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Thanks Mike D

At diagnosis I was immediately prescribed 500mg of Metformin 3 times per day. At the time I knew nothing about T2 only that it was diet related. I was quite surprised to be put on medication immediately like that as I thought the first option was to try to sort your diet out. My first blood...

That's good. So it doesn't have to take forever to get in the good zone.

Hi NewTD2 How long did it take to get down to 37.

I like that DJC3. It should be a Diabetes slogan. Or maybe it already is?

Hi Lisa5466. Straight from the day I was told I was Type 2 I attempted to cut out all carbs from my diet. This of course is impossible but at least I was cutting out all the obvious ones. Over the following 3 months I learnt about hidden carbs by looking at all food labels. I also use a...

Hi. I wasn't sure where to post this so apologies if I haven't chosen the best place. I'm trying to get into the low carb high fat way of living but I still have those little niggling doubts after a lifetime of being told low fat is the healthy way to go. Soooooo to make it easier in my head...

Hi Ann. Gloves are quickly becoming my best friend.

Ah I see

Hi Engineer88. I'm assuming, possibly wrongly, that my thyroid is ok as it was my annual blood test that revealed the diabetes and I'm guessing a thyroid issue would have also been revealed.

Hi Brunneria. I'm eating as low carb as possible which is very low except the odd mistake I sometimes make. I'm also trying to only eat between 12 noon and 6PM but I'm only successful with this about 50% of the time due to not always being able to access meals during that window. I am...

Hi Rachox. It could be a bit of both. I've definitely gone from being a warm person to being a bit of a wimp in the cold ha ha.

Hi. I've been eating low carb for a while now. My HbA1c has come down from 84 to 52 and my weight has dropped by 20lb. Lately I am really feeling the cold, especially my hands. Is it possible that I am not taking in enough calories and my metabolism is slowing down causing a reduction in the...

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Thanks Rachox

Thanks. I've kept the carbs as low as I can and I've started to increase good fat hoping to get into Ketosis.

Hi Guys. I've been counting down the days waiting for this and today I got my first HbA1c results since diagnosis. I have to say I'm chuffed as it has come down from 84 to 52.

Hi Bluetit that's good advice thanks.

Yes xfieldok I haven't intentionally taken on any sugar and I'm learning all the time about added sugar in food you don't know about in till you read the labels. The carbs have been reduced massively. I really was a carb consuming machine prior to all this.