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<blockquote data-quote="WuTwo" data-source="post: 2108614" data-attributes="member: 87354"><p>My husband was diagnosed some 10 or 12 years ago, maybe a little more. He had an HbA1C of about 12 at that time (in old money) and was put on metformin immediately and told to lose weight. I was already T1 and was carb counting if not controlling.</p><p></p><p>We decided to carb control in a very gentle way to see if it did anything for him, and it did. Neither of us wanted to try keto - both of us thought there should be a way that didn't involve changing our diet beyond recognition. In the event, we added a lot more salad and veg which lead to a reduction in stodge intake (no room in the tummy for stodge if you make it a habit to eat a couple of extra portions of different veggies with the meal). Then we added more stir frys and got hold of a few good veggie and vegan recipe books with things he liked the look of, which meant a further reduction in carbs without any apparent effect on taste or food satisfaction. We both really like cooking, which helps a lot and makes life much cheaper. He is retired and I am part time - we are careful with money these days.</p><p></p><p>It works for him but like I say, he still takes his metformin (albeit a low dose) and I wouldn't dream of saying it would work for anyone else. We're all different in our body's make-up and needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WuTwo, post: 2108614, member: 87354"] My husband was diagnosed some 10 or 12 years ago, maybe a little more. He had an HbA1C of about 12 at that time (in old money) and was put on metformin immediately and told to lose weight. I was already T1 and was carb counting if not controlling. We decided to carb control in a very gentle way to see if it did anything for him, and it did. Neither of us wanted to try keto - both of us thought there should be a way that didn't involve changing our diet beyond recognition. In the event, we added a lot more salad and veg which lead to a reduction in stodge intake (no room in the tummy for stodge if you make it a habit to eat a couple of extra portions of different veggies with the meal). Then we added more stir frys and got hold of a few good veggie and vegan recipe books with things he liked the look of, which meant a further reduction in carbs without any apparent effect on taste or food satisfaction. We both really like cooking, which helps a lot and makes life much cheaper. He is retired and I am part time - we are careful with money these days. It works for him but like I say, he still takes his metformin (albeit a low dose) and I wouldn't dream of saying it would work for anyone else. We're all different in our body's make-up and needs. [/QUOTE]
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