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<blockquote data-quote="wol1959" data-source="post: 1477208" data-attributes="member: 403511"><p>Hi Fergus</p><p></p><p>What a great idea for a thread! I was diagnosed Type 2 in 2013: perfect BMI, no history of diabetes in the family. I asked for a test and was told it was a waste of time, but could come back whenever I felt the urge to pick up the results. I got a call the following day from the doctor: "I have a free space today at 3.40. Be there!" My sugars were 23. </p><p></p><p>A 3 year battle with my sugars followed. Despite giving up all sugars immediately, I couldn't get my HbA1c down. It got to 6.8 (once!) and then climbed again to 9. I was on Gliclazide (max dosage) and put on 10kg in a single month. I was on statins and feeling arthritic, and on Omeprazole for chronic indigestion. A specialist told me I was what he termed Type 1.5: the problem was not weight but the fact that my pancreas was damaged and didn't make enough insulin. I going to be put on insulin.</p><p></p><p>At that point I went to South Africa and came across the Banting diet - LCHF. It's ketogenic, but the key is the combination of low carb, no sugar, and high fat (ie NOT high protein). I went on it and within 3 months had a call from the doc to tell me to cut out gliclazide to avoid giving myself hypos. </p><p></p><p>After a year, my HbA1c is 6.1 and I've been taken off Metformin. I don't take statins any more and feel 20 years younger. I have the energy and stamina I had 20 years ago, too. I'm back t the same weight I was in my 30s (83kg) and my blood pressure is 120/80. I'm off the Omeprazole and have a lot of the feeling I'd lost back in my feet. And I LOVE what I eat! The goal is to get my HbA1c below 6.0 ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wol1959, post: 1477208, member: 403511"] Hi Fergus What a great idea for a thread! I was diagnosed Type 2 in 2013: perfect BMI, no history of diabetes in the family. I asked for a test and was told it was a waste of time, but could come back whenever I felt the urge to pick up the results. I got a call the following day from the doctor: "I have a free space today at 3.40. Be there!" My sugars were 23. A 3 year battle with my sugars followed. Despite giving up all sugars immediately, I couldn't get my HbA1c down. It got to 6.8 (once!) and then climbed again to 9. I was on Gliclazide (max dosage) and put on 10kg in a single month. I was on statins and feeling arthritic, and on Omeprazole for chronic indigestion. A specialist told me I was what he termed Type 1.5: the problem was not weight but the fact that my pancreas was damaged and didn't make enough insulin. I going to be put on insulin. At that point I went to South Africa and came across the Banting diet - LCHF. It's ketogenic, but the key is the combination of low carb, no sugar, and high fat (ie NOT high protein). I went on it and within 3 months had a call from the doc to tell me to cut out gliclazide to avoid giving myself hypos. After a year, my HbA1c is 6.1 and I've been taken off Metformin. I don't take statins any more and feel 20 years younger. I have the energy and stamina I had 20 years ago, too. I'm back t the same weight I was in my 30s (83kg) and my blood pressure is 120/80. I'm off the Omeprazole and have a lot of the feeling I'd lost back in my feet. And I LOVE what I eat! The goal is to get my HbA1c below 6.0 ... [/QUOTE]
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