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<blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 1589289" data-attributes="member: 375067"><p>My HbA1C was 99 when diagnosed. Was prescribed 2x500 metformin daily. After 3 months my HbA1C dropped to 59 and then I dropped to 1x500 metfomin per day. Three months after this my HbA1C dropped to 44 and then I stopped taking metformin.</p><p></p><p>First I cut out all the high sugar food/drink. Then I progressively stopped eating high carb food like breakfast cereal, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. I also stopped drinking fruit juice and avoided high sugar fruit like bananas and grapes. My blood glucose was 13.1 when diagnosed, 9.8 five weeks later when I saw the diabetes nurse and it slowly dropped to around 6.2 over the net few weeks as I cut back on the carbs. Now it is around 4-5.5 even though I am no longer on any medication. My weight has dropped from 85 Kg down to 73 Kg, so I feel a lot more healthy,</p><p></p><p>Most type 2 people can get their blood sugars down to non-diabetic levels within 9 months if they eat a low carb diet. Intermittent fasting and low calorie diets like Newcastle Diet or The Blood Sugar Diet 800 can also help.</p><p></p><p>The important thing is to get a blood glucose meter to check which foods spike your blood sugar and change your diet accordingly. You will need medication if you are LADA.</p><p></p><p>Statins raise blood sugars and can have some nasty side effects such as alzheimer like symptoms and severe muscle pain. Personally, I wont take them and prefer to alter my diet and take some plant sterols instead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Art Of Flowers, post: 1589289, member: 375067"] My HbA1C was 99 when diagnosed. Was prescribed 2x500 metformin daily. After 3 months my HbA1C dropped to 59 and then I dropped to 1x500 metfomin per day. Three months after this my HbA1C dropped to 44 and then I stopped taking metformin. First I cut out all the high sugar food/drink. Then I progressively stopped eating high carb food like breakfast cereal, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. I also stopped drinking fruit juice and avoided high sugar fruit like bananas and grapes. My blood glucose was 13.1 when diagnosed, 9.8 five weeks later when I saw the diabetes nurse and it slowly dropped to around 6.2 over the net few weeks as I cut back on the carbs. Now it is around 4-5.5 even though I am no longer on any medication. My weight has dropped from 85 Kg down to 73 Kg, so I feel a lot more healthy, Most type 2 people can get their blood sugars down to non-diabetic levels within 9 months if they eat a low carb diet. Intermittent fasting and low calorie diets like Newcastle Diet or The Blood Sugar Diet 800 can also help. The important thing is to get a blood glucose meter to check which foods spike your blood sugar and change your diet accordingly. You will need medication if you are LADA. Statins raise blood sugars and can have some nasty side effects such as alzheimer like symptoms and severe muscle pain. Personally, I wont take them and prefer to alter my diet and take some plant sterols instead. [/QUOTE]
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