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I agree with you. Even though I fit the decription you provide of people who advocate the LC option (although in my case not necessarily HF). It bothers me mightily that it goes against the advice given by medical professionals who have trained all their lives to "do no harm" and genuinely wish...

Duh, thanks, should have been able to figure that out on my own....

What's YOLO?

That is understandable, and wise. I hope that your medical uncertainty gets clarified a bit by your doctor soon. Edited to add: I'm fairly new to all this. What's YOLO?

It is very tough. Far be it for me to suggest anyone be irresponsible. With your family history, and the retinopathy, it makes sense to be really careful. Take care.

Next time you see your doctor, I suggest you tell him about your wedding, if you haven't already. I am not saying it will change anything on the medical side (and it shouldn't) but it could help increase the rapport, and that is important with a condition like diabetes. I will give you an...

I'm sorry you get really thirsty when your bloods are up. Here's hoping that your doctor figures out how to improve it so you can tolerate a small slice of regular (non-"diabetic") wedding cake -- the sponge cake that you mentioned sounds good. I think you said (in another thread) that they are...

Shows how different people can be. I don't miss the carb snacks (or carby food in general) and in fact never really snacked in that way, apart from the odd bag of crisps. My "weakness" is beer. Not being able to have my old daily pint (or two, or three) has been the biggest "loss" so far. I can...

When I got to my target, I stayed on the low-carb regime but abandoned the portion control. Hey presto, the weight loss stopped and I "plateau'd" at a BMI of around 19. Oh, and of course you are correct: if you eat more, you will eat more carbs, if you eat the same food but just more of it. Of...

Congratulations:):):):)! My eldest daughter, who is about your age, is also getting married next year! I am going to be awfully naughty:D and suggest that you eat a slice of regular wedding cake.

Many people lose weight on a low-carb diet even if they eat fats. There are even some medical studies that showed low-carb diets reduced weight slightly more than low-calorie diets. While it is not guaranteed this will happen in your case, it is probably well worth a try. The suggestions I am...

I read somewhere, in the early days after my diagnosis, that "vinegar is good for treating diabetes." Actually, it was a friend (who does not have diabetes) who in her New Age California Manner earnestly urged me to consume vast quantities of "apple cider vinegar." I did the usual Google search...

Nowadays I just ask for "oil and vinegar" and they bring the two bottles for me to mix at the table (this is in America). Does that work in the UK? Concerning the thread question, I can't even begin to list the foods that caught me out, to start with. At the time, it felt like Almost All Foods!

We are on a similar journey. Your HbA1c started at the same level as mine and you achieved an even bigger reduction. I am still waiting for the result of my Nov. 1 test (it seems to have disappeared into a Kafka-esque recess of the lab). I have already spent some time thinking about whether to...

I'm clumsy and have suffered three major limb fractures in my life (leg, elbow, and hip) so tend to be ultra-careful nowadays!

I am honored to have been mistaken for @Guzzler who is a voice of wisdom here. BTW as of the past two weeks I have lost another kilo so am now 70KG or exactly 11 stone. That puts my BMI on the edge of "underweight" but as I said in another thread, "BMI is bunk." Considering my body shape at...

Again, really, mabrouk* for the progress you are making:)! ____________________________ *congratulations, in Arabic

It is brutal here in winter. Just after my T2D diagnosis in February I started the daily walking and there were some days of minus 20 centigrade (if you include the wind chill). Even though my winter gear is rated for such temperatures, when I got home on some days my hands felt like I had...

@hichamgsm: Just one more thing. I don't always like to quote from other threads, but on September 29 you posted that your HbA1c was 12.8% (116). That is a high level, so if I were in your place I would be a bit careful about reducing the drugs at this point, not much more than a month after...

Very impressive your results are, too. I tend to think that since the main problem with T2 is supposed to be insulin resistance, then if you get your BG down to non-diabetic levels, the IR has been reduced. But someone who knows far more about this is sure to come along and explain that I am...