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<blockquote data-quote="geefull" data-source="post: 1329577" data-attributes="member: 305199"><p>No I'm not following the NHS guidelines. </p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed on 31st May and given the usual info. sheets about diet. Every failed diet I've ever tried since I was a teenager looked like that. I would spend weeks feeling as if I was starving on restricted calories to lose a few pounds which would all (and more) go straight back on when I returned to anything like a 'normal' calorie intake for my height. </p><p></p><p>I did a lot of reading around and found this forum and, like you, I am doing a low carb (around 80g per day) and healthy fat diet now. After the first 3 months my HbA1c test came back at 39. </p><p></p><p>In the six months since diagnosis I have lost weight, I am eating less calories to lose weight because I'm very obese, but the difference this time is that I'm not always feeling as if I'm hungry, I eat three decent meals a day with snacks if I feel I need them. My diabetic nurse now agrees that I'm doing 'something right' and has expressed her delight with my progress. </p><p></p><p>I bought a meter about 6 weeks after diagnosis despite being told I didn't need to test if I'm a type 2. I feel no angst <em>now</em> about not following the advice on either testing or my diet, but I agree it felt 'difficult' at first. I'm just delighted I've found something that works well for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geefull, post: 1329577, member: 305199"] No I'm not following the NHS guidelines. I was diagnosed on 31st May and given the usual info. sheets about diet. Every failed diet I've ever tried since I was a teenager looked like that. I would spend weeks feeling as if I was starving on restricted calories to lose a few pounds which would all (and more) go straight back on when I returned to anything like a 'normal' calorie intake for my height. I did a lot of reading around and found this forum and, like you, I am doing a low carb (around 80g per day) and healthy fat diet now. After the first 3 months my HbA1c test came back at 39. In the six months since diagnosis I have lost weight, I am eating less calories to lose weight because I'm very obese, but the difference this time is that I'm not always feeling as if I'm hungry, I eat three decent meals a day with snacks if I feel I need them. My diabetic nurse now agrees that I'm doing 'something right' and has expressed her delight with my progress. I bought a meter about 6 weeks after diagnosis despite being told I didn't need to test if I'm a type 2. I feel no angst [I]now[/I] about not following the advice on either testing or my diet, but I agree it felt 'difficult' at first. I'm just delighted I've found something that works well for me. [/QUOTE]
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