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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2474039" data-attributes="member: 196898">Does it work?  Well for me it certainly did, and I started from a higher reading than you so it is worth considering.  Metformin will not touch those sorts of levels ast is only good for a couple of mmol/l points at best.  The main thing is that you can do an LC diet immediately and try it out.  There is a lot of information about it on the Forum, and that advice is free,  Look at the LC recipe section, and also the Success and Testimonials section to seee what others are achieving.However, with bgl levels that high, you need to keep a close eye on things since it could be that your pancreas is not producing sufficient insulin.  Make sure you read up about DKA which can happen if your insulin levels are too low, since that is a serious warning that needs medical attention.Try cutting out the carbs from your diet,  It should begin to take effect within days.  But the Weetabix has to go.  You need to be considering a daily upper limit of 150g of carbs a day and that is for all meals and drinks combined.  Perfectly possible to do, and many of us here do lower than that (I have been doing it for around 8 years now)</blockquote>

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