Hi Mr Smith,
I have read your blog, and thought that you might appreciate some early feedback. I am a type 1 diabetic of some 36 years standing. You will appreciate that in many ways this is a different disease, however the ways of dealing with both diseases are very similar.
Unfortunately, much of the type 2 diabetes problem was created some 30 years ago by the introduction of low fat high carbohydrate diets. We, the public, did exactly what we were told and reduced our fat intake by around 10%. This had to be replaced by something and sadly was replaced by mostly sucrose (white sugar) in all its various forms. The metabolism of the increased sucrose caused the production of more and more insulin. Insulin causes insulin resistance and eventually you were unable to make sufficient to cope. You were then diabetic type 2
Metformin, helps you to produce more insulin but does not address the real problem which is the extra sugar. These days it is perfectly possible to drastically reduce sugar intake. Sugar is carbohydrate, as are potatoes, bread, rice, pasta, pastry etc. unfortunately none of these contain fiber and are therefore absorbed very quickly. Try to reduce all these completely and replace them with green vegetables only. eat your normal diet of meat( protein) and fats. After a while you will find that you are losing weight. At that point, you insulin resistance is improving and hopefully you will then start to need less Metformin and your own insulin production will become more effective.
Good luck
