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So I am 3 months approx since my diagnosis. My hba1c was 98. I started metformin and up to 2 g per day and did the lchf diet as best I can. I have just had my blood test results and am down to 68……. But my cholesterol (total is up at 5.4. I don’t know what that has been before now. I have gone...

Hi all, I feel like I have been doing LCHF for about 6 weeks and I just feel dreadful. Exhausted and napping for a couple of hours a day. Weak limbs, a bit down in mood. I don’t look forward to eating any more. It is a chore . Is this what its like? I think i am having a good variety of...

I have been doing LCHF since diagnosis. I even went to turkey and never had a potato or pudding or rice or pasta in that whole time. What’s the worst that could happen if i had an Indian take away tonight?

First of all apologies for being overly dramatic as this might not sound like such a big deal to those of you who have been on here a while. I started I. Metformin500 mg with a view to in creasing to full dosage in a few weeks. I have been off work for breast cancer then chest issues and had...

Hi, My fasting blood sugar was 9 point something first thing and has remained about 10 before meals and as high as 11 2hours after. So no great spikes. I have been doing low carb as best I can for 5 days now but sugars still too high. How long can I expect it to take before it is a normal...

Hi, Newly diagnosed type2 on Metformin 500mg. 3/4 days i have had explosive painful diarrhoea. I am supposed to add 500 mg every 2 weeks. There has been a bit of fresh blood and it feels like a fissure. (so sorry about the level of detail). I can’t be having unpredictable explosive diarrhoea as...

Dr said I don’t need to. I don’t agree so am wondering when is best to do it, how often , and other than getting a number, what do you do with the results in terms of food that I can have on low carb diet. Also Dr said as my HBa1c is 98 my target would be in 50’s as opposed to normal range...

Hi All, I’m Louise , 53 years old and have just been diagnosed. I had been on prednisone for a month in April for a chest condition and developed a crazy thirst and fuzzy eyes and then again in June when my chest flared up again. My hb1ac was 98!!!. I finally got an appointment with the GP today...