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  1. Tokamachi

    High cholesterol - Type 2 for 6 weeks

    Hello everyone, I was on high fat low carb (35gram) for 6 month, I had a Comp. Metabolic Panel, Lipid panel with LDL/HDL Ratio. Cholesterol total 247 mg/dL, LDL 156 mg/dL, Triglycerides 164 mg/dL, and Hemoglobin A1C 6.9mg/dL on 2/5/18. My doctor recommended to take a statin drug but I don’t...
  2. Tokamachi

    Confused why can't get BG under 7

    What type of diet are you on? How tall are you? Are you live in U.K.? The way your doctor’s treatment and my doctor’s treatment are very different. I reside in US. My doctor will not provided any prescription until all blood work is done. I got 4 weeks of diabetes’s classes, glucose meter and...
  3. Tokamachi

    How many carbs do you eat/prefer?

    Wow I’m on under 70 gram carbohydrates per day by my endocrinologist, primary care, and dietitian in US.. I’m taking 10mg Glipizide once a day and my average Glucose is down to 128-135 average from 365 mol/dL 5 month ago. For awhile I cheated myself eating 90 g or more carb per day and I...
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    Insulin neuritis

    I was diagnosed type 2 diabetes in April 2017. I suffered from diabetes neuropathy until August 2017. My legs pains was so awful that woke me up in the middle of night crying. I spoke to my primary doctor and he stated that once my diabetes is well controlled I should not go through the awful...
  5. Tokamachi

    Newly Diagnosed - Doctor says Meds forever..

    Sir, you always have an option!!! Just how bad do you wanted!!! I was diagnosed type 2 when I was 65, I thought I was pretty good shape. I ran, weight training, hiked near mountains, soccer, and involved many sports event. I was 115 lbs, 5’2” and BMI was 18. When I got sick, I lost 30lbs and...
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    Current blood sugars of 20mmol/l

    When my doctor diagnosed my blood glucose was up in 360-400 mg/dL in April 2017. He prescribed Metformin 500mg twice day only but he recommended me to attend the diabetes classes and visit a nutritionist. So I did. I was allergic to Metformin so he has changed my meds to Glipizide 10mg once...
  7. Tokamachi

    Diagnosed 4 weeks

    I’m allergic to Metformin but I didn’t have a pain like you are having. I had a rash all over my body, my doctor has change to other meds. You should see your doctor.