Thank you

[nikipre]

I just had a Hba1c at the gym as part of a health MOT on joining, and I got a reading of 36. Two months ago at the doc I was 42 and told pre diabetic.
I wasn’t given any guidance by my GP & had I not found this forum I know I’d have desperately tried to lose weight by eating lots of veg / lentils / wholewheat grain & everything low fat.
So thanks for helping to educate me on low carb / high fat and giving me ‘permission’ to test when NHS folk said it wasn’t at all necessary. Knowledge is indeed freedom I’m 10 llbs down and another stone to go I hope.
A big thanks especially to those who answer questions that may seem simple & stupid in a kind way. It’s not easy to ask a question to a forum esp if you aren’t feeling great & it’s all new- so it’s ace when the tone isn’t ‘why would you think that’ and instead is encouraging and helpful.
Thanks so much - hoping I manage to keep my levels low now

 

[ajbod]

Diabetes is the subject virtually no one knows anything about, UNTIL it comes knocking at their door. We all go through the panic, doom and gloom stages, and it is usually only with the help of others who've been there, done it and got the tee shirt, that we come through and realise it is an inconvenience, and occasionally stupifying, but it IS NOT a death sentence. Life goes on, and there is really no reason, it shouldn't be a good one. That is why we all here try to help as much as possible, as previously we needed it ourselves.
Congrats, and keep up the good work, you will get there.