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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1994257" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>I have been on reduced carb, with balancing fats, for 5 years now. I'm now additionally gluten-free, but this isn't diabetes related. My stats go something like this:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">T2 since October 2013. No medication.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)"><strong>HbA1c:</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">October 13: 73 or 8.8% (How did that happen?)</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">February 14: 37 or 5.5%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">May 14: 34 or 5.3%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">August 14: 32 or 5.1%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">November 14: 33 or 5.1%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">May 15: 31 or 5.0%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">October 15: 33 or 5.1%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">September 16: 31 or 5.0%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">November 17: 33 or 5.1%</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">March 18: A "bonus", unexpected test due to other bloods - 30 or 4.9%. I joined the 4s club! I hadn't expected a reduction, having got used to toggling 33<>31<>33<>31 for the last 3 years, literally.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">Work in progress, but GP has taken me off the Diabetes Register.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">It seems to work for me. All medical markers improved from the point of diagnosis. I'm just about due an annual A1c test, but I did a home A1cNow test about 4 weeks ago, prior to some extended travel, and it came in at 4.8%. I usually find those to be +/-0.1% pf my lab results.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">Could we help you with anything in particular?</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 17px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: rgb(84, 84, 84)">Edited to add that this forum supports whatever works for any given individual, it's just that quite a few folks, particularly T2s, have found reducing carbs to be helpful to them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 1994257, member: 345386"] I have been on reduced carb, with balancing fats, for 5 years now. I'm now additionally gluten-free, but this isn't diabetes related. My stats go something like this: [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]T2 since October 2013. No medication.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)][B]HbA1c:[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]October 13: 73 or 8.8% (How did that happen?)[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]February 14: 37 or 5.5%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]May 14: 34 or 5.3%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]August 14: 32 or 5.1%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]November 14: 33 or 5.1%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]May 15: 31 or 5.0%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]October 15: 33 or 5.1%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]September 16: 31 or 5.0%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]November 17: 33 or 5.1%[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]March 18: A "bonus", unexpected test due to other bloods - 30 or 4.9%. I joined the 4s club! I hadn't expected a reduction, having got used to toggling 33<>31<>33<>31 for the last 3 years, literally.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)] [SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]Work in progress, but GP has taken me off the Diabetes Register.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]It seems to work for me. All medical markers improved from the point of diagnosis. I'm just about due an annual A1c test, but I did a home A1cNow test about 4 weeks ago, prior to some extended travel, and it came in at 4.8%. I usually find those to be +/-0.1% pf my lab results.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]Could we help you with anything in particular?[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=17px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][SIZE=14px][FONT=Arial][COLOR=rgb(84, 84, 84)]Edited to add that this forum supports whatever works for any given individual, it's just that quite a few folks, particularly T2s, have found reducing carbs to be helpful to them.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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