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<blockquote data-quote="DavidGrahamJones" data-source="post: 1989144" data-attributes="member: 245335"><p>I can only answer as someone who had been type II for 15 years before going against my GP's advice and trying low carb. At that point I was taking Metformin, Gliclazide, Januvia and Atorvastatin for good measure (obviously Statin not directly for diabetes). On that level of medication my HbA1c was usually in the 40s. Within three weeks of cutting out all bread, potatoes, rice and pasta and anything that might have a whiff of carb (<50gms carb per day) I had to stop the Gliclazide and the Januvia as my BG was so low. After my next set of blood tests my HbA1c was still in the low 40s and my total cholesterol was down to 3, so I stopped the statin as well, it's still only 4. During the last 5 years of low carb (not high fat) my c-pep has been a level 1.7 (low end of "normal") but my insulin resistance has gone up then down then up again. The last time quite high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DavidGrahamJones, post: 1989144, member: 245335"] I can only answer as someone who had been type II for 15 years before going against my GP's advice and trying low carb. At that point I was taking Metformin, Gliclazide, Januvia and Atorvastatin for good measure (obviously Statin not directly for diabetes). On that level of medication my HbA1c was usually in the 40s. Within three weeks of cutting out all bread, potatoes, rice and pasta and anything that might have a whiff of carb (<50gms carb per day) I had to stop the Gliclazide and the Januvia as my BG was so low. After my next set of blood tests my HbA1c was still in the low 40s and my total cholesterol was down to 3, so I stopped the statin as well, it's still only 4. During the last 5 years of low carb (not high fat) my c-pep has been a level 1.7 (low end of "normal") but my insulin resistance has gone up then down then up again. The last time quite high. [/QUOTE]
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