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<blockquote data-quote="mike gibson" data-source="post: 1612155" data-attributes="member: 443123"><p>For what it’s worth I too was recently diagnosed, 4 weeks ago with a HbA1c of 95 and BG of 17.9 mmol/l and with no guidance or support from my local surgery I set about doing some research and stumbled upon this forum... the advice I’ve received regarding meters and diet has really helped these past few weeks to the point where my latest BG reading was 7.5 and I’m feeling better everyday with more energy...although as a skinny 9st 13 the low carb diet isn’t ideal as the last thing I need is too lose weight but I’m working hard to increase my fat intake, I do believe the reduction in carbs has been a massive factor in my numbers coming down...I’m also on Metformin, taking one a day which is to increase to 2 a day from next week...after a few days of stomach upsets it seems I’m getting used to the medication now....along with exercise and better diet I aim to keep things under control and hopefully see my HbA1c number come down when I next visit the diabetic nurse..I got the code free meter and thoroughly recommended getting a meter to help with your day to day management of diabetes...good luck and go and enjoy that holiday..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mike gibson, post: 1612155, member: 443123"] For what it’s worth I too was recently diagnosed, 4 weeks ago with a HbA1c of 95 and BG of 17.9 mmol/l and with no guidance or support from my local surgery I set about doing some research and stumbled upon this forum... the advice I’ve received regarding meters and diet has really helped these past few weeks to the point where my latest BG reading was 7.5 and I’m feeling better everyday with more energy...although as a skinny 9st 13 the low carb diet isn’t ideal as the last thing I need is too lose weight but I’m working hard to increase my fat intake, I do believe the reduction in carbs has been a massive factor in my numbers coming down...I’m also on Metformin, taking one a day which is to increase to 2 a day from next week...after a few days of stomach upsets it seems I’m getting used to the medication now....along with exercise and better diet I aim to keep things under control and hopefully see my HbA1c number come down when I next visit the diabetic nurse..I got the code free meter and thoroughly recommended getting a meter to help with your day to day management of diabetes...good luck and go and enjoy that holiday.. [/QUOTE]
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