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Is retinopathy & progression to Insulin inevitable for Type 2 diabetics?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pollylocks" data-source="post: 948172" data-attributes="member: 46639"><p>I don't think its inevitable....I was diagnosed with Type 2 in 1999 when I was 49, my HbA1c was over 16 in old money. I was put on Metformin for a very short while until I got it under control. I followed the Eatwell plate then as I knew no better. I didn't get worse over the years, I improved for a long time, lost 2 stone.</p><p></p><p>Was put back on Metformin SR in 2012 as my readings had crept up, one 500mg twice a day and it was then I joined this forum and found out about LCHF...I lowISH carb and highISH fat now and over the last three years my HbA1C [in new money!] have been 56, then 48 and last one was 43 or 41, cannot remember which exactly. DN pleased and I'm hoping to come off them !</p><p></p><p>My eye results have always been clear [just waiting for the results of the latest, nearly two weeks ago] and I don't have retinopathy.</p><p></p><p>I've always been careful with my diet and exercise since I was diagnosed [well. I thought I was, didn't know about low carbing then as I said] but have the odd food lapse, don't we all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Not sure if I've been lucky or if its because I have been fairly controlled, maybe a mix of both.</p><p></p><p>Have always noticed that the many of you in this forum are fairly new to diabetes, please don't be downhearted by the start post, am sure there are many more like me who've had Type 2 for years, 16 in my case, and are doing okay <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pollylocks, post: 948172, member: 46639"] I don't think its inevitable....I was diagnosed with Type 2 in 1999 when I was 49, my HbA1c was over 16 in old money. I was put on Metformin for a very short while until I got it under control. I followed the Eatwell plate then as I knew no better. I didn't get worse over the years, I improved for a long time, lost 2 stone. Was put back on Metformin SR in 2012 as my readings had crept up, one 500mg twice a day and it was then I joined this forum and found out about LCHF...I lowISH carb and highISH fat now and over the last three years my HbA1C [in new money!] have been 56, then 48 and last one was 43 or 41, cannot remember which exactly. DN pleased and I'm hoping to come off them ! My eye results have always been clear [just waiting for the results of the latest, nearly two weeks ago] and I don't have retinopathy. I've always been careful with my diet and exercise since I was diagnosed [well. I thought I was, didn't know about low carbing then as I said] but have the odd food lapse, don't we all. :p Not sure if I've been lucky or if its because I have been fairly controlled, maybe a mix of both. Have always noticed that the many of you in this forum are fairly new to diabetes, please don't be downhearted by the start post, am sure there are many more like me who've had Type 2 for years, 16 in my case, and are doing okay :) [/QUOTE]
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