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<blockquote data-quote="derekhansen" data-source="post: 2696122" data-attributes="member: 580833"><p>I was diagnosed last September with an Hb1ac of 49, so like you, only just over the threshold. Also like you I desperately wanted to avoid medication.</p><p>I went on a low carb diet limiting myself to 40-60G of carb per day. 8 months down the line I have lost 24kg in weight and feel so much healthier. Most importantly my Hb1ac was tested after 3 months and it was down to 37. </p><p>For what its worth here are my thoughts and opinions on the process.</p><p>1. Forget organised diet plans, shakes etc, unless you can sustain for the rest of your life. This is critical. Any change to the way you eat MUST be something you can stick to long term. The main reason calorie counting has never worked in the past for me is that the restrictions in amount and food types left me hungry and miserable. As a comfort eater that was never going to work. I keep a daily record of my carb intake but completely ignore the calorie content.</p><p>2. Be wary of following the current NHS guidelines. They are out of date, still sticking to the low fat high fibre recommendations that have proved to be ineffectual in lowering blood sugar for most people.</p><p>3. I believe that using a hard exercise regime to lose weight is not really necessary and could be misleading. What I mean is that, yes, it will help with weight loss but it will also increase your hunger and again you will have to maintain that high level of exercise for the rest of your life. I have recently started riding a bike a couple of times a week but to be honest my weightloss so far has been achieved with just the occasional walk.</p><p>4. I lost most of the weight in the first 3 months. The last 5 months has seen the weight fall much more slowly but steadily. I expected this and frankly after getting my Hb1ac down to normal level my attitude is that there is no rush. I weigh myself weekly and as long as the weight has not increased I just shrug my shoulders and keep going.</p><p>5. Others here use a blood counter. I don't but I did for a while. I think if your blood sugar level was diagnosed as high and or you had been T2 diabetic for some time using a meter is a very good idea to track which foods spike your insulin. I used mine for a month or so and thankfully the results never showed a result to be concerned about so my use lapsed.</p><p></p><p>My diagnosis was a very scary moment but also a real kick in the **** which definitely contributed to my determination to rid my self of T2 diabetes. It hasn't exactly been easy but it hasn't been that hard either. I can eat lots of the type of the food I do love but have to avoid the food that is not, and I have not really felt hungry. In fact my hunger and cravings are far less than when I was eating all that sugar and starch.</p><p>I would never say that hearing I had such a potentially dangerous and debilitating disease has been a good thing; but dealing with it and reversing its symptoms has had many positive effects .. at least for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="derekhansen, post: 2696122, member: 580833"] I was diagnosed last September with an Hb1ac of 49, so like you, only just over the threshold. Also like you I desperately wanted to avoid medication. I went on a low carb diet limiting myself to 40-60G of carb per day. 8 months down the line I have lost 24kg in weight and feel so much healthier. Most importantly my Hb1ac was tested after 3 months and it was down to 37. For what its worth here are my thoughts and opinions on the process. 1. Forget organised diet plans, shakes etc, unless you can sustain for the rest of your life. This is critical. Any change to the way you eat MUST be something you can stick to long term. The main reason calorie counting has never worked in the past for me is that the restrictions in amount and food types left me hungry and miserable. As a comfort eater that was never going to work. I keep a daily record of my carb intake but completely ignore the calorie content. 2. Be wary of following the current NHS guidelines. They are out of date, still sticking to the low fat high fibre recommendations that have proved to be ineffectual in lowering blood sugar for most people. 3. I believe that using a hard exercise regime to lose weight is not really necessary and could be misleading. What I mean is that, yes, it will help with weight loss but it will also increase your hunger and again you will have to maintain that high level of exercise for the rest of your life. I have recently started riding a bike a couple of times a week but to be honest my weightloss so far has been achieved with just the occasional walk. 4. I lost most of the weight in the first 3 months. The last 5 months has seen the weight fall much more slowly but steadily. I expected this and frankly after getting my Hb1ac down to normal level my attitude is that there is no rush. I weigh myself weekly and as long as the weight has not increased I just shrug my shoulders and keep going. 5. Others here use a blood counter. I don't but I did for a while. I think if your blood sugar level was diagnosed as high and or you had been T2 diabetic for some time using a meter is a very good idea to track which foods spike your insulin. I used mine for a month or so and thankfully the results never showed a result to be concerned about so my use lapsed. My diagnosis was a very scary moment but also a real kick in the **** which definitely contributed to my determination to rid my self of T2 diabetes. It hasn't exactly been easy but it hasn't been that hard either. I can eat lots of the type of the food I do love but have to avoid the food that is not, and I have not really felt hungry. In fact my hunger and cravings are far less than when I was eating all that sugar and starch. I would never say that hearing I had such a potentially dangerous and debilitating disease has been a good thing; but dealing with it and reversing its symptoms has had many positive effects .. at least for me. [/QUOTE]
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