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Robkww

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Low carbs and exercise have got my HbA1c down to 5% or 31 mmol/mol in 3 months. Doctor was pretty impressed and thought perhaps too much control! Down to one Metformin and test again in 3 months. Cholesterol much improved also and no need to for Statins. Three cheers for the forum!
 
Robkww said:
Low carbs and exercise have got my HbA1c down to 5% or 31 mmol/mol in 3 months. Doctor was pretty impressed and thought perhaps too much control! Down to one Metformin and test again in 3 months. Cholesterol much improved also and no need to for Statins. Three cheers for the forum!
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Getting rid of statins actually got my glucose levels down after they'd "stalled" - they're known to be a potential cause of diabetes (e.g. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/07/take-statins-what-you-need-to-know-about-diabetes-risk/).

Robbity
 
dawnmc said:
Well done. How can you have too much control, what a silly statement!
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One of the reasons my DN originally gave when trying to convince me not to test was that there is a quantity versus quality of life. It's OK having super low readings but not if you are miserable.

I just think she didn't want to pay for test strips.
 
Squire Fulwood said:
One of the reasons my DN originally gave when trying to convince me not to test was that there is a quantity versus quality of life. It's OK having super low readings but not if you are miserable.
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What is it with these medical professionals? Why, on this earth, do they think that eating a jam donut or a slice of pizza would really make anyone happier than having their health, their eyesight, both their feet, possibly a trimmer figure than previously and the energy to enjoy it all?
Sally
 
sally and james said:
What is it with these medical professionals? Why, on this earth, do they think that eating a jam donut or a slice of pizza would really make anyone happier than having their health, their eyesight, both their feet, possibly a trimmer figure than previously and the energy to enjoy it all?
Sally
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It's because they tell porkies. She just didn't want to prescribe test strips. Also, after being in a chair for a month and finally recovering she prescribed a second statin saying, "No-one has ever had any trouble with these". They have now, another month in a chair.

It's like the children in Mary Poppins said, "Watch her, she's tricky".
 
Squire Fulwood said:
It's because they tell porkies. She just didn't want to prescribe test strips. Also, after being in a chair for a month and finally recovering she prescribed a second statin saying, "No-one has ever had any trouble with these". They have now, another month in a chair.

It's like the children in Mary Poppins said, "Watch her, she's tricky".
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They said the same to me and kept trying me on different statins. Aching joints, muscles and feeling unwell when taking them, I asked my GP what was causing this..she said. .. well. it does do that to some people.. I pushed and said, well. what is it doing to cause this pain... she admitted they don't really know ! I just replied. well, if you don't know, then I'm not taking them :)
 
Thanks to all for the kind words and to the forum for providing knowledge and motivation - without you I'd be at "first base"!
 
It does work mate I was diagnosed 8 weeks ago my hba1c was 80 was at docs today and it's down to 55 in only 8 weeks well chuffed so well done mate
 
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