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<blockquote data-quote="simo_M" data-source="post: 2351852" data-attributes="member: 530476"><p>Hello. I was in a similar situation (diagnosed out of the blue, told over the phone to take Metformin and loose weight) 6 months ago. I spent a couple of months with various low calorie attempts, then got a meter and went to low carb then keto. I have seen my blood glucose drop down to nearly non diabetic levels and lost 20% of my body weight. My fasting levels were the last to move down and are still a bit of a work in progress.</p><p>Don't panic and try not to stress too much. Others have covered testing and diet basics. I found that finding a few easy, low carb meals that I really liked was key, so I could fall back on something other than a sandwich. Fried mushrooms and spinach with egg or bacon, a tuna salad, or a steak and homemade coleslaw worked for me. From there i could be a bit more experimental with finding other meals and testing results. For me I personally find it more relaxing to just not eat high carb foods rather than figuring out daily quantity in detail. </p><p>Good luck, you can do this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simo_M, post: 2351852, member: 530476"] Hello. I was in a similar situation (diagnosed out of the blue, told over the phone to take Metformin and loose weight) 6 months ago. I spent a couple of months with various low calorie attempts, then got a meter and went to low carb then keto. I have seen my blood glucose drop down to nearly non diabetic levels and lost 20% of my body weight. My fasting levels were the last to move down and are still a bit of a work in progress. Don't panic and try not to stress too much. Others have covered testing and diet basics. I found that finding a few easy, low carb meals that I really liked was key, so I could fall back on something other than a sandwich. Fried mushrooms and spinach with egg or bacon, a tuna salad, or a steak and homemade coleslaw worked for me. From there i could be a bit more experimental with finding other meals and testing results. For me I personally find it more relaxing to just not eat high carb foods rather than figuring out daily quantity in detail. Good luck, you can do this. [/QUOTE]
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