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<blockquote data-quote="TriciaWs" data-source="post: 2310416" data-attributes="member: 475901"><p>The healthy diet is not the main one recommended by the NHS - an Eatwell plate contains far too many carbs for most T2 diabetics.</p><p></p><p>As for the metformin, they should have discussed your options (but often don't). I said I wanted to try low carb instead and by my second blood test my HbA1c was down into the normal range and has stayed there since. I continued to have a small rise first thing in the morning but this settled down within weeks. The dietitian they persuaded me to see hated low carb, would have preferred me to go on metformin in spite of the unpleasant side effects, but I'd read enough of the research plus seen Dr Unwin's diagrams to know it was the best option for me.</p><p></p><p>If you want to check how you react to carbs buy a meter. Test before and then 2 hours after every meal at first. We are all different, eg I found I reacted more to strawberries than the same amount of carbs in raspberries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriciaWs, post: 2310416, member: 475901"] The healthy diet is not the main one recommended by the NHS - an Eatwell plate contains far too many carbs for most T2 diabetics. As for the metformin, they should have discussed your options (but often don't). I said I wanted to try low carb instead and by my second blood test my HbA1c was down into the normal range and has stayed there since. I continued to have a small rise first thing in the morning but this settled down within weeks. The dietitian they persuaded me to see hated low carb, would have preferred me to go on metformin in spite of the unpleasant side effects, but I'd read enough of the research plus seen Dr Unwin's diagrams to know it was the best option for me. If you want to check how you react to carbs buy a meter. Test before and then 2 hours after every meal at first. We are all different, eg I found I reacted more to strawberries than the same amount of carbs in raspberries. [/QUOTE]
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