maggiep
Newbie
Hi All, I have been following the forum for a few months now and read a lot about the Newcastle and The LCHF diet. I was diagnosed T2 Jan 2014 and immediately changed my eating habits and lifestyle. No more coffee and cake or sweets every day and started walking as much as possible. My weight has dropped from 97kg to 79kg and my Hba1C from 55 to 41 mmol/l at the last test in Sep 2015. I am now down to 75kg and have also partly embraced the LCHF diet. I am not actually dieting (been on many over the last 40 years or so and they didn't work) but am careful about what I eat. I don't miss all the sweet sugary snacks anymore as I really like salads and veg etc. I also eat a lot of fruit (mainly berries) and low GI carbs such as oats. Also use a lot of olive oil and spread etc. My question is: is it ok to for me carry on like this (I actually only have about another 5kg to lose for a good weight for my build) to "reverse" my diabetes or do I have to go on the low calorie diet for eight weeks to do this?