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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2620191" data-attributes="member: 196898">My HbA1c levels prior to my born again moment were diabetic (>50) for around 15 to 20 years (since diagnosis) and when I woke up to the Progressive Nature of the beast ( aka GP referral for insulin therapy at the local hospital) then I started self monitoring, and immediately started LCHF diet.  Yes I did lose weight but the transition according to the graphs I drew of my bgl readings was almost linear from day 1 so the weight loss followed the sugar levels, not the other way round.  On the way down I did reduce my meds and did not get any serious hypo events, but the joy of (a) seeing my first sub  3.9 mmol/l reading and (b) having to replace my 38" tight fitting jeans for a pair of 32" (currently now 30" waistband) was like rebirth of the old me.  I went from nearly 18 stones down to currenty 10 stones, and I remain steadfastly at 10 stones for the last 8 years since taking back control.I remain LCHF but do not do keto although I did for a while become fat adapted just to try it.  I decided to keep a small holding dose of Gliclazide because it gives me more freedom in my food choices which frees up my mind for other things.  the Glic also gives my GP the tickbox item that he needs to prescribe me as a T2D on orals with test strips for my meter.  it works well as the testing daily keeps me incentivised, and logging my results gies me warning of any carb creep or meds change effects.I did discover two instances of fraudulent test strips supplied by my pharmacy, and I did discover several things about my medication where it affected glucose levels in ways not shown in the patient data.  (i.e Sukkarto is NOT the same as Metformin SR, and was useless for me as it was not dissolving or being absorbed.)</blockquote>

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