@Debandez here we go. Diagnosed Dec 7 2017 with HBA1c 53 after Specsavers found bleed behind my right eye at a routine eye test. Told to enjoy Christmas and would see the DN sometime in January. For the month of Dec I had terrible osteoarthritis and gout and was in a wheelchair the week leading up to Christmas. So fed up I went online for info and found this site. Because I was housebound I devoured LCHF info here n the forum day and night and decided to follow it straight away. I had some knowledge of T2 because my late Mum had it for a year before she died and we strongly believe it was a factor in the sepsis that killed her.
With the support of the forumites I bought a Codefree meter got a big diary and recorded my numbers and what I ate. Saw the DN in January 2018 and declined statins and Metformin and asked for 3 months to turn things around. Review in April my HBA1c dropped to 41. I was losing weight but that was never as important for me as reducing BG. My latest HBA1c in July is 37. I know I have lost 2 stone and have dropped from size 16/18 to 12/14 and more importantly less stress on my joints. The big surprise to me is I feel so much better, more energy, clearer skin, just happier.
I gradually reduced my carb intake from under 100g, to quickly under 70g and now under 30g a day. Many days I am well under 30g. My FBG was VERY slow to come down and I dabbled with IF missing out breakfast or lunch but I am happiest eating 3 small meals a day. After 7 months of PATIENCE I finally got FBG in low 6s and now I find any 5 number in the mornng is acceptable. I have set myself a personal threshold of 6.2 anything over that I skip breakfast. I do have background retinopathy but I am hoping that wont get any worse and might even improve. Whatever life throws at me now I know that this WAY OF EATING is a keeper.
Edit: Deb feel free to edit above as required, I have been told I “do go on” sometimes!!
