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Hi @HEG - you're doing a good job for you. This isn't a sprint, lifestyle changes are most important and need to be sustained or problems may develop - you don't mention how much weight your other half has taken off?

@Amy993 - fantastic effort, keep up the good work and keep us all posted on your progress.

Great progress in no time at all and over the festive season - stick at it peter.s! All the best for 2017.

Thanks to all for the kind words and to the forum for providing knowledge and motivation - without you I'd be at "first base"!

Mike Your first paragraph is exactly where I am as of Friday past - 5% after 3 months diagnosis from 7.7%. Your subsequent paragraphs illustrate life's journey and as "normal" people all we can do is our best, throughout this journey, to maintain a healthy lifestyle that can assist in...

Low carbs and exercise have got my HbA1c down to 5% or 31 mmol/mol in 3 months. Doctor was pretty impressed and thought perhaps too much control! Down to one Metformin and test again in 3 months. Cholesterol much improved also and no need to for Statins. Three cheers for the forum!

Hi Brendon.Kean. I got back from work and read your post. You're not in a place you would wish to be - none of us are. You have problems but you have good support from your woman and a good buddy in your dog. There are no easy, go to answers - there seems to be a different twist for each with...

Really enjoyed reading this thread and the support offered and given!

Good luck with the pump and the parcels!

I used to think pasta was healthy and it became a staple of my diet pre T2. I have come across a substitute with 0.1g carbohydrate per 100g - they sell under the name 'barenaked noodles' and I got them in Sainsburys. They worked really well in an Italian concoction of mine and only 8kcals per...

Hi Can I ask how blind people get information they can access? Regards Robkww

Hi Debbie_Mac. I'm not the person to advise you but having just got in from work and read your post I just had to say hello, welcome and hope you and your new dog have a much improved 2017! There are some very knowledgeable people on this forum who are friendly and will undoubtedly be there for...

I must be lucky. Doctor diagnosed T2 in September. At first post diagnosis check up 4 weeks later he was really happy I had taken steps to control my illness - understanding, diet, exercise, testing and targets. First target being to review my HbA1c test due in January to assess whether I need...

Thanks for the reply. I try to deny it but the wife insists I do. Think this could be the cause rather than the Type 2?

Hello All - relatively new to this journey. Over the past 6 weeks I've got my BS down to around 5.2 average - abstinence and the little exercise I fit in. However, I continue to have a really dry mouth overnight and wake regularly to take on water. Is this usual when BS is lowered?

Great result - big smile on my face!

Hello, I'm not too bad as at the stage I'm at the T2 seems to be manageable within a new daily routine - if I stick to it. My hat goes off to those who have stricter regimes or have had to cope for a lot longer with either of the varieties.

Dear all - I set off on the Type 2 trail about 6 weeks ago and at that stage had no understanding whatsoever about diabetes. My contribution to the forum so far has been minuscule but the knowledge I have gathered from reading all kinds of posts has been immeasurable. I just wanted to commend...

I'm down at 4.5 fasting and 5.7 at 2 hours after meal - not sure how much of this is down to changed lifestyle, around 1000 cals/30 g carbohydrate per day, or the 1/500 mg Metformin per day I've been taking for a week - any advice? I'll certainly be discussing the lifestyle changes I've made...

Thanks for all the really useful information and for relating experience. I'm leaning towards learning to walk before I run. Metformin seems beneficial in several ways and I'll take the Doctor's advice regarding dosage and keep a record of my measurements to discuss when we meet up again in 3...