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Farewell

zatpac

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Goodbye one and all and thank you for all the useful info,it has helped me greatly. I received the results of my last review today.
HbA1c 39
My Diabetes Nurse and GP tell me I am no longer Diabetic.
I will visit from time to time and wish you all well in you own battles to control or reverse the condition known as Diabetes.
 
Well done.

I think that diabetes seems to affect people in a lot of different ways.
If you have truly conquered yours then I am very happy for you

My GP and DN told me that mine (type 2) is a lifelong condition and that my latest HbA1c of 40 was too low.
I have been having quite a few hypos though so perhaps they're right
 
Lchf seems to be the key for mostly men. High percentage of successes are male.
That's brilliant news. I love seeing these success stories. Thank you for sharing.
 
Hi R2T2,my understanding of hypo`s is when BS is too low,am I right.
Yes, that's right.
I had been cutting right back on carbs and also avoiding anything with more than a tiny amount of sugar in it.
My GP says I'm being too harsh on myself and that BS going too low can be worse than BS going high occasionally. Since I had a friend die recently from complications following a hypo, I have decided to treat myself occasionally in the hope of avoiding them
 
The symptoms I get most often are extreme sweating, shaking, feeling dizzy, getting confused, slurred speech, and when it's really bad, I pass out (thankfully I usually manage to sit down first).
 
Can only relate to one of those conditions, dizzy, this happened a couple of times a few months back when for some reason the nurse prescribed Metformin.I think she did it because I was have a new hip and wanted to make sure the wound healed quicky.
Anyway I stopped taking them and suffered no more dizzy spells.
 
The symptoms I get most often are extreme sweating, shaking, feeling dizzy, getting confused, slurred speech, and when it's really bad, I pass out (thankfully I usually manage to sit down first).

well you do drink some sugar then dont you ? passing out from low blood glucose can cause brain damage
 
@R2T2
I strongly suggest you discuss this with your medical team.

In your situation I would prefer to reduce medication rather than to 'carb up' to combat the glucose lowering effect of medication. But that is a discussion you need to have with the health care professionals.
 
Lchf seems to be the key for mostly men. High percentage of successes are male.
That's brilliant news. I love seeing these success stories. Thank you for sharing.

I can't say I've seen a compelling reason I would believe the specific lick with LCHF for man. Certainly a number of men had achieved great results. A number of men use LCHF, but there are others who have adopted a different approach - the OP of this thread being one, it appears.
 
I think men in general (always exceptions) have an easier time losing weight. This has to do with hormones and greater muscle mass and a higher basal metabolic rate. For a lot of T2's weight loss is a huge factor in getting better BG's.
 
Well done I thought you had diabetes for life that is what I was told
 
My Drs are adamant its for life, well done in getting a Dr thats realising its not for life. My numbers have been in the non diabetic range for almost three years now .. but my DSN still insists I am a full T2 diabetic ... I take no medication for my diabetes and can eat carbs now with not real rise in bs.. but unlike you .. I will have this lable for life now
 
Sorry, forgot to mention that my meds have been knocked down to 1 metformin per day and am monitoring to see how I go now. I am not going mad with the carbs, just eating slightly more than I would normally.

@Freema Yes, if I feel really dodgy I will have a sugary drink or suck on a sugary sweet.
 
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