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<blockquote data-quote="debbiek" data-source="post: 1468908" data-attributes="member: 373314"><p>My first three months not good , was not given alot of information by doctor or diabetic nurse , i was told i need to get my cholesterol down from 6 , to have a life style change , low carb diet and to go join diabetes site , i was put on statin , no medication for diabetes , for first 3 months diet alone , i started low carb diet , sad to say i lasted a week ,then went into denial about my diabetes , yes i did what i said i never would do , ate what i wanted , now 3 months down line , 2 kgs lighter and after 3 infections im now on Metformin 500 mg 1 a day for a week then 2 a day , eating healthier , im on low carb diet ,its early days but Metformin isnt agreeing with me , suffering with stomach upsets , but its early days . weight was 120kgs now 113kgs , alo been told not to test my blood at moment DN will do that in 3 months time .HBA1C 6.9 on 5th may 2017 , its gone up since January from 6.5</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="debbiek, post: 1468908, member: 373314"] My first three months not good , was not given alot of information by doctor or diabetic nurse , i was told i need to get my cholesterol down from 6 , to have a life style change , low carb diet and to go join diabetes site , i was put on statin , no medication for diabetes , for first 3 months diet alone , i started low carb diet , sad to say i lasted a week ,then went into denial about my diabetes , yes i did what i said i never would do , ate what i wanted , now 3 months down line , 2 kgs lighter and after 3 infections im now on Metformin 500 mg 1 a day for a week then 2 a day , eating healthier , im on low carb diet ,its early days but Metformin isnt agreeing with me , suffering with stomach upsets , but its early days . weight was 120kgs now 113kgs , alo been told not to test my blood at moment DN will do that in 3 months time .HBA1C 6.9 on 5th may 2017 , its gone up since January from 6.5 [/QUOTE]
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