Recent Content by weggy

Hi Bit of an old post! Yep, still off the metformin. Last Hb1Ac was 54 in new money, so 7.1 in old. A little higher than where I want it to be but pretty much static. Unfortunately, as static as my weight which is the same 13 and a half stone as it was when I posted over 3 years ago! However...

Quick update from me. Latest HbA1c came back last week - 6.4%, achieved purely on exercise and diet. Seem to have hit a wall with the weight loss (been a static 13 and a half stone for about 2 months now) so time to up the exercise I think. Needless to say though, I'm pretty happy with the HbA1c...

While it, touch wood, doesnt seem to have caused any long lasting issues, taking metformin increased my ALT levels hugely. After starting Metformin about 4 years ago, the ALT level went up to 170. It stayed up in the mid 100's until I stopped taking Metformin about 6 months ago... first blood...

I've finally had a response from them... "---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:45:41 +0100 From: To: Subject: RE: New treatment for Type 2 diabetes, great recipes and all the latest in your August e-newsletter Dear Weggy, Thank you for your enquiry. We were...

Just received their emailed newsletter. Saw this recipe on the front page and decided to look further at it as I love cherries... what I found really surprised me - hardly a diabetic friendly recipe! Cherry compote (generally made with sugar) 2 x muller light yoghurts (how much sugar in these...

Hi all Just a quick update from me on this. Saw the GP a couple of weeks ago. He wasn't too pleased about me stopping Metformin but understood my reasonings and congratulated me on the weight loss (just over a stone since I last saw them 6 months ago). Anyways, he sent me for the usual blood...

Yes, sorry, you're absolutely right. It's in the early stages and, if I recall correctly, the 'weight loss' stage where zero carbs are promoted...

Hi Dennis I'm aware of that, and didnt suggest Atkins was the only way to do this! I used Atkins as an example as it was a no carb diet plan...

I'm not suggesting you should follow it, as I dont believe in it, but have a look at the Atkins diet... the presence of ketones in the urine is promoted with this diet and is a sign that you are burning fat...

Simple as that eh? I had visions of the old celsius to fahrenheit equation!

Feel free to share this equation... :P

Thanks to you both. That Dr Eades article is very interesting. Shame it doesnt refer to mmol/l but I get what he's saying

Hi all Bit confused here. T2, not taking any form of oral hypoglycaemics (came off metformin 6 weeks ago) but have just had that familiar old feeling - sweating, shaky, light headed.... tested my BG and was a bit surprised to find it 3.4 mmol/l. What's that all about? Had a decent lunch, low...

I was diagnosed T2 at 27 and, from what I can gather, diagnosis at this sort of age is becoming more and more common. How long ago were you diagnosed Feebiecat? I was put on Metformin as soon as I was diagnosed, some four years ago. I have no idea if you're overweight, but I've found that...

The weight loss thing about metformin really puzzles me. Metformin was giving me low BG levels, so I'd eat more, often 'quick fix' items such as sweets, crisps etc... not sure how that promotes weight loss! :lol: