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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 652005" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Have you tested, having eaten bread, potatoes and pasta? If you want to try his way, you could do a couple of days eating "normally", testing along the way. Your after meals tests are important in identifying the tricky foods, so I challenge that assertion from your Doc. For many of us, that answers a few questions without looking any further.</p><p></p><p>Many, many people have found that restricting carbs brings the lipids down, not fats. I know that just sounds so bonkers, but it's true. My lipids came down quite sharply, but have gone up a bit again, but I'm not convinced statins are for me. But, that's a whole different conversation!</p><p></p><p>Your Metformin will be having a bit of an impact now, after 4 weeks, but the impact of Metformin is found to be 1-1.5% (sorry, I don't have a reference for that, but somebody will).</p><p></p><p>He is right that weight loss will have a positive impact on your levels. That aspect has been found time and again on here, but it makes sense to also work on the blood scores as the weight does come off. In my view anyway.</p><p></p><p>I would urge you to stick with what you can evidence every day is returning positive results, but you have to have belief and confidence in whatever course of action you choose to follow. It's that belief that gets us over the bumps in the diabetes road. Are either your GP or the nurse carrying any weight? Did you ask if they, or any immediate family members have diabetes or take statins. My GP (not the Doc I spoke to most recently) told me that as we get older we sometimes need a bit of help, by way of medication. He stated he was doing that himself, with statins, as he clasped his hands across his somewhat rotund tummy.........</p><p></p><p>Hmmmmm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 652005, member: 88961"] Have you tested, having eaten bread, potatoes and pasta? If you want to try his way, you could do a couple of days eating "normally", testing along the way. Your after meals tests are important in identifying the tricky foods, so I challenge that assertion from your Doc. For many of us, that answers a few questions without looking any further. Many, many people have found that restricting carbs brings the lipids down, not fats. I know that just sounds so bonkers, but it's true. My lipids came down quite sharply, but have gone up a bit again, but I'm not convinced statins are for me. But, that's a whole different conversation! Your Metformin will be having a bit of an impact now, after 4 weeks, but the impact of Metformin is found to be 1-1.5% (sorry, I don't have a reference for that, but somebody will). He is right that weight loss will have a positive impact on your levels. That aspect has been found time and again on here, but it makes sense to also work on the blood scores as the weight does come off. In my view anyway. I would urge you to stick with what you can evidence every day is returning positive results, but you have to have belief and confidence in whatever course of action you choose to follow. It's that belief that gets us over the bumps in the diabetes road. Are either your GP or the nurse carrying any weight? Did you ask if they, or any immediate family members have diabetes or take statins. My GP (not the Doc I spoke to most recently) told me that as we get older we sometimes need a bit of help, by way of medication. He stated he was doing that himself, with statins, as he clasped his hands across his somewhat rotund tummy......... Hmmmmm. [/QUOTE]
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