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<blockquote data-quote="TheDude80" data-source="post: 602826" data-attributes="member: 120750"><p>sanguine, I'll be able to find out my HbA1c at my next appointment which is on the 20th. All I remember is it was high, the nurse probably told me the exact number but I was in a bit of a daze.</p><p></p><p>I have my own meter and strips. My reading was 6.2 this morning, which was disappointing as I had not eaten a great deal the day before, but it is back on the way down again. It should not take a lot to get it back in the normal range (it only went up the 2nd time because I drifted back into my old habits of going to the bakery, KFC, McDonalds etc... terrible, I know!)</p><p></p><p>Alan S, I can appreciate your words of caution, but the Newcastle University report is just too tempting not to try. I've started on the Atkins shakes to replace some meals today, and I just can't help but want to take as drastic action as I can, it's just in my nature! Keeping the weight off after the initial loss will require discipline, but the chance of actually reversing the diagnosis is just too tempting, especially at my relatively young age. I will keep this thread posted with how I go. Today I have not consumed enough calories even for the extreme diet, I'm kinda scared to eat right now, but when my blood sugar is back in normal range it will help me relax a little.</p><p></p><p>I should probably have another banana with my next shake though. Anyway, will keep you posted. Oh, one question is if I do stick to the low calorie diet, I shouldn't be out riding my bike, would that be too much exertion? I'm quite prepared to spend most of the day in bed recovering (I only work evenings).</p><p></p><p>I've kinda shifted from panicking about going blind and losing limbs to going into battle mode about this. Unfortunately I'm just not a very sensible person lol. Any input here very appreciated, I'm mostly reading the University of Newcastle links because they give me so much hope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheDude80, post: 602826, member: 120750"] sanguine, I'll be able to find out my HbA1c at my next appointment which is on the 20th. All I remember is it was high, the nurse probably told me the exact number but I was in a bit of a daze. I have my own meter and strips. My reading was 6.2 this morning, which was disappointing as I had not eaten a great deal the day before, but it is back on the way down again. It should not take a lot to get it back in the normal range (it only went up the 2nd time because I drifted back into my old habits of going to the bakery, KFC, McDonalds etc... terrible, I know!) Alan S, I can appreciate your words of caution, but the Newcastle University report is just too tempting not to try. I've started on the Atkins shakes to replace some meals today, and I just can't help but want to take as drastic action as I can, it's just in my nature! Keeping the weight off after the initial loss will require discipline, but the chance of actually reversing the diagnosis is just too tempting, especially at my relatively young age. I will keep this thread posted with how I go. Today I have not consumed enough calories even for the extreme diet, I'm kinda scared to eat right now, but when my blood sugar is back in normal range it will help me relax a little. I should probably have another banana with my next shake though. Anyway, will keep you posted. Oh, one question is if I do stick to the low calorie diet, I shouldn't be out riding my bike, would that be too much exertion? I'm quite prepared to spend most of the day in bed recovering (I only work evenings). I've kinda shifted from panicking about going blind and losing limbs to going into battle mode about this. Unfortunately I'm just not a very sensible person lol. Any input here very appreciated, I'm mostly reading the University of Newcastle links because they give me so much hope. [/QUOTE]
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