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Just an update, doc is going to put me on Gliptin alongside the metformin

I see from your sig a massive drop in your A1c and you've kept it at the same leve Thank you, haven't watched all the way through yet but looks very informative. All the sort of stuff I need to be looking at before I start. The shakes are more for convenience tbh, sort of having a kick start...

When I eat steak, pork chops, I always eat the fat, best bit and only reason I eat them

I am taking in between 1.7 and 2.5g protein per kilo of bodyweight along with healthy fats in the form of omega 3s, mct oil, linseed oil, flaxseed powder, and other fibre sources and watching carbs as best I can. Hopefully, from Monday I will be a bit stricter regarding carbs and maybe take a...

Are there alternatives to bread, potatoes and rice or is it a question of just going cold turkey. Would Livlife bread be ok. Also looked at cauliflower rice. Any other alternatives would be very welcome

Thank you, my pulse rate is up near 100 now and I walk 10 plus miles every day. Since starting weight training my BP has gone from 150/90 to 110/65 but my sugar levels are as bad as ever. Improved eyesight is the clincher for me.

This is more of a means to an end. The amount of food I would have to eat to get the same amount of protein could be prohibitive. Once I near my target weight I will move away from the shakes and find my maintenance calories. I know there are different schools of thought on the amount of protein...

I understand what you are saying but I cannever seem to diet,stop drinking unless I have something to replace it with and that is always weight training. The shakes are convenient and more to supplement my protein intake wanting to get the most out of the hard work I put in.

I have noticed my eyesight has deteriorated with more amd more floaters becoming apparent. Has your eyesight improved or is it a case of preserving what you have

Thanks for all help and advice so far. My daily food intake varies according to what is in the freezer normally. Last few months it has been 3 protein shakes along with a protein based meal, chicken, tuna etc and small amount of potatoes or rice and veg/salad. My extreme diets have been low carb...

Years ago (2006) I embarked on a diet called the velocity diet. Extreme in as much as you could only have protein shakes, laced with all the essential fats, fibre vits and minerals. I lost 20 pounds in the four weeks and went on to lose 3 stone. For 3 years I never needed meds as my diabetes...

Thanks, on re reading it you are right, and gliclazide by 1.4%. Would this not be true of day to day levels as well? Cannot seem to find a definitive answer so far

Sorry to pick your brain but even if I have days of less than 100g of carbs my readings are still high. Where is all the sugar coming from if there is very little in what I'm consuming. Thanks

Thanks, on researching metformin I have read it lowers blood sugar by 1.5% at max, is that correct.

The skipping of meds was years ago, been very good with taking them past few years. Tired constantly, always put it down to my job and getting old.

I was diagnosed 20 years ago and my levels were lower in the earlier days and have progressively worsened over the years, especially accelerated over the past 2. In the past I have skipped meds and not felt any different. People have talked about Hypos etc but to be honest, I've never...

A few months cutting back on carbs and the introduction of anaerobic exercise along with a job that keeps me going aerobically (work as a postman) I would have thought would make some difference but it doesn't seem to have impacted at all. Is it possible to have developed a resistance to the drugs?

Thanks, I will try and sort this out on Monday when, and if, I can get an appointment

Thanks. Lactose is not a problem as I use isolate with water. Tea is my only real regular source of lactose (semi skimmed milk). Carbs are limited to @ 100grams a day, Does anyone know anything about Gluconeogenesis? I've never truly looked into the mechanics of Diabetes but interested in how...

Hi, and thanks for the welcome. I am currently surviving on protein shakes and chicken, tuna, various red meats with salad and veg. Steering clear as best I can from potatoes, rice, pasta. The plan is to begin a velocity diet soon and see where that takes me. 105! And I've been pretty careful...