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  1. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Hi everyone I'm not on here much now but just thought i would share with you that the LCHF diet does work if you can tolerate it. My hba1c in November was 72 that's 8.8 and today I have had results from last weeks test and now 52 that's 6.9. I'm well chuffed. I also stopped taking statins and...
  2. craig0121

    Longest T2 s without insulin

    I must agree bulkbiker. I have been t2 for 20 years now been on lots of different meds over the years but nothing ever explained frankly or fully. I watched that and from then started LCHF diet and doing really well. It is all about what you eat. So Tourette's I don't know your age or forgive me...
  3. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    And well done Diamum5972 you keep kicking but do remember a little and I mean little of what you fancy once in a while isn't going to kill you.
  4. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Well Santa had things in his sack that he shouldn't have. But it was one day so I thought treat yourself so this is what I had tut tut. 6 roast potatoes, a trifle, some fruit cake and for my tea I had 2 slices of white bread and a bag of marmite flavour crisps and it was lovely to just feel a...
  5. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    But I will be having a roast potato and a Yorkshire pudding Christmas Day and maybe a tot or 2. Let's all get on diabetes's back and try and kick it in the ass.
  6. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Wel we have to live. I intend to do this LCHF till I see what my hba1c is in February. Then if it's very good I'm going to start carbs again very slowly perhaps 1 a week and see if or what spikes and what's good.
  7. craig0121

    Longest T2 s without insulin

    Well done Oldvatr. I do think it's all to do with your state of mind and when you put your mind to it and believe you can do it you can.
  8. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Start of week 4 of the LCHF diet. So at the big weigh in this morning the big number 13 has gone from the start of the display so I am now down to 12s 13 lb from 13s 12 so well chuffed. Have a good day everyone
  9. craig0121

    Longest T2 s without insulin

    I am t2 and have been since September 1995. Started off on lo amount of metformin then a few years later went on to gliclaside as well as metformin. I did not look after it in the slightest until a month ago when my new doctor said I was close to insulin. I have enough trouble pricking my...
  10. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    And well done to you too Deanlj. And good luck with the opp.
  11. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Well done though humphreydog. That is my intentions to get off the meds
  12. craig0121

    Fried breakfast not for me

    Hi pink I'm the same a lot of the time but you just have to have something. I have found a slice of applewood smoked cheese a slice of Wiltshire ham and a cuppa see me through till lunch.
  13. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Hi everyone just my 3rd week update. Well it's been 3weeks now of LCHF diet. On the big weigh in this morning as I do every Monday morning. I have lost a huge 10lb in 3weeks so I am chuffed to bits with that. Now for BG. Well my fasting over night has started to lower its an average 7to 8 now...
  14. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Well all we can do is try it. We must remember that every one of us is different and what spikes one may not another. X
  15. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Thank you. I do hope so. I hope to shock the doctor to death the same way that she has just left me with no correct support or really any information to help me. It wasn't till I saw the program that I had a clue what I should do to help myself. And to be honest like I did 20 years ago think oh...
  16. craig0121

    LCHF diet story so far

    Hi 2 weeks ago today after watching doctor in the house on BBC1 and almost being the same weight height age and many other similarlys including high hba1c and daily bs of around 13 to 20. I decided it's time to do something about my diabetes. I have been type 2 since 1995 and I am now 45. In...
  17. craig0121

    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Breakfast. 2 apples Dinner. Gammon and applewood cheese. Tea. Home made Chinese chicken curry 5 chips