Very pleased with progress T2

Paul1882

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I was newly diagnosed T2 with an HbA1c of 122 in December 2020. I had my first retest last week (19 April ) and it’s fallen to 43. I expected it to be down because my fasting finger prick test had fallen from the high teens at the start to consistently in the 5-6 range for some time. I have been on 2000mg metformin and 40 mg gliclazide. I have dramatically changed my diet .. I had a very sweet tooth and have cut out all chocolate , juices , cakes etc and also significantly reduced my carbs.

So , my GP took me off the Gliclazide three days ago (so far so good , 4.7 fasting glucose this morning ) but doesn’t want to change the metformin until my next HbA1c in 3 months time.
 
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Goonergal

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Wow! That’s a stunning drop. Congratulations!
 

Pasha

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Wow, thats absolutely fantastic. Congratulations by the thousand.
 

muzza3

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Congratulations fantastic result. Next goodbye to Metformin! Well done!
 

VashtiB

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Congratulations- it must feel good to see your efforts pay off.
 

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MrsA2

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Think that's the biggest intial drop I've ever seen! Well done.
Are you feeling better for it?
 

Paul1882

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Think that's the biggest intial drop I've ever seen! Well done.
Are you feeling better for it?

I feel considerably better , thanks. I was quite ill in a number of ways when diagnosed in December , but I’m now feeling very well. One obvious measure is getting through the whole night without interruption ,beforehand I was typically getting up 4 times.
 

Ronancastled

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That's one of the largest turnarounds I've ever witnessed. Stunning & an inspiration. Good luck weaning off the meds.
 
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