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<blockquote data-quote="Rachox" data-source="post: 1751197" data-attributes="member: 400972"><p>Hi and welcome.waterfall, rather than answering your specific questions I’ll tell you my story, as you seem to have grasped the practical points of dealing with type 2, however your post struck accord with me when you said “Diagnosed 3 weeks ago. Was shell shocked”. “Shell Shocked” was the title of my first post here on the evening of my diagnosis. That was eleven months ago.</p><p>Once I was over the initial shock, I saw it as the proverbial kick up the bum to get healthier. I was started on Metformin tablets and tolerate them well now after a bit of stomach upset in the early days. I wasn't advised to eat low carb by my GP or Diabetes education course, but stumbled on this forum by chance and took up a low carb life style with self monitoring. I started by eating less than 100g carbs/day to begin with and then after 6 weeks reduced it to 50-70g/day, nowadays I tend to keep under 60g. I still self test between 4 - 7 times per day.</p><p>This has worked for me, to date I've lost 5 1/2stone (still more to go) and my HbA1c, originally at 70, has been down at non diabetic levels since last September, all due to the fantastic support and advise I got here. Read around the Forum and ask any questions that occur to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rachox, post: 1751197, member: 400972"] Hi and welcome.waterfall, rather than answering your specific questions I’ll tell you my story, as you seem to have grasped the practical points of dealing with type 2, however your post struck accord with me when you said “Diagnosed 3 weeks ago. Was shell shocked”. “Shell Shocked” was the title of my first post here on the evening of my diagnosis. That was eleven months ago. Once I was over the initial shock, I saw it as the proverbial kick up the bum to get healthier. I was started on Metformin tablets and tolerate them well now after a bit of stomach upset in the early days. I wasn't advised to eat low carb by my GP or Diabetes education course, but stumbled on this forum by chance and took up a low carb life style with self monitoring. I started by eating less than 100g carbs/day to begin with and then after 6 weeks reduced it to 50-70g/day, nowadays I tend to keep under 60g. I still self test between 4 - 7 times per day. This has worked for me, to date I've lost 5 1/2stone (still more to go) and my HbA1c, originally at 70, has been down at non diabetic levels since last September, all due to the fantastic support and advise I got here. Read around the Forum and ask any questions that occur to you. [/QUOTE]
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