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Hi There - so you received exactly the same phone call I received on the 18th January this year! I was given exactly the same advice as you and asked to start metformin and statins (I have started neither). Coming to this site really helped me start to make sense of my T2 diagnosis and looking...

Thanks for the insight and guidance. Co-incidentally I also watched Ben Bikman last night on Bio-hackers and found it fascinating, particularly the idea that high glucose is the secondary marker for high insulin and that if we tested routinely for high insulin levels instead of HbA1c we could...

Thank you for your post - it seems if you want to find out about diabetes then this is the place to come to. I will watch the youtube videos you recommend tonight. Now I googled the libre system (seems very slick) - I guess you buy the sensors every 2 weeks and the app on your phone enables a...

Thank you for your post and inspiration (I'm not sure I will ever be a kickboxer like you!) but once I get my BG under control and some weight off my lardy ****, look forward to getting back onto my road bike. All the Best.

Thank you so much for posting that. I am also data driven so that is right up my street and will combine my own version of your sheet with my existing s/sheets that track BP/BG/KG/BMI so that I can see which foods have the most positive impact on my health.

Thank you for your reply and fantastic that you have managed to shift a bag of cement (25kg) from your body! I will discuss metformin with the doc once I have seen the impact of 8 weeks of VLCD, 4 weeks on HFLC and 20+kg weight loss on my HbA1C levels. Many thanks

Your journey has been a very positive example. One thing that interests me is where do you take your guidance on portion quantities for your meals - eg how much fish/meat/dairy/eggs etc in a typical meal? Many thanks

Thank you for your reply - I understand what you are saying and will move to Keto in 3 weeks when I have shifted my 20kg goal. When I meet with the GP in 3 weeks time I will raise the issue of lipids.

Thank you for taking the time to post. I guess it is initially hard to accept that eating all those things we have been told are "bad" for us whilst avoiding the "goodness " of wholemeal bread takes a mental leap of faith. I am just into week 6 of my VLCD so with only 3 weeks to complete my...

Just looked at your stats and that has really peaked my interest! You started at a very similar weight to me yet from point of diagnosis with HbA1C at 70 dropped to HbA1c 45 in a month and a half!!! Can I ask did you take Metformin at the beginning or did you drop the weight and improve your...

Thank you for your reply - at the moment the VLCD suits me as there is no opportunity for overeating (the hunger thing doesn't bother me as I am so shocked by the diagnosis and the implications that I am finding no temptation in eating). Longer term I will start the LCHF with one eye on...

Thank you for taking the time to post - it is really helpful on a psychological level to hear from people who are/have gone through this. At the moment I think for me, taking the metformin is like acknowledging something I really don't want to acknowledge (more head in the sand time) but I am...

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Appreciate that medical advise should only be dispensed by a licensed professional. I am consuming 800 calories a day at the moment from shakes and soups from a well known diet plan utilised by Prof Roy Taylor. Would I continue to see the weight...

Thank you for the advice on statins and blood glucose - I did not know that.

Another newly diagnosed T2 just grabbing as much info and advice as I can... So for years my HbA1C had hovered around low 40's and GP had told me I was pre-diabetic. Fast forward to beginning of Jan 2021 and these were my stats 51 years of age 6 foot tall 136 KG BMI 40.7 Sleep apnoea treated...