HI

Welcome back, Pete. Hope your four years in the wilderness haven't done too much damage. Now you can start on the road back. I expect you know the ropes from the guide @daisy1 gave you, but ask whatever you need to know.

Hi Pete and welcome back

I too was diagnosed in 2011 and for 2 years just took my tablets and kept eating the same foods. Then I got sick of the symptoms I had such as fatigue and persistent skin rashes and colds caused by high blood sugars. So I started eating a low carb diet. I lost a lot of weight over 1 year and my blood sugars dropped into the normal range and my diabetes-related symptoms disappeared.

Then I got complacent and started eating carbs again. I regained some of the weight but my blood sugars didn't go too high. This lasted for about a year, then I decided to lose weight and get healthy.

For the last 2 weeks I have been eating a low carb diet with full fat foods such as cream, butter, cheese and full fat greek yoghurt. I feel heaps better and the food is tasty and easy to prepare. And I have lost 3kg (almost 1 stone).

Changing your diet is not as hard as you might think. It just requires a little bit of planning and shopping to get the right foods in the house. It also pays to throw out the foods that might tempt you, or put them in a separate area of the fridge, freezer and kitchen.

Good luck and please ask us any question you like.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm sure with a bit of perserverance and lifestyle changes you will be able to take a step in the right direction in regard to coming off your meds.