Well, it's 3 1/2 years since diagnosis as LADA with an HbA1c of 101. I was immediately put onto Novorapid and Levemir as my health was critical - no time to try out other medications.
BG's reduced rapidly over the following weeks until I began having horrendous problems with swings from hyper to hypo. I was feeling terrible and thought that this was 'no life' to live, and decided there must be 'another way'. Continuing to eat high carb foods and injecting insulin seemed to be like hitting yourself with a hammer and then taking a painkiller - an endless cycle with multiple opportunities for things to go awry and leave you feeling rotten needing multiple tweaks to adjust. Even having done DAFNE (which was helpful), there were still times where the body 'didn't conform to expectations!'
Looking around and asking plenty, I came across a number of 'success stories' materialising from something called LCHF. Further investigation revealed it couldn't harm providing I informed my GP and healthcare team first...
Just 4 months later I was insulin-free (who'd have thought that was possible!), having stepped it back gradually, and my whole life improved dramatically.
Now some 3 years on from stopping insulin, and my specialist who recently declared "I should be dead!", am living a fuller healthier life than even pre-diabetic.
Despite earlier results and presentations indicating LADA, I have now been discharged from my specialist and advised to adhere to a diet-only T2 programme. HbA1c is currently steady at 45.
I know it doesn't work for everyone, but for me LCHF and exercise (3 dogs keeps you active!), being diagnosed diabetic actually IMPROVED my life having pointed out that my old lifestyle (HCLF) was having a massively detrimental effect on my health.
Best wishes to all.
BG's reduced rapidly over the following weeks until I began having horrendous problems with swings from hyper to hypo. I was feeling terrible and thought that this was 'no life' to live, and decided there must be 'another way'. Continuing to eat high carb foods and injecting insulin seemed to be like hitting yourself with a hammer and then taking a painkiller - an endless cycle with multiple opportunities for things to go awry and leave you feeling rotten needing multiple tweaks to adjust. Even having done DAFNE (which was helpful), there were still times where the body 'didn't conform to expectations!'
Looking around and asking plenty, I came across a number of 'success stories' materialising from something called LCHF. Further investigation revealed it couldn't harm providing I informed my GP and healthcare team first...
Just 4 months later I was insulin-free (who'd have thought that was possible!), having stepped it back gradually, and my whole life improved dramatically.
Now some 3 years on from stopping insulin, and my specialist who recently declared "I should be dead!", am living a fuller healthier life than even pre-diabetic.
Despite earlier results and presentations indicating LADA, I have now been discharged from my specialist and advised to adhere to a diet-only T2 programme. HbA1c is currently steady at 45.
I know it doesn't work for everyone, but for me LCHF and exercise (3 dogs keeps you active!), being diagnosed diabetic actually IMPROVED my life having pointed out that my old lifestyle (HCLF) was having a massively detrimental effect on my health.
Best wishes to all.
