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<blockquote data-quote="adm" data-source="post: 153513" data-attributes="member: 26425"><p>Just to revive this thread again and report on progress, I just got my first set of blood test results back since the 18th of May. I missed a test due to holiday, so it's been 4 months since the last one, and now 5 months since I was diagnosed as T2.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, to cut to the chase......my HbA1c was 13.8 when first diagnosed, by June it had gone down to 7.1, but today......it's <strong>5.4</strong> !!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Cholesterol has come down from 6.7 in april, to 5.9 in June and is now <strong>3.7</strong> today <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>HDL is up to 1.2, and LDL is down to 1.26</p><p></p><p>So all the numbers are now "in the green".</p><p></p><p>I'm well chuffed.</p><p></p><p>This has all been possible due to the "test, test, test" methodology. A low carb diet, plenty of excercise and no diabetic medication (lucky me). I am on Atorvastatin for the Cholesterol though and so far have no side effects). I have also lost nearly thee stone on this regime and am now fitter than I have been in years.</p><p></p><p>So - for anyone with T2 still sitting on the fence, get a BG meter and get testing before and after meals. It's the only sure way to find out what effects your levels positively or negatively and will enable you to adjust your diet accordingly.</p><p></p><p>From ending up in A&E and getting a stent fitted in May, to being almost "normal" now has been an eye opening and life changing experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adm, post: 153513, member: 26425"] Just to revive this thread again and report on progress, I just got my first set of blood test results back since the 18th of May. I missed a test due to holiday, so it's been 4 months since the last one, and now 5 months since I was diagnosed as T2. Anyway, to cut to the chase......my HbA1c was 13.8 when first diagnosed, by June it had gone down to 7.1, but today......it's [b]5.4[/b] !!! :D :D :D Cholesterol has come down from 6.7 in april, to 5.9 in June and is now [b]3.7[/b] today :D :D :D HDL is up to 1.2, and LDL is down to 1.26 So all the numbers are now "in the green". I'm well chuffed. This has all been possible due to the "test, test, test" methodology. A low carb diet, plenty of excercise and no diabetic medication (lucky me). I am on Atorvastatin for the Cholesterol though and so far have no side effects). I have also lost nearly thee stone on this regime and am now fitter than I have been in years. So - for anyone with T2 still sitting on the fence, get a BG meter and get testing before and after meals. It's the only sure way to find out what effects your levels positively or negatively and will enable you to adjust your diet accordingly. From ending up in A&E and getting a stent fitted in May, to being almost "normal" now has been an eye opening and life changing experience. [/QUOTE]
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