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Thanks! Thing is, if i followed my doctors/nurse advise i would be on metformin and statins!!! I know I can change things with research and talking to people like yourself who have experience. My diabetic nurse is not a fan of lchf but it works for me and im sticking with! Never felt more alive...

Re: cholestrol Ive been exercising for a while. I run about 5 miles twice a week on a tread mill!! My diet changed in sept 12 to low carb, bearing in mind I had already lost 6+ stone (22 stone to 16'4 today) and my last hbA1c was 4.5 at last test in oct :-), never been above 5 since finding...

I think water might be the key as i drink very little!! And I mean little :? some days I dont have any!! Im back to 3 times a week in the gym, only running thou as its the only thing I enjoy believe or not :lol:

Re: cholestrol Im not sure what my last hba1c was. I will check when I get home and post. Will go see my doc and have a chat..

Re: cholestrol She did say what my trigs were but I forgot!! But I do remember her saying it was normal?? Its annoying that I succesfully control my diabetes with excercise and diet and my cholestrol is slightly out!!! :?

Re: cholestrol Im not far away from the quoted figures :-) And I will reach them. I eat oily fish twice and week, take omega 3 sups daily and drink sterol drinks! and use benecol, however I dont use much of it as I eat hardly any bread! I was eating ground flax seed daily with breakfast till...

Re: cholestrol Thanks for your replies. Im so glad the weight has gone and would go on record to say that i will never be that weight again! I love my life so much more now :-) I also am over the moon with my figures and most sites say 4.6 is good. Its the conflicting sites that say...

Re: cholestrol Morning My good is 1.0 and my bad is 3.4, , should I been worried? Stupid receptionist! !! Just want to add that according to my gp my diabetes has been reversed as my blood has been . 3.8 to 4.0 for the past 3 years. My weight loss and low carb diet has helped me maintain...

Re: cholestrol Just rsng again and she gave me the same figures!! Waiting for a diabetic nurse to call me!

Re: cholestrol Admin please move this thread to type 2 !

Just phoned my practise for my lastest cholestrol results? Any advise please? Hdl= 4.6 Ldl = 3.4 Overall = 4.6 My blood sugar was 4.0 last oct! ( lost 6 stone) And im 45 :-

Special offer? where :D Is it long life?

So im assuming it's normal then lol I'll get some on saturday ;-) I am going to turkey on Sunday so might not be a prob lol

Also does affect youre toilet business because I haven't been since I started it on Sunday lol

Hi Jane. When I say hungry! I think it's just the change over from my previous diet as I woke uo today feeling fine. I have to add that I was never fat as such because I'm 6"8 lol I will also add that I never feel satisfied after eating! Lol is that just the carb thing? :?

Thanks for the replies :) and it all makes sense now. Now back to the Atkins :D

Hi thanks for your reply. Yes you're correct, diet controll only. I feel perfectly fine, normal reported symptoms with the atkins, little fatigued at times and slightly aching muscles! But generally fine! And hungry :lol: Stuart

Hi all.. I was diagnosed with type 2 several years ago whilst at a mighty 22 stone!! Now at 16.4 and getting normal reading nearly all the time. Since Sunday I went on the Atkins diet( want to get down to 15.6) and increased my exercise(running) and today I'm getting readings of 3.4 4 hours...