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  1. Tim1966

    One year on and REMISSION !

    Was really surprised to get a call from my diabetes nurse this evening (6-30 p m). To cut along story short she wanted to follow up on my blood test two days ago. HBa1C 31 and I have officially been labelled as in remission:) I am to stop my metformin from tomorrow. She wants me to have another...
  2. Tim1966

    Non-scale and Scale Victories!

    One NSV and one SV After starting daily walking last September to aid weight loss and Diabetes treatment I have gradually increased my walking from being able to just manage a 2.5km walk at an average pace of 4kph to 16km very brisk walk at an average pace of 6.5 kph however, where I live is...
  3. Tim1966

    Overweight and Celebrating?!

    It may seem bizarre to post a thread celebrating being overweight but as usual it is all in the context!! As I have posted before, I started my diabetic journey back in September 2019 (All the figures in my signature). It was the wake up call I finally needed to take some real action to improve...
  4. Tim1966

    When to consult about medication

    Since being diagnosed in September last year I have brought my Hba1C down from 77(9.3%) to 34(5.3%) and my BMI down from 45 to 32.8 and counting. On the good advice of this forum I started doing my own BG testing last week, measuring start of day and before and 2 hours after meals. I am using...
  5. Tim1966

    Taking the plunge (Newbie to monitoring) Advice

    A little back history, Was diagnosed beginning of September 19 Hba1C - 77 Weight 130kg BMI 44.9 Exercise - Sedentary (almost stopped!) Metformin - 2 tablets twice a day prescribed Immediately researched diagnosis / diet etc switched to moderate to low (hopefully healthy) carbs of approx 80 -...