Thank You.
I was diagnosed with Type 2 on 23 January this year. (Blood sample taken on 6 January). My HbA1C was 57 and I was prescribed Metformin 500mg twice a day.
I felt my surgery were more of a hindrance than a help and could not get an appointment to see the doctor to discuss the results. (My only other post was a rant about that!)
So feeling overwhelmed by it all and needing help, I looked to the internet and found this wonderful site.
I read everything I could to try and understand this disease and immediately started a low carb diet. (Very low carb).
I started to test my blood and within 4 days my blood tests were below 7 and so far have never gone any higher. Most being high 4’s to mid 5’s with the very occasional low 6 from the “Morning Phenomenon”.
Weight started to fall off me, 2.5 stone so far and hoping to continue.
I changed my GP Surgery and on 15 February the new surgery’s nurse was taking blood to get another sample tested.
I just got back from getting the results. My HbA1c level is 39!
The Diabetic nurse is extremely pleased and explained that my Diabetes is reversed but I still have Diabetes and will always have it. (Just as I learnt from this site).
We discussed whether I should come off Metformin, (I decided stay on it for now), and she is happy to see in me in a year for another blood test. (She said if my own blood tests should start to go up them give the surgery a call).
So a very big THANK YOU to everyone.
Excellent result!
You have definitely taken the proactive approach. You are quite right to have gone straight out, as I did, to gain an understanding of your condition as quickly as possible.
I was diagnosed last year in June, declined the offer of multiple med to, er, 'manage' my condition. I too agreed, initially, to take metformin, but couldn't get along with it, so discontinued using it after a couple of months. As stated in a previous post, it made absolutely no difference to my BG or A1c results.
Ten months down the line my A1c has gone from an initial 110 to 46 after 13 weeks, and 40 a couple of weeks.ago. I too, adopted the LCHF lifestyle, along with exercise some supplements and, since October last year, intermittent fasting 5 days a week for 16 hours.
I cannot complain about my health centre, or, indeed, the very busy diabetic nurse who was extremely supportive. However, doctors and nurses are not nutritionists, and, as such, cannot really offer much in the way of practical advice regarding a diet and lifestyle best suited to overcoming T2D.
Whilst you don't go into detail, it sounds as though you've gone for a more natural approach to eliminating the poison in your system, rather than adding more.
I would have to agree with the other member regarding the next test in 12 months. That is really too long to wait. What about your eyes? Your feet? Be careful that you're not kicked into the long grass just because you are looking after yourself! Again, this is not a criticism of the NHS staff. With limited resources at their disposal, they are obliged to focus on individuals less capable of making the necessary changes in diet and lifestyle in order to avoid a lifetime of drug dependency and the ugly complications that follow.
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