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Ok great - got better advice in here than off GP initially so will see what they have to say. Pleased with the results and know it’s not over but pleased that it was diet and hard work and not just a reliance on meds that got me there.

After being diagnosed with a 104 score 3 months of sensible eating and one Metformin every day and one every five days out of seven that I would forget I’ve seen it reduced to 41 I am clearly over the moon but what’s the Nex step do I see the GP to reduce tablets how long do I need to see them...

Emotional 5.5 this morning and 6.7 just after lunch out. Sea bass on sweet pots - id say three sweet pots - Never eat so many carbs was nervous but now pleased. Long road ahead but f*** am I happy. Great advice in here, love it.

Ok - two weeks in an feeing focused . Bit of bad gut, headaches and fuzzy vision and have settled down a bit . Was doing 50g of carbs a day but upped to 80 g and it’s eased the headaches. Also got finger test machine today and first test 2 and a bit hours after midday meal was 6.7 so I’m...

Thanks re veg - Nothing has been mentioned to me about a meter or self testing by docs _ I got an invite to an education course for mid October! In again on Tuesday - think I need more support from the practice!

For those following LCHF ( my heads hurting working out what to eat, what not to eat etc) do you count the carbs in veg - beetroot and onions seem to be really high and are taking up most of my ‘allowance ‘

Thanks all - spoke with the doc who said reading is 104 fairly high and that I should crack on and take it - if I wasn’t committed to losing weight and hadn’t lost the weight I had loss he’d have put me on another drug possibly that would have forced pancreas to work which he had done for...

Hi - don’t know what best to do- docs prescribed metformin 500mg to start up to 2000mg over a month but diet has caused my condition and I’d rather reverse meds free. But is this wise? I got little advice re diet and testing and everything else other than a clinic would be in touch re this. But...