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    Diagnosed today...

    during one of the three ultrasounds I did a few weeks back, the report did say I had grade 1 fatty liver, this is of coarse good news considering it was grade 2 fatty liver in January. maybe Taylor is on to something... I'll have to check out his stuff. during my (post popcorn) testing phase I...
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    Diagnosed today...

    Been a while since i've put an update. I've been keeping up on the low carb diet and is going great and i find myself craving salads now. i also think i found the best diabetic finger food ever.... chicken necks! zero sugar, take a long to eat and are tasty :D my weight loss seems to have...
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    Diagnosed today...

    it was before I started the meds, a1c was at 9.6, random glucose blood test(fasting) was 10.6 . I'm not 100% sure exactly how long the fast was, it was definitely around 8h. as for the carbs, it was my normal diet, I wasn't watching carbs. had rice and lamb the night before.
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    Diagnosed today...

    Yes, I do agree both gliclazide and sitagliptin are there to lower the blood sugar and not the weight. however, after some reading up on Gliclazide, it is used for diabetics that weight loss has not been affective in managing diabetes. My worry is I've been given a med that doesn't appear to be...
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    Diagnosed today...

    I haven't been testing too long... what i've got so far is 71 before food, 92 2h later. Chinese chicken hakka noodles(egg noodles) with a side of sweet and sour prawns. It was a fairly large portion that day as it was all I had so far for that day. last nights dinner was 89 before food and 114...
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    Diagnosed today...

    I've got another update... after more trips to the hospital I've gotten more questions... and more concerns... not only regarding the diagnosis, but also regarding the treatment the doctor has prescribed. so... went back to the doctor yesterday to ask about side effects of the medications, if...
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    Diagnosed today...

    I want to begin my update just by saying thank you to everyone who's posted advice and words of encouragement. It's definitely helped me calm myself down to a degree. To answer a few of the questions: I eat a bit more meat than the average person. As a general rule, my day to day lunch would...
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    Diagnosed today...

    [UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE THREAD] Hello all, Today I received the news that I am in fact, diabetic. The doctor says its most likely type 2, but I have not been told for sure what type it is. I've read through some of the other posts and I think its safe to say I'm just as scared everyone else...