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<blockquote data-quote="flumpy66" data-source="post: 2007559" data-attributes="member: 463408"><p>Well done! I truly believe this is both doable and sustainable. I have been a type 2 diabetic since 2004. I have been on the full range of meds of varying and increasing types and doses since. At age 51 early last year I had a diagnosis of diabetic maculopathy in one eye and an hba1c of 80 ish. This was the last straw...I spent a month carb counting to learn how to actually keep my levels down to a reasonable level. I seem to be very sensitive to beige carbs and initially needed very large doses ( one unit to 3/4 grams of carbs to make it work). Then I joined slimming world last July weighing 16 stone 8. I have adapted the diet to incorporate a low carb approach with the blessing of my diabetic nurse. At the start I tried to keep it to 30 ish grams a day and veggie carbs mostly. This was challenging as I was not a fan of salad or veg and my faves were crisps and cheese. My weight decreased, my numbers improved, my doses of insulin went down and I started exercising. I now enjoy the green stuff, and I feel amazing. Thirty six weeks later I weigh over five stone less, I now wear a size 16 rather than a 26/28, I have had to stop my insulin as I went down to hba1c of 32 and the doc would like it up please. I am waiting to go for another test to see if I can stay on just my metformin (which I have to take anyway for PCOS). Generally they think I have reversed it. I am now on week four of the couch to 5k running app...the last time I ran was round a hockey field at age 16!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flumpy66, post: 2007559, member: 463408"] Well done! I truly believe this is both doable and sustainable. I have been a type 2 diabetic since 2004. I have been on the full range of meds of varying and increasing types and doses since. At age 51 early last year I had a diagnosis of diabetic maculopathy in one eye and an hba1c of 80 ish. This was the last straw...I spent a month carb counting to learn how to actually keep my levels down to a reasonable level. I seem to be very sensitive to beige carbs and initially needed very large doses ( one unit to 3/4 grams of carbs to make it work). Then I joined slimming world last July weighing 16 stone 8. I have adapted the diet to incorporate a low carb approach with the blessing of my diabetic nurse. At the start I tried to keep it to 30 ish grams a day and veggie carbs mostly. This was challenging as I was not a fan of salad or veg and my faves were crisps and cheese. My weight decreased, my numbers improved, my doses of insulin went down and I started exercising. I now enjoy the green stuff, and I feel amazing. Thirty six weeks later I weigh over five stone less, I now wear a size 16 rather than a 26/28, I have had to stop my insulin as I went down to hba1c of 32 and the doc would like it up please. I am waiting to go for another test to see if I can stay on just my metformin (which I have to take anyway for PCOS). Generally they think I have reversed it. I am now on week four of the couch to 5k running app...the last time I ran was round a hockey field at age 16! [/QUOTE]
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