Grateful!!

Mandi05

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Hi everyone! I’m forever grateful for this group, can’t say that enough!
I was diagnosed 4 days before Christmas and my Hba1c on diagnosis was 103 mmol/mol and today 3 months down the line my Hba1c has gone down to 48 mmol/mol !!
When I first got the diagnosis I felt like my world had come to an end, I took it very hard but when I joined this group everything changed for the better. I’ve learnt a lot and I continue to learn every day. I know I’m headed in the right direction now, thanks for your help guys, very much appreciated :):):)
 
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Fantastic achievement.

Well done!

You should take the credit as you have done all the hard work.

However, I know what you mean about the great members on this forum. They are life savers. :)
 
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Mandi05

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ickihun said:
Fantastic achievement.

Well done!

You should take the credit as you have done all the hard work.

However, I know what you mean about the great members on this forum. They are life savers. :)
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Thank you
 
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HeathKick2017 said:
Congrats @Mandi05 can you share how you did it?
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@HeathKick2017 thank you. To be honest I didn’t get much support from my GP and my DN. I was often told to follow the NHS eat well plate and control my portions. That’s it!!
But here I learnt that LCHF diet was the best approach. So I cut down the carbs to 30g per day and increased healthy fats from e.g cheese, butter, olives etc I have my cuppa with double cream instead of skim/semi skimmed milk, completely cut out bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, I eat lots of veges that grow above the ground with loads of lean meat. Another good thing that I was advised on here was to eat to my meter as in like testing (finger pricking) before and 2 hours after my meals, that way I got to know the foods that spike my glucose levels and the foods that I can tolerate. It wasn’t easy at first because I craved sugar and carbs terribly but I’m good now and I’ve even lost just over a stone.
I try to move a little bit more than I used to as well :)
 
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Super Turnaround! Well done that lass!
 
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@Mandi05 wow well done you. I agree - what would we do without this forum but give yourself a congratulatory pat on the back too for how hard you’ve worked sticking at it and getting these results - well done you. Now you’ve got the knowledge and have applied it to your body for so long - this way of eating will continue to ensure that the only way is down! The bg numbers of course!
 
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It is one thing to offer pieces of advice and it's another to head the advice. Hence you deserve to be congratulated as join others in doing so. Keep it up.
 
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shelley262 said:
@Mandi05 wow well done you. I agree - what would we do without this forum but give yourself a congratulatory pat on the back too for how hard you’ve worked sticking at it and getting these results - well done you. Now you’ve got the knowledge and have applied it to your body for so long - this way of eating will continue to ensure that the only way is down! The bg numbers of course!
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