Hi All,
Apologies for the belated hello but I didn’t really like to take up your time before. Having been diagnosed as we went into lockdown as Type 2 with HbA1c of 84, I was in a bit of a state. Thank goodness for this forum!
You have educated me, encouraged me and pointed me in the direction of life changing knowledge, at a time when there was nowhere else to go.
With the help of my Tee2 and my Fitbit I have lost 2 stone and my bmi is now in the 29s. I cut out bread, pasta, rice, porridge, potatoes, most fruit etc on day 1 and am now getting the hang of Low Carb (30-40g per day.) I log everything on the MyNetDiary app.
My fasting blood glucose is now in the 4s every morning and testing once a day works for me at the moment. I will test more in the future, before and after meals, if I reintroduce any starchy carbs. I have another 2 stone to lose and hope to achieve that before Christmas.
It was a bit of a slog at times, but the 3 month blood test was what I focused on. I knew it would be much improved (because of my morning glucose levels) but when the nurse said today that my HbA1c is now 34... OMG! Metformin is being cut to 1 and will be removed after the next HbA1c as long as it remains low.
I feel very fortunate to be in a position of good health going forwards. Bless you all for being there and guiding us through.
Apologies for the belated hello but I didn’t really like to take up your time before. Having been diagnosed as we went into lockdown as Type 2 with HbA1c of 84, I was in a bit of a state. Thank goodness for this forum!
You have educated me, encouraged me and pointed me in the direction of life changing knowledge, at a time when there was nowhere else to go.
With the help of my Tee2 and my Fitbit I have lost 2 stone and my bmi is now in the 29s. I cut out bread, pasta, rice, porridge, potatoes, most fruit etc on day 1 and am now getting the hang of Low Carb (30-40g per day.) I log everything on the MyNetDiary app.
My fasting blood glucose is now in the 4s every morning and testing once a day works for me at the moment. I will test more in the future, before and after meals, if I reintroduce any starchy carbs. I have another 2 stone to lose and hope to achieve that before Christmas.
It was a bit of a slog at times, but the 3 month blood test was what I focused on. I knew it would be much improved (because of my morning glucose levels) but when the nurse said today that my HbA1c is now 34... OMG! Metformin is being cut to 1 and will be removed after the next HbA1c as long as it remains low.
I feel very fortunate to be in a position of good health going forwards. Bless you all for being there and guiding us through.
. We were just getting to that bit when my mobile signal dropped out - she did try ringing back, but no joy. Also have a telephone consult tomorrow morning so I expect we will talk about it then. 
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