I've been on empag for three months now 10mg plus 2g of Metformin - this combination has brought my a1c down to 46 and has made me and my diabetic nurse quite happy.
Took a couple of weeks to get used to it and am staying deliberately well hydrated but impressed with how it has worked for me.
I've used huel on and off and it seems to be very good if a little bland flavour wise. You can of course flavour it but be careful not to add more carbs with the flavouring.
A1c just came back at 44, was 68 at diagnosis three months ago!
Been following the knowledge and advice on here and found it very encouraging and useful.
Lost 10kg in that time as well, lots more to go!
Raw food for our German Shepherds. Best thing possible, reduces "output" and keeps the dog healthy. We give them frozen chicken wings as snacks!
To be fair I think they get a better diet than the humans in the household.
My GP refuses to accept my own BP readings, despite the fact that on record I have white coat hypertension and due to long term issues I have severe needle phobia and vaso vagal reaction to needle procedures, so he checked my blood pressure at our last meeting just after saying he needed more...
Reasonably consistent 12-14 in a morning before eating, 16 two hours after breakfast. Lowest in last month was 7.9 after a one hour bike ride. Will start regular scheduled testing today.
Thanks. Already bought the codefree so will be looking at a testing regime. Been testing on and off over the last few weeks to try and overcome my phobia definitely getting there.
Already made diet improvements and getting back on the bike.
Well it's been a while since my initial post, but I'm starting Metformin tomorrow. Doctor wanted to repeat the blood tests, a1c is 68.
So it's time to play the numbers game!