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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
So I had my first bloods following diagnosis of T2 in April 2019. Have been eating strictly LCHF since diagnosis. Am due to see the DN again next week and I need some ammunition to counter the "you really MUST go on statins" argument. I was at the GP surgery today with my partner and the GP looked up my results quickly and my HbA1c has gone down from 7.1% to 6, which I guess is good, but he got a bit panicky about my cholesterol which is apparently 8.4.......not sure what the breakdown is, LDL and HDL, will get that from the nurse next week so I can analyse it better.
I have lost about 13kg so far since April and still losing weight, albeit slower than at first - need to get to about 65kg and am at 69.9kg now - started off at 82kg.
I brushed off his plea to prescribe statins and said as I was still losing weight, the cholesterol levels would come down once my weight loss had stabilised.
The DN is actually quite nice and likes meeting up with me - I gave her a copy of the Jason Fung book Diabetes Code and she is open to LCHF diets etc, she is quite progressive as far as DN go.
I have read a lot about Cholesterol which has destroyed all the myths we were taught at medical school, but I just wondered if I was on the right track cholesterol wise..........hence request for some input from the Cholesterol gurus here, @bulkbiker and others.......or should I be concerned? My diet is very low carb - oily fish, meat, salads, green veg, berries, butter, double cream and cheese and lots of eggs, coffee, water .........totally cut the carbs and am having under 30g carbs a day at present.
I have lost about 13kg so far since April and still losing weight, albeit slower than at first - need to get to about 65kg and am at 69.9kg now - started off at 82kg.
I brushed off his plea to prescribe statins and said as I was still losing weight, the cholesterol levels would come down once my weight loss had stabilised.
The DN is actually quite nice and likes meeting up with me - I gave her a copy of the Jason Fung book Diabetes Code and she is open to LCHF diets etc, she is quite progressive as far as DN go.
I have read a lot about Cholesterol which has destroyed all the myths we were taught at medical school, but I just wondered if I was on the right track cholesterol wise..........hence request for some input from the Cholesterol gurus here, @bulkbiker and others.......or should I be concerned? My diet is very low carb - oily fish, meat, salads, green veg, berries, butter, double cream and cheese and lots of eggs, coffee, water .........totally cut the carbs and am having under 30g carbs a day at present.