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Message: <blockquote data-quote="raydavies" data-source="post: 121539" data-attributes="member: 23291">I feel your pain!  I was diagnosed July 2009 and received the same advice with the same results.  Three Nairns oatcakes sent my BG up to 10.8!  The trouble was I didn't know that was happening until I started testing; something the doctor and the dietician told me not to do.  All i knew was my eyes went blurry after eating and I had searing pains in my fingers.As I mentioned in another post I got the "eat lots of high quality carbs" advice from a decidedly "porky" dietician who was keen on the idea of low GI.  I now know that a lot of the low GI stuff is nonsense as the BG spike is only delayed so a test shows a lower level after two hours, but peaks after 3 to 4 hours.  At least that's my experience.I started low carbing in late November and noticed an immediate improvement.  I have not yet got full control but no longer have the really bad symptoms.  I started with an A1c of 11.8 and the last one was 6.5.  I'm coming up for another one in a couple of weeks.My thinking is, if you want to put out a fire you don't throw petol on it!  To me, it's the same with BG.  It's carbs that send it sky high so cut out the carbs.  The only carbs I eat now are those that come in the vegetables etc.In short, I've gone with the high fat, medium protein and low carb option which I believe is different from Atkins.  I feel better than I've felt for years!Re the Metformin, I found the side effects went after a couple of weeks.  Do make sure you start with one a day for the first week though and only take them on a full stomach.I hope this helps, but I'm sure you'll get a lot more advice on this forum.Good luck,Ray</blockquote>

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