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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Lewis" data-source="post: 2027029" data-attributes="member: 479176"><p>Diagnosed as pre-diabetic 13 years ago as part of a statin/metformin research project. Only quarterly A1C testing until last February. The bg level gradually increased over 12 years just as the medication increased. Still not sure what was the cause and what the effect. Put on insulin in Feb 2018 and my weight increased as the insulin dose increased and the bg levels increased - I was testing 4 times a day. Last July I started on the low carb diet, restarted strenuous exercising (after a couple of operations) and whenever possible use CGM. I stopped the insulin in December and my medication has been cut in half. My A1Cs dropped from 9.7 in Feb 2018 down to 6.9 in Feb 2019 and my 24/7 continuous average on the Freestyle libre is down to 7.0. I am not cured, I am not in remission but with diet, exercise and prayer at Church I got my body back under control at a much lower carb intake level. I am now working on my severe neuropathy which is also improving. I understand from this forum that I need to get my A1C down into the 5.x range. We should all keep working on it as it seems that the drug companies do not want a cure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Lewis, post: 2027029, member: 479176"] Diagnosed as pre-diabetic 13 years ago as part of a statin/metformin research project. Only quarterly A1C testing until last February. The bg level gradually increased over 12 years just as the medication increased. Still not sure what was the cause and what the effect. Put on insulin in Feb 2018 and my weight increased as the insulin dose increased and the bg levels increased - I was testing 4 times a day. Last July I started on the low carb diet, restarted strenuous exercising (after a couple of operations) and whenever possible use CGM. I stopped the insulin in December and my medication has been cut in half. My A1Cs dropped from 9.7 in Feb 2018 down to 6.9 in Feb 2019 and my 24/7 continuous average on the Freestyle libre is down to 7.0. I am not cured, I am not in remission but with diet, exercise and prayer at Church I got my body back under control at a much lower carb intake level. I am now working on my severe neuropathy which is also improving. I understand from this forum that I need to get my A1C down into the 5.x range. We should all keep working on it as it seems that the drug companies do not want a cure. [/QUOTE]
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