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Convinced LCHF is the way to go, both for improving BS and maintaining weight loss. Good luck!

Yep, you too! I bothered the hell out of this website when first diagnosed. Now I feel the situation is under control, I've recently left you all in peace!

I've no intention of losing any more weight. Went down to 7st 13lbs at one point and looked positively scrawny! At only 4ft 11ins, weighing just above 8 stone looks about right to me.

In October 2014 I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic. By pure good fortune, I happened across this amazing website and received the best information. I immediately bought a meter, went LCHF and within no time had lost nearly 2 stones, bringing me now to just over 8 stones. My question is...

Apparently I was prediabetic for at least a year before my new doctor informed me. My previous GP of 34 years didn't think the reading was important. No symptoms, just picked up second time round through a regular blood test.

My cholesterol is 7 and raised from September. I know I have been over-doing the fats, but that is because I need to keep my weight up. Since my doctor warned me about my level increasing, I have cut back and have already lost 2lbs. However, I was interested to read bulkbikers reply that...

Thanks. And I have no intention of taking statins or the like.

Can you tell me if cholesterol is measured as an average over three months (as with HbA1c)? Plus, when is a sensible period to get re-checked as my cholesterol had risen slightly from the last check? Too much cream/butter to keep my weight up!

I have maintained a HbA1c in the 'normal' range for over two years with testing every three months at the surgery. The practice nurse has suggested I get tested every six months in future. Should I? I still test regularly at home.

X h No, to be fair she hasn't mentioned medication. I won't take statins anyway. I have been given a booklet on reducing cholesterol and I'm confident that I can do that by reducing fats.

Hi. I am 65 (how did that happen?) and no mention of triglycerides.

Thanks. To keep my weight up, I know I've been going overboard on the butter and cream. A really good place to start cutting back!

Have just received latest HbA1c result and am pleased with a 38 mmol/mol reading. Can someone in the know please put me in the picture regarding my cholesterol result which is raised from last September? Serum cholesterol 7 mmol/L Serum HDL. 1.6 Total cholesterol:HDL ratio. 4.4 Non...

Please hang in there. 2.5 years ago I was told (quite out of the blue) that I was prediabetic. By pure good luck, I happened across this website and it transformed my life, both in terms of reducing my blood sugar to 37 mmol and loosing two stones. Like you, my first Hba1c result was very...

Yes, I have always tested regularly.

HbA1c result just in - 38 mmol. Quite happy with that. Has crept up by 1 point, but was expecting worse. Are you a Jethro Tull fan by any chance? I was Ian Anderson's PA for six years.

Had my blood test on Thursday, so will get the result early next week. I am in exactly the same position as you! I feel that carbs have been creeping into my diet - getting a bit complacent. Our diets seem so similar - yogurt, berries, nuts and cream. I think my portions have gradually...

Hi. Would you mind me asking if you were checking your blood sugar regularly during that year? If so, did it look stable? About to have a four-month Hba1c check and a little concerned about 'carb creep' myself! My BS looks OK when I check it. Thanks.

My doctor has been very supportive in arranging 3-monthly blood tests. Happy to have half-yearly, but I personally think yearly is way too long.

I have been able to main my HbA1c at 38 mmol. Do members think it is OK to now have it checked, say, every six months? Have been at this level for at least eight months.