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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VashtiB" data-source="post: 2363197" data-attributes="member: 511345">Hello and welcome,I'm another type 2 and completely agree with [USER=480869]@HSSS[/USER] , [USER=130331]@Mike d[/USER] [USER=506169]@ianf0ster[/USER] and [USER=493719]@jjraak[/USER] . You may be advised by the doctor that there is no need to test- worst advice ever. The reason many don't think it is necessary to test is because they think it is a progressive disease with nothing you can do about it except try to lose weight. Which is problematic for those that don't need to lose weight and also problematic for those like me that do need to lose weight and find that very low carb helps with weight loss more than low calorie.So I believe in very low carb for type 2s- however, if you get a meter you can test that. We all have different approaches to very low carb. Some like me use artificial sweeteners others don't. Some like me go about 10-20 grams of carbs a day others go even lower and others still aim for less than 100 grams of carbs a day. Some can tolerate some level of some types of carbs others can't. What we have in common is that we test using a meter to decide what will work for us individually long term. The meter has no biases and will not lie to you.You may hear the term remission- that doesn't usually mean that you can eat a 'normal' amount of carbs it just means you have worked out the level of carbs you can eat to keep your blood sugar levels ion the normal range and have sustained it.yes the diagnosis is scary but finding this site is great news- you will find all the information help and support you will need- and I can honestly say some of the best people I know I have 'met' (virtually) on this site.Good luck and welcome</blockquote>

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