Billinbuck
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
Been diagnosed as type 2 for around 7 years. On 2000mg metformin and sitagliptin, 103kg, male and three months ago my HBA1C was 67 and had been stuck there for a while. The threat that insulin injections were next if there was no improvement spurred me on. I used MyFitnessApp and put myself on a 2000 calorie a day limit. Scanning and weighing everything can be a pain but it revealed many foods that were unexpectedly loaded with calories. I never ate sweets, chocolate or biscuits before, but I do like my Strongbow cider. The cider has been all but replaced by vodka slimline and wholemeal products have appeared in my kitchen. I have reduced portion sizes and while I haven't banned any food, I am conscious of the ones with the most calories. Only twice have I gone over my target but I blame sunny beer gardens for that. I use the exercise bike a couple of times a week and in 12 weeks, I have lost 10kg. My results today were fab at 35mmol/mol which is 5.4% in old money! 
Sitagliptin to stop from tomorrow and will be looking at cutting back the metformin from next review.
Sitagliptin to stop from tomorrow and will be looking at cutting back the metformin from next review. 
