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- Gender:
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- Birthday:
- May 24, 1962 (Age: 60)
- Location:
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- Occupation:
- undiscovered literary giant
pleinster
Well-Known Member, Male, 60, from Scotland
My cat, Spookie, eats more carbs in a day than I do in a week - wee football shaped beastie! Jun 13, 2017
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About
- Gender:
- Male
- Birthday:
- May 24, 1962 (Age: 60)
- Location:
- Scotland
- Occupation:
- undiscovered literary giant
- Type of diabetes:
- Type 2
- Treatment type:
- Diet only
- Medication:
- plenty for everything expect diabetes
- Exercise:
- treadmill, sit-ups, watching TV, sofa hogging...I may be exaggerating the first two.
- Likes:
- writing, painting, sleeping
- Dislikes:
- ignorance
Diagnosed with Type 2 several months after a kidney transplant, and as a consequence of steroid and anti-rejection drugs.
Levels improved after stopping pills and focusing on low carb diet instead.
I am currently not working and don't expect to be any time soon. Degrees in Classics and Law don't seem to count if you are 53! I am, however, still writing...one day...one day...Interact
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Type 2 diagnosed Apr 2015 (BS of 20.5) after steroid treatment following transplant;
HbA1c Oct 8th 2015 : 54 (7.1%; 8.6 mmols); Nov 1st 2015 - Low Carb diet/meds stopped;
HbA1c Nov19th 2015 : 49 (6.6%; 7.9 mmols); HbA1c Dec 17th 2015 : 43 (6.1%; 7.1 mmols); HbA1c July 21st 2016 : 43 (6.1%; 7.1 mmols) ;
HbA1c March 3rd 2017 : 41 (5.9%; 6.8mmols); HbA1c November 16th 2017 : 37; HbA1c January 25th : 42 (pfft!)