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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pianoplayer" data-source="post: 2560252" data-attributes="member: 553962"><p>I was diagnosed in Feb 22 with a HbA1C of 82. They put me on metformin and it made me feel terrible. I read Jason Fung 'Diabetes Code', Michael Mosely 'The Fast 800' and Roy Taylor on reversing T2 diabetes. Steep learning curve. I started low carb diet immediately, and also a regime of fasting every other day. My Consultant told me to take the max metformin dose each day, I knew doing that would make me feel dreadful, and after reading Jason Fung I decided not to do it and to stop taking metformin altogether. That was a truly terrifying moment. In June my HbA1C reading was 44 and by October it was 39. If I had taken the metformin then I wouldn't know whether those results were due to meds or diet, but I know it's diet and fasting. Even now, in the face of my BG results, I have a dietitian telling me to eat carbs and stop fasting incase my BG goes too low. There is something very wrong with the advice you get from some professionals and it just leaves people feeling confused. The message I was given about remission was that it was really hard, with an undertone that I might as well not bother and I should just take the tablets and shut up. I have lost about 4 stone since the end of Feb. Fasting is something you could consider Ellabella. I do it by eating nothing all day until my evening meal and that way I achieve a fast of more than 24 hours which has health benefits beyond diabetes management. It's all a learning curve about what works for you and what you can manage and fit into your life.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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