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John_boy27

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Hi Guys. just to encourage some members... it's 2 years now since I was diagnosed diabetic. I have lost 4 stone. my fasting sugar levels are between 4.7 and 5.7 2hrs after a meal 6.5 or lower. I still enjoy a few drinks. and a once a week Chinese restaurant or take away.. (still not on medication). I was thinking of asking the Nurse to take me off the diabetic list. cholesteryl is a bit high (5.5) might have to take satins.
all this is due to LCHF diet AND A LOSE OF WIGHT.
So Guy's if I can do it at 75 you can. keep at it
 
Very well done, Sir!

I would think over your decision to ask about coming off the Diabetes Register, your HCPs may not agree, and this would lead to a cessation of tests such as retionopathy screening and foot inspections (these screening tests are particularly important because symptoms are not always apparent in the early stages).
 
John_boy27 said:
So Guy's if I can do it at 75 you can. keep at it
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Well done, that's absolutely brilliant. I appreciate the sentiment in encouraging others but feel it necessary to add a small note. We're all different and as soon as somebody can explain why I eat less than somebody who has had bariatric surgery and no longer lose weight, I'd be a very happy man. If my GP could come up with something better than "Your metabolism is broken" would be a start, but lets face it, so long as most people think all fat people only have themselves to blame, I don't think it's in the interest of my GP to investigate further.

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Guzzler - I have been off the register for a couple of years now and still have an annual A1c test (as part of a full blood panel), and retinopathy screening. That I only ever once had my feet tickled, I have zero idea if I wouldhave had more of that had I stayed on.

I don't know of anyone who has come off the register and been cut totally loose. I hear of it third-party, anecdotally, but not from the person themselves.
 
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