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My new HbA1c test result is...

IanBish

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Location
Cardiff
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hello, it was 69 mmol/mol In April, and is 37 mmol/mol today, so I guess I'm in remission.

I just wanted to say a big thank you to the forum members for their explanations, encouragement, support, as well as a few tellings off.

I know that @LeafyArts has recently posted a great HbA1c result recently, and I wanted to do the same, to encourage people who may just be starting out with a diagnosis, or who may have fallen off the wagon, to show that it does pay off.

Although, like @LeafyArts , I still have a way to go with excess weight yet, but I'll continue until the bitter end.

I know there's no cure (that's for a future thread) so I realise I'll probably always be a diabetic in waiting. I'm not going anywhere. I'll help where I can, and I just love to read the success stories.

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Congratulations @IanBish on achieving remission.. From an HbA1c result of 69 down to 37 mmol/mol in 9 months is some accomplishment.

Thanks for sharing. Your success will encourage newly-diagnosed members to do all they can to reduce their BG levels.
 
lovinglife said:
That’s a brilliant result! Well done
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Thank you. I couldn't have done it without you, and others. I hope it does encourage others; that was the point of this thread.
 
@IanBish, this is excellent news, congratulations, well done.
Can you remind us please, what your diet is, or more important, what have you cut out?
 
Lupf said:
@IanBish, this is excellent news, congratulations, well done.
Can you remind us please, what your diet is, or more important, what have you cut out?
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ijc060572 said:
Can I ask what changes you made to achive this, was it multiple big changes or lots of little things ?
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Well, the diabetic nurse gave me a sheet with the usual guidance on, and said I should still have treats, i.e. a chunky KitKat or a Mars Bar. But I wasn't sure, so after coming here, I think I stopped the bread first, then the aforementioned treats, then sugar, and then I found out about rice, pasta and potatoes, etc. I do have the occasional small fried rice with a foo yeung, but I've learned to like cauliflower rice, which I have more and more.

I've had a few new potatoes, and some artisan sourdough bread (mainly for bacon sarnies), and I often have some 85% dark chocolate. And a few scotch eggs! I eat a lot of eggs (non_Scotch), bacon, steak and salmon. With mushrooms and broccoli.

I guess the biggest change was cutting out the ultra-processed supermarket bread, and the sugary treats, plus the added sugar (I switched to Stevia sweeteners mainly).

@JoKalsbeek posted this link, https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html, and it helped me enormously to realise things I didn't realise. So thanks to her too.
 
Just adding my congratulations for your achievements @IanBish .
It is always uplifting to read of successes of forum members. More so when they stick around to offer encouragement. Well done!
 
@IanBish I am impressed by your result and by all who have reduced their HbA1c well into the non-diabetic region. This is a great achievement.

We all know that T2 diabetes is a marathon, not a sprint. Getting numbers and/or weight down is the first step. Maintaining might be harder.
Do you think your diet is sustainable in the long run? Do you cook yourself? Do you have a partner who is understanding a low carb diet?
I know that most diets fail, because people feel hungry all the time and eventually give up.
A LCHF diet has advantages as fatty foods are more satiating. I don't want to scare you. It can be done. There are people on this forum who have been in remission for many years. I will have my next check in January and hope to be make it to 4 years without medication.
Best wishes on your journey.
 
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