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<blockquote data-quote="MoorT2" data-source="post: 2458720" data-attributes="member: 550376"><p>[USER=550459]@Owlie123[/USER] - 4 months ago I was in a very similar situation.</p><p></p><p>Blood tests put my HbA1c at 51, I was over 18 st with a BMI of 36. Triglycerides also at dangerous levels (8.74). </p><p></p><p>The GP gave me no information or support , just threw medication at me. I had to spent a lot of time doing my own research and have only in the past weeks discovered these forums which are helping me heaps more.</p><p></p><p>It's early days for me but what I can tell you may give some hope.</p><p></p><p>In 4 months I've dropped more than 30kg of weight. My HbA1C is back in normal range (41) and my trig's are also down to normal 0.94.</p><p></p><p>I've stopped the medication with agreement from the doctor and we'll retest in Feb to make sure I'm sustaining those levels. </p><p></p><p>I've had to make a lot of changes the big ones being</p><p>- elimanate junk food, sweets, honey, full sugar drinks, fruit juice etc. from my diet</p><p>- becareful with carbs, I stopped cereal, potatoes and really limit rice and pasta. I often sub these for cauliflower rice and corgetti. Bread I limit to a slice a day if I have it.</p><p>- exercise. I started walking, then hiking, then jogging (Couch to 5k approach). I now do 5k 3 times a week and have just started swimming twice a week too.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps! Feel free to private message me if you want any more detail on anything I've done.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoorT2, post: 2458720, member: 550376"] [USER=550459]@Owlie123[/USER] - 4 months ago I was in a very similar situation. Blood tests put my HbA1c at 51, I was over 18 st with a BMI of 36. Triglycerides also at dangerous levels (8.74). The GP gave me no information or support , just threw medication at me. I had to spent a lot of time doing my own research and have only in the past weeks discovered these forums which are helping me heaps more. It's early days for me but what I can tell you may give some hope. In 4 months I've dropped more than 30kg of weight. My HbA1C is back in normal range (41) and my trig's are also down to normal 0.94. I've stopped the medication with agreement from the doctor and we'll retest in Feb to make sure I'm sustaining those levels. I've had to make a lot of changes the big ones being - elimanate junk food, sweets, honey, full sugar drinks, fruit juice etc. from my diet - becareful with carbs, I stopped cereal, potatoes and really limit rice and pasta. I often sub these for cauliflower rice and corgetti. Bread I limit to a slice a day if I have it. - exercise. I started walking, then hiking, then jogging (Couch to 5k approach). I now do 5k 3 times a week and have just started swimming twice a week too. Hope this helps! Feel free to private message me if you want any more detail on anything I've done. Good luck!! [/QUOTE]
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