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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2411404" data-attributes="member: 401801">Hi [USER=544538]@89tru[/USER] ,I agree with [USER=493719]@jjraak[/USER] 100%. You're making good moves, and though the Newcastle Diet is a bit of a crash diet, at least you're looking into permanent lifestyle changes for the period after that. Fung's low carb/high fat, keto or variants in the same low carb line would be excellent. As for doctors, well... My experience hasn't been the best either, but with all the naysaying from the endo and such about my diet and whatnot, I do want to have my HbA1c checked regularly, rather than just have my at-home finger pricking. I mean.. My HbA1c was 35, which was a puzzle to me: my daytime mmol/l's were between 4 and 5. Turns out the lack of sleep I've been experiencing for a few months has me seeing sixes at 4 a.m., which I hadn't thought to check because my daytime numbers were pretty good. It's helpful to know that sort of stuff. Same with eye and feet checks. I'm not on any diabetes medication, which my GP supports, and she just lets me get tests done when I request them. I need those numbers to know what's going on. The elevated blood sugars at night certainly proved that much to me. I'm still in the normal range, but... Now I know. I think for you it would be helpful to be able to follow progress and changes too. Don't know where you're going if you don't know where you've been, eh.In any case, you're off to a flying start, well done!Jo</blockquote>

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