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Maco said:

@woollygal, I wouldn’t get wound up about not hearing back from the Dr as in my personal experience they are useless anyway! Let’s be honest though, what are you really wanting her to say to you? Your already doing probably exactly what she would tell you to do & again being honest it had worked because your A1C has lowered.

Like i & a few others have said, without a Libre or some sort of CGM your not going to be able to see what your BG is doing at all times. You could be spiking straight after meals or during the night but coming down to normal range by the time you check again.

I’d give your self a break, your doing well.

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MrsA2 said:

@woollygal
I know you are frustrated with an apparent lack of progress through low carbing, and thee doctor's response has added to that, but were you aware how much effect stress can have on bg?
That fact really hit home to me last week. I am using a libre constant bg monitor and had a day where I ate moderately at 12 noon, then not again until 12 noon the next day so no food would have been affecting my bg. However an external stressful situation arose at 4pm, got steadily worse, peaking at 3 am then resolving. Let's just say several emergency agencies were involved. My bg graph shows those event so clearly.
Now that was an extreme example but really proved to me that even a moderate amount of underlying stress may have an effect on bg levels.

I do wonder if this is so in your case? Not prying, and not saying you can stop it overnight but anything you can be doing to reduce stress levels will help your bg. And eating low carb, of course

In the past I have used everything from yoga to meditation , counselling to chocolate! Diabetes-wise I have more or less given up on NHS, and have decided I have to do it for myself. Please don't fall off the low carb wagon just yet, or not for very long if you do really need a break. Imho you are much better being on lowcarb than off it.

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Goonergal said:

Thanks for the tag @Daphne917

@woollygal I don’t think there’s a definitive answer. For me, keto (and now carnivore) absolutely has been a way to non-diabetic numbers. However, it may not work for everyone. Having read the thread again, I’d agree with those who’ve suggested it’s a bit early to give up on it - you may not have the results you want, but are moving in the right direction. The links I posted above explain that HbA1c is affected by many things and for some people is out of sync with their own records.

I’d also say that if you don’t feel that the way you’ve been eating the last couple of months is sustainable, then I’d be looking for something that can be maintained, whether or not that involves medication.

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Daphne917 said:

@woollygal apologies if you’ve already mentioned this but have you thought about trying the free Libre2 two week trial to see if you can find a trend?

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Daphne917 said:

@woollygal apologies if you’ve already mentioned this but have you thought about trying the free Libre2 two week trial to see if you can find a trend?

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HSSS said:

Thanks for that. Having been refused I tried this and got accepted too having given up. Finally got my hb1ac this morning. Stuck the same as last time (and forever close to) 43. So not a bad reading by any means but stubbornly won’t go down either and neither will weight. I’m now 6kg heavier than my best post diagnosis and ketosis and I can’t get it back down.

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Fruitella said:

Can you get someone to drop off a letter to the GP and Practice Manager with specific bullet points and asking for a call back that way? Including saying how its making you feel. Hope you get listened to.

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