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freelance52

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Hi.
I have just joined this community. I was browsing the net, looking for something to keep me going for a while and found you. I am T2, diagnosed 9 years ago, can't take metformin (it makes me really ill), so currently taking pioglitazone and glicamide. My BS is always highest in the mornings (if that is in single figures things are going well!) but generally my control is nil. If I leave my BS alone, stop all medication and eat what I like, my wieght comes down (currently around 18st); if I concentrate on reducing my BS, try to eat more carefully and take medication, my weight goes up!! I am so depressed it is hard to find any reason for carrying on! Then I found this site! The info about low carbs sounds really good. I will give it a try. I have got the Collins book people here talk about, along with LOADS of other diet books (have been dieting and trying to control my weight for 42 YEARS!!!) so will do some reading up and try to get organised to start in earnest over the next couple of days. This could be my salvation. Thanks.
 
Looking at your post, both the drugs you mention can make you put on weight so that may be a reason why you lose weight if you do not take them. However it is not advisable to stop and start your medication as it is there to try and control your blood sugar.

Low carb may well help you lose weight, it will also help you control your blood sugars.
I will post the advice we give to new diabetics below, some of it may help.

It is best to approach a low carb diet slowly. Change one meal at time so that you get used to the lower carb intake. If you have the Collins carb book then calculate what you normally would eat in carbs in a day. Aim to reduce this amount, bit by bit, until you are below 100gm of carb a day or lower if you can.

Pick foods you like and are comfortable eating. This is not a diet, this is a change of lifestyle and you need to be able to stick to it for as long as it takes to help you lose weight and get control of your blood sugar. Good Luck.

 
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