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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
So I had my first HbA1c result back today after being officially diagnosed with T2 a little over three months ago.
Initial number was a rather scary 110 mmol.m/mol. I asked my doctor to let me have a go at improving my numbers without medication and he was fine with that although I know he wants me to have a go with metformin (I’d rather not take medication if at all possible).
After three months of eating carefully and thoughtfully and moderately low carb (normally no more than 50g per day), my number came back today at 82 mmol/mol.
And while I know that it’s progress and things are moving in the right direction, I was hoping for a considerably lower number.
I’ve only recently started testing and my daily numbers aren’t great.
I intermittent fast and I’m careful about what I eat but I’ve not been able to get my numbers down into single figures.
I’m no longer overweight and food, which used to be a thing of joy has become a chore. I get absolutely no joy from eating anymore. I’m not someone who enjoys cooking and experimenting/ playing around with recipes.
I struggle with restriction, so zero carbs is not for me, and I’m trying to find a way to make eating with diabetes bearable.
Frustrated doesn’t even begin to cover what I’m feeling.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance x
Initial number was a rather scary 110 mmol.m/mol. I asked my doctor to let me have a go at improving my numbers without medication and he was fine with that although I know he wants me to have a go with metformin (I’d rather not take medication if at all possible).
After three months of eating carefully and thoughtfully and moderately low carb (normally no more than 50g per day), my number came back today at 82 mmol/mol.
And while I know that it’s progress and things are moving in the right direction, I was hoping for a considerably lower number.
I’ve only recently started testing and my daily numbers aren’t great.
I intermittent fast and I’m careful about what I eat but I’ve not been able to get my numbers down into single figures.
I’m no longer overweight and food, which used to be a thing of joy has become a chore. I get absolutely no joy from eating anymore. I’m not someone who enjoys cooking and experimenting/ playing around with recipes.
I struggle with restriction, so zero carbs is not for me, and I’m trying to find a way to make eating with diabetes bearable.
Frustrated doesn’t even begin to cover what I’m feeling.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance x