HBA1C of 55 but doc says no metformin?

ND is a very useful tool, and should get you there. I am too far gone along this pathway to benefit, so do not use it myself, but provided you do the maintenance phase properly, it should set you up for success. Your choice of Low Carb for follow on is sound IMHO. You should not hypo if not using medication (unless you starve yourself). Good hunting. Do not get too hung up on the weight loss target, since it is the clearing out of the excess fat that is needed, but you need to sit comfortably too. I lost more than the 15% but havr not got remission so it is not purely weight that does the trick.

 

My cousin is type 2 and as skinny as they come. So in its self won’t be the complete answer, although still a good goal.

 

I believe that ND advises withdrawal of all diabetic meds during the active phase. It is how they ran the study, and I believe that where ND is prescribed then this is the advice. Park the Metformin in the box for the moment. It is not an 'urgemt' medication anyway.

 

In my experience, neither GPs nor medical staff on specialist hospital units ever bother their heads about drug inter-actions. Thank-heaven for the access we have nowadays to the internet. I automatically check any drug I may be considering taking for side effects etc. The concept of polypharmacy does not appear to have penetrated far into the NHS. I read that taking more than 4 different drugs is a cause for concern, but I am obliged to take four necessary ones and doctors often try to pressure me into adding an (in my view unnecessary) statin as fifth. They always dismiss my concern that this would raise my already precarious blood glucose.

 

Your pharmacist should be picking up interactions. It should red flag in their screen, according to my pharmacist friend.

 

I find that my local chemist tends to have a better idea on the combination of medication…