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Shure is tough following his dietary suggestions but that's just how it has to be if we want to be complication free.

See how he looks without eating carbs.And 83 tells you something doesn't it?

Don't feel like testing for a while tired of this diabetes thing since I'm not eating carbs I recon I'm ok.

Good luck.

Been at it for quite a while now lost a lot of weight first high carb calorie meals today don't have any strips to test but it sure feels like I'm not diabetic anymore .Pins and needles gone. It sure wasn't easy had 5 days of the most horrendous depression don't know how I got throughout it.The...

Thanks I don't like avocado but the coconut oil sounds good.

3 rd day trying for 1000 calories again.1500 yesterday. Starting to feel better especially mentally.Have been wondering if this is anyway to live.But what is the alternatives?Carbs which nearly killed me 12 years ago? Perhaps Dr Bernstein is right afterall we don't need carbs.

7.4 1000 calories low carb yesterday. Have the flu so could explain the higher number

Managed 1000 calories today .Have the flu which helps.Broccoli and feta with olive oil.for supper Only 2 metformin. Lunch a usn protein shake.6 grams of carbs per 100g which I thought was a bit much ,I know that the whey isolates have only 1 g.Soo much coffee doctor will be furious was told to...

Anyone currently trying this.Trying to reduce my calories and more importantly carbs while keeping fat on the higher side.Worried I may start getting frail from too much muscle loss

Yes I'm getting those too,but isn't that from the sun.I do or have done a lot of walking and I live in a hot climate.

Don't know how to count these carb things not something I ever knew how to do.Only ever counted calories.

Works very well at doing that.My hba1c was 5.4 and that's eating biscuits and chocolates.So maybe I will do the same on a stricter diet. I bought some banting muffins and cookies very low carb a bit high fat so will change to that. will talk to the doctor.If I stopmetformin my stomach swells...

John is 500 mg of metformin of any benifit in such a small dose.I don't know just asking.Does it affect you blood sugar numbers.

I since changed back to the normal metformin and lost the weight problem was you take them at night so by the time evening came the appetite suppressing effect had worn off and I was starving.Also kidney pain they were no good for me there is a prof.Endocrinologist near me just 4 times the cost...

David do you still take metformin ,my thyroid was low too so started thyroid meds too which are causing me a lot of problems.Do.You know for certain if the knee pain was from metformin.I was for a few days on crutches and do seem to have developed pain in the knees.I have done a lot of walking...

I don't actually know. I haven't had a liver function test in 10 years before metformin.I normally just have the urine test 2 times yearly.Since coming off medical cover.I will be asking for the kidney and liver function tests next visit in 1 month since being on this forum.Urine test showed...

Sorry perhaps the meaning wasn't clear.What I meant was that my body was so insulin resistant that without metformin there's no way I could have lost 25/30 kg.

I always thought the 30 or so kg I lost would do far greater damage than 3 metformin per day.Thanks for replying. Meaning without metformin there's no.way that weight would have been lost my body was totally insulin resistant.