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Re: lowered HBa1C...it seems it can be done...so keep workin It can be done. Although it's hard work. I was diagnosed in March 2013, with a HBa1C of 55, and weighed 18st 7lbs. 3 months later I was 15st 6lb and HBa1C was 31. Low carbing and daily treadmill were the things that made it all...

You mention "Blog 1" somewhere in your blog ..... what's the link please Seamatt ?

That's amazing Seamatt ...... 8 stone loss is a huge achievement ..... over how long a period did you manage to do this? Or is it all in your blog? I'll go and have a read .....

I work full time too jooberloober68 ..... but I do my home electric treadmill at night after tea (about 8pm) and sometimes I literally have to force myself onto the thing. I just keep telling myself that if I get to my ideal weight then I will have a fighting chance of keeping the diabetes...

Hi jooberloober68, Went through exactly the same in March this year. Hit me really hard. So hard in fact that I was on Citalopram for anxiety and depression for 3 months or so. I hit exercise and diet so hard I became really ill, and thought I was dying. Coming off the...

Getting this pretty bad now and feeling awful. Anyone else suffering with this.

I was lucky enough to get some information from Dr Roy Taylor on this subject (I emailed a few respected diabetic Drs in this field when I started getting some results after diagnosis). In my case, my hba1c went from 7.2% (55 in new measure) to 5.0% (31 in new measure) purely from low carbing...

Itching and stomach pains you mean SPARKLE4 ?

Thanks for replying. Certainly sounds like what's happening to me too. Also getting a lot of itching, again intermittent. Did you notice that too ?

Are you still getting these stomach cramps? Mine is a similar story. 18st 6lbs and a HbA1c of 7.2% on diagnosis in late March 2013, I cut down food amount (and carbs) quite a lot, combined with lots of exercise and I've shed 3.5 stone to be 15st today (1st August). Blood sugars down from...

Mine was 7.2% on type 2 diagnosis 3 months ago, just had another done and it was 5.0%.

Anyone get occasional sharp pains in each kidney area? I'm been on Citalopram 20mg daily for last 9.5 weeks and occasional sharp stomach pains have happened since around then. Doc says he's not heard that as a side effect of Citalopram, and it starts my worrying whether it's the dreaded 'C'...

Cholesterol is 3.1. Which I'm told is OK ?

Only thing I have (which started before I was diagnosed) is intermittent achy, heavy, tingly calves and some orange/brown pigmentation of my legs and feet. Started about 12-18 months ago (lightly) but gotten a bit worse during diagnosis and since. How do I ascertain whether this is diabetes...

Very similar to me ... on diagnosis of Type 2 3 months ago (in March 2013) these were my scores: 18stone 6lbs Liver ALT of 122 + AST of 56 HBA1C of 55 (7.2%) 3 months later (low carb and daily treadmill exercise): 15stone 7lbs Liver ALT of 55 + AST 21 HBA1C of 31 (5%)