
- Social Media, Crafts, Painting, Pets, Wildlife,
- Dislikes
- Bossy or pompous people.
- Occupation
- Retired
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July 2017 HbA1c - 57
November 2017 HbA1c - 46
In remission
Aug 2021 HbA1c - 53
7 June 2022 HbA1c - 112 (12.4)
30 Aug 2022 HbA1c -
Diet Only - Dr M Mosely's 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet.
Here's my journey with Diabetes T2.
I was diagnosed in 2017 HbA1c 57. Put my self on a Low Carb diet and went into remission 4 mths later. Controlled my T2 by diet through 2017 to Aug 2021. Covid appeared and during 2020/21 I fell off the bandwagon with my diet by comfort eating all the wrong foods. Hence the high HbA1c in June this year (2022). Doctor recommended I went on Metformin. Took 1 tablet and thought 'never again'. So the doc prescribed slow release Metformin instead, but I didn't take it. Instead I remained on Dr Mosley's 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet and lost a stone in first 3 weeks but although still on the diet weight seems to have plateaued. BUT the BG is coming down - 8.6 at the moment. Be interested to see my next HbA1c result after 30th August when I have the next one. Bought several books this time, Carbs & Cals which is now my bible, plus the 8 Week BSD recipe book, and Carbs & Cals Low Calorie/Carb recipe book. Was determined never to go on drugs to control a disease that was controlling me, I wanted to be in control and kick it into touch with diet only. In the beginning before my HbA1c in June I had blurry vision, blaming laser treatment I'd had last year. On a trip to the opticians he told me both eyes had changed the same amount which pointed to high blood glucose. I put myself on the 8 week BSD that day and in 10 days my sight was back to normal. Amazing!
Don't accept drugs if you can be determined and dedicated to follow a low carb/low cal diet and sticking to it. It does work but you have to make your mind up you will follow it to the letter and persevere! Good luck!
November 2017 HbA1c - 46
In remission
Aug 2021 HbA1c - 53
7 June 2022 HbA1c - 112 (12.4)
30 Aug 2022 HbA1c -
Diet Only - Dr M Mosely's 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet.
Here's my journey with Diabetes T2.
I was diagnosed in 2017 HbA1c 57. Put my self on a Low Carb diet and went into remission 4 mths later. Controlled my T2 by diet through 2017 to Aug 2021. Covid appeared and during 2020/21 I fell off the bandwagon with my diet by comfort eating all the wrong foods. Hence the high HbA1c in June this year (2022). Doctor recommended I went on Metformin. Took 1 tablet and thought 'never again'. So the doc prescribed slow release Metformin instead, but I didn't take it. Instead I remained on Dr Mosley's 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet and lost a stone in first 3 weeks but although still on the diet weight seems to have plateaued. BUT the BG is coming down - 8.6 at the moment. Be interested to see my next HbA1c result after 30th August when I have the next one. Bought several books this time, Carbs & Cals which is now my bible, plus the 8 Week BSD recipe book, and Carbs & Cals Low Calorie/Carb recipe book. Was determined never to go on drugs to control a disease that was controlling me, I wanted to be in control and kick it into touch with diet only. In the beginning before my HbA1c in June I had blurry vision, blaming laser treatment I'd had last year. On a trip to the opticians he told me both eyes had changed the same amount which pointed to high blood glucose. I put myself on the 8 week BSD that day and in 10 days my sight was back to normal. Amazing!
Don't accept drugs if you can be determined and dedicated to follow a low carb/low cal diet and sticking to it. It does work but you have to make your mind up you will follow it to the letter and persevere! Good luck!
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