Thank you. Its good to know that diet is working for you. Keep it upHello!
I'm in a similar situation - in Jan 2024 I was given a HBA1C of 116 mmol/mol.
Startling and alarmed, the doctors said that i needed to be on 4 tablets a day but that would need to be titrated up with time.
I was told that because my height and weight do not resemble a Type 2 Diabetic, there was no chance of me gaining remission.
I began taking one tablet a day and did NOT titrate upwards - instead tried increasing my activity level and made significant dietary changes.
Did a HBA1C at the middle of February and it had gone down to 79 mmol/mol.
So I decided to carry on with only one tablet a day.
My opinion: Carry on sticking to your diet to get your levels down. It will demonstrate to them that your body can regulate itself and you will be classified as someone who has placed their diabetes into remission (which is a great place to be). Else, they'll just say that its the meds that did the work.
Hope that this is helpful!
Thanks for the info. Well done on getting it all under control. That is a real challengeMetformin and Atorvastatin had dreadful side effects for me - I stopped them as I was considering topping myself and did HbA1c of 91 to 41 in 6 months, but that was eating low carb with a vengeance.
Thank you. My downfall was chocolate and processed carbs. Eliminated these and ate brown rice / pasta & wholemeal bread instead of white alternatives. I never get on with diets as i haven't got the discipline to stick to them. Also reduced portion sizes and increased berries and veg intake. With exercise i am trying to hit 10k steps a day plus around 5 to 6 hours of cycling a week. ThanksCongratulations on a job well done! Excellent work getting your numbers lower in such a relatively short time. Can I ask what diet you're on? You seem rather sporty, so maybe there's room to cut more carbs and up the protein, so your numbers drop further but you keep up muscle-tone. If that's something you want to try, of course. If you're happy with the way things are going, by all means, stick with it and see what happens next... If you plateau, you can always make changes later, and then diet changes can still be a first stop rather than medication. But for the moment, I'd say, you've done well and I have every faith you'll continue to do so.
Yay, you!
Jo
Likewise! 65 is really good going (a number that I would be happy to get to in 3 months for sure!)Thank you. Its good to know that diet is working for you. Keep it up
Metformin and Atorvastatin had dreadful side effects for me - I stopped them as I was considering topping myself and did HbA1c of 91 to 41 in 6 months, but that was eating low carb with a vengeance.
That leaves plenty of wriggle-room, should you ever need it, but you're off to a flying start. If you ever need to tweak things, give a shout on here and details on what your average meals look like, maybe we can help some with workable (and tasty) alternatives and whatnot. A diet to keep diabetes under control is a long-term thing, potentially, so it's something that absolutely has to suit your tastes, lifestyle and over-all needs, otherwise it's not going to work for an extended period of time. That's why some people go for diet, others for a combination of diet and medication, others medication-only... There is no real "wrong" way to do things, though the bulk of us here can come across like low carb zealots at times... We just get a bit over-enthused sometimes.
I can take Metformin - as in swallow it - it is the explosive faecal incontinence which made me chuck the lot in the bin.Hi, I can’t take metformin , how did you manage it
I like the idea of low/no carbohydrates. Bread rice pasta have a lot of carbohydrates . I do have trouble following it . Have to eat what I get given some time.Thank you. My downfall was chocolate and processed carbs. Eliminated these and ate brown rice / pasta & wholemeal bread instead of white alternatives. I never get on with diets as i haven't got the discipline to stick to them. Also reduced portion sizes and increased berries and veg intake. With exercise i am trying to hit 10k steps a day plus around 5 to 6 hours of cycling a week. Thanks
Were the problems with plain Metformin rather than Metformin SR (Slow Release) which is much kinder?Hi, I can’t take metformin , how did you manage it
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