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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 2396163" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>I just love these inspirational stories.</p><p>I can’t believe I’m approaching my fourth diaversay, so here’s my story of weight loss and type 2 control. I went low carb as soon as I discovered this forum, which was on the night of diagnosis. With low carbing starting at 100g/day max and gradually reducing to less than 45/day, whilst taking Metformin, I got my HbA1c down to non diabetic levels and within a year had lost 5 stone. I continued to lose weight, another stone in year 2. I was toddling along steadily maintaining weight and getting HbA1cs in the low to mid 30s, then in year 3 Covid struck. On top of Covid my father died very suddenly and my mental health and eating habits went to pot. I didn’t eat more carbs, I just ate more of everything, particularly cream and dark chocolate, then it was Xmas! The result of all this was a slightly elevated HbA1c of 36 and two and a half stone back on in weight.</p><p>Then New Year came, with support of my GP and 3 courses of counselling my mental health has vastly improved and I have started carefully watching my portion sizes. I have lost one and a half stone so 1 stone to go to get me back to where I was and my annual diabetic checks are due next month so hoping my HbA1c has gone back to under 35.</p><p>My profile pic is before and after pics but here’s another one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]49117[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 2396163, member: 400972"] I just love these inspirational stories. I can’t believe I’m approaching my fourth diaversay, so here’s my story of weight loss and type 2 control. I went low carb as soon as I discovered this forum, which was on the night of diagnosis. With low carbing starting at 100g/day max and gradually reducing to less than 45/day, whilst taking Metformin, I got my HbA1c down to non diabetic levels and within a year had lost 5 stone. I continued to lose weight, another stone in year 2. I was toddling along steadily maintaining weight and getting HbA1cs in the low to mid 30s, then in year 3 Covid struck. On top of Covid my father died very suddenly and my mental health and eating habits went to pot. I didn’t eat more carbs, I just ate more of everything, particularly cream and dark chocolate, then it was Xmas! The result of all this was a slightly elevated HbA1c of 36 and two and a half stone back on in weight. Then New Year came, with support of my GP and 3 courses of counselling my mental health has vastly improved and I have started carefully watching my portion sizes. I have lost one and a half stone so 1 stone to go to get me back to where I was and my annual diabetic checks are due next month so hoping my HbA1c has gone back to under 35. My profile pic is before and after pics but here’s another one :) [ATTACH=full]49117[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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