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I see. Thank you for explaining x

Thank you xxxx

Hi mehhh, yes, I've certainly learned a lot from the lovely folks on here. I did try the slow release metformin but it still made me feel uncomfortable but to be honest I don't think I gave it long enough for my body to adjust. It wasn't til they changed me to Gliclazide and gave me a...

Yeeeha! Down 2lbs this morning to 11st 12lbs so out of the dreaded 12s. :D Been a long time since I've seen 11 anything on my scales so I'm well pleased. And my average BS readings for the last 2 weeks have been 6.4 so I think I'm making progress, thanks to all your advice and support xxx

Yes, they gave me a meter with the Gliclazide that I never took. Problem is it's a Verio One Touch and they only give me 50 strips a month and they're expensive to buy so I may have to get the Code Free one. I'm quite happy on 2 meals a day too so definitely not going to keep forcing stuff...

Aaah thank you for that - makes it a lot clearer and the average of 9+ was a bit of a shock as I was reading it as 7.4. Carry on low carbing and I'm reducing the amount of fat too until the weight starts to shift.

Well I'm back with print outs of my old blood tests but I need a bit of help to understand them please. It seems I've only had 2 print outs, one in July 2014 which says: The WHO suggests HBA1c>=6.5% (48mmol/mol) is consistent with diabetes HBA1c - Above range 7.3% [2.0-6.5] Above high...

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement - it is appreciated and I did think that those with a lot to lose would lose it faster but still expected a wee bit more for all that self-denial. I'm just off to the doctor's for a print out of my last diabetic blood test, so that I too can have...

Thank you x I can honestly say that I haven't had a single cheat (where's my halo?) not even one chip off the other half's plate. If I've had anything naughty it has been accidentally (as in I wasn't sure about the Rice Cake but that was a one off).

@AndBreathe and @Gezzabelle and @britishpub Yes definitely food for thought (excuse the pun). I think you may have figured out why I'm not getting the weight loss I expected. It's a bit of a relief to know that I don't have to keep adding fat to be honest. I have found that some foods have...

Thanks Jo, I definitely think I may have been overdoing the high fat bit and felt compelled to add a knob of butter to things I'd never dream of putting it on so definitely going to rein it in now and see if the weight drops off. Fingers crossed.

Oh that's interesting as I do find the high fat element harder than the low carb bit. I've never been a great fan of fatty food, not for health reasons but because I just don't like things like the fat on a loin chop or bacon or loads of butter on bread but because of the things I've read I...

Hi Geoffers. Well done on what you've achieved so far x May I ask if you are still taking the Metformin as well as doing the LC diet? As you can see from my signature, it made me feel so bad that I stopped taking it and went on the LC/HF diet instead but I've still not seen figures like yours...

Hi Mongolia x Thank you x It is encouraging to see the BS coming down and I know I will just have to stick at it and not get so impatient. I don't have much of an appetite in the mornings but was forcing myself to have 3 meals a day as I thought this was necessary for success but I'm slipping...

Hi Bluetit. Thank you x I think water is a bit of a problem as I hate the stuff but I'm certainly drinking more than I used to but probably not as much as I should. Good idea to ring the surgery for my blood test print outs. Not sure how obliging they'll be but no harm in asking. I don't...

Hi Satindoll x That sounds like a good idea. I have dug out my air walker thingy and am trying to do that when I can but can't keep it up too long.

Hi Gezzabelle x Thank you, yes I do feel impatient to see the weight drop a bit quicker as I don't think I could lower my carb intake any further than I have already. If I'd had this much willpower on a normal diet I think I would have lost more so I assume it's the HF that is preventing it...

So ... I know it's still early days but although my BS is now averaging the 6s as opposed to the 8-11s when I was first diagnosed I don't seem to be having the important weight loss like others have reported. I was really pleased with my reduced BS and saw that as a positive sign that my next...

Well done. That looks like an enviable set of figures x

:) Believe me, I thought I would be like that when I got the first whiff of them.