The results are in
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Well done, @Buttons11 - some serious progress since your first test. I came off Gliclazide a couple of months after diagnosis myself. Keeping records allowed me to convince doctors that I could manage without it on a low carb diet. Never looked back. Good luck.
HiNo they don't. I don't know why as they seem to be a good idea. I once phoned asking to speak to the duty doctor and was told he would only speak to someone concerning a life threatening emergency (which this wasn't). It seems common sense to me to spend a couple of minutes on the phone rather than 10+ minutes in the surgery.
My practice is under special measures though, as they failed their last inspection, so I don't expect too much from them.
Having had time to consider it, I can't help feeling that if I'm doing something wrong then waiting 7 weeks to tell me almost amounts to neglect. On the other hand, if she wants to tell me I'm doing OKI'd rather give my appointment to someone who needs it more.
I've sometimes just turned up at the practice & asked a nurse/receptionist to print off my blood test result (so I can know for myself whether the result is good or bad). I've had the occasional nurse refuse, claiming that only a Dr can "interpret the results". (Yeah right. Like I'm an idiot who can't identify that red ink means a bad result. LOL) Anyway... I don't know about in your country, but where I live, the Privacy Act states that an organisation (like a medical practice) must keep my records secure from others -and- they -must- give my own records to me when I ask.
Worth a try, maybe....
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Getting the results is not a problem. I'm in the UK and I just log in and and see my results on line. It's the 7 week wait to "talk to the DN" about it which I object to... especially as I know there's nothing she can tell me. I've done fine without following her advice
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I bought Micheal Mosley's book "the 8 week blood sugar recipe book" I didn't have a meal plan but basically followed a lot of the recipes in there. Like a lot of people, when I was first diagnosed I knew what not to eat, but it was difficult to know what I could eat. It gave me lots of ideas. Of course no breakfast cereals, pasta, bread, rice at all.Hey Buttons11 congrats on your results!
Can I ask you if you are following a specific programme for your low carb?
I also aim for 10,000 steps a day, still don't always make it though, but even a 10 minute walk after each meal will help get your bs down.
I did a lot of finger prick tests at the beginning, but it was gratifying seeing the numbers come down! Now I know what I can and can not eat I am testing less and less.
Of course I had lots of advice and encouragement from the lovely people on this forum. Just ask anything and someone will come along with the answer.
It takes determination and will power but you can do it too.
Good luck x
I was diagnosed in Feb, given metformin and gliclazide in March. Stopped taking them around the end of April (much to my DN's disgust - she threatened me with insulin if I wouldn't take the tablets!) I have been low carbing almost since diagnosis.
Since my last blood test I have spent 10 weeks in Turkey, eating low carb over there was pretty much a challenge in itself, but I did pretty well about not giving in to temptation.
The result shows in the blood test I had last week. HbA1c is now 42, great when compared to 129 six months ago, but I wish I'd got it down that extra point into non diabetic... Maybe I'm one of those people who are never happy
Also today I had the results of my first eye screening. It apparently showed slight retinopathy but does not require any treatment at the moment. It's the same standard letter my mother in law got after hers.
I was diagnosed in Feb, given metformin and gliclazide in March. Stopped taking them around the end of April (much to my DN's disgust - she threatened me with insulin if I wouldn't take the tablets!) I have been low carbing almost since diagnosis.
Since my last blood test I have spent 10 weeks in Turkey, eating low carb over there was pretty much a challenge in itself, but I did pretty well about not giving in to temptation.
The result shows in the blood test I had last week. HbA1c is now 42, great when compared to 129 six months ago, but I wish I'd got it down that extra point into non diabetic... Maybe I'm one of those people who are never happy
Also today I had the results of my first eye screening. It apparently showed slight retinopathy but does not require any treatment at the moment. It's the same standard letter my mother in law got after hers.
Hi Pussy11
Well done with the low carbs, if you want a couple of other tips,
try one third to a half a teaspoonful of organic cinnamon a day in maybe Greek yoghurt or in your coffee.
Eat some raw organic coconut oil daily and eat half a mango a day, that is if you like them.
Also, I have just found a short exercise routine to boost your fitness and something that will keep your cells more acceptable to insulin/carbs, take a look:
https://youtu.be/tZgqVkXC57o?t=430
I was diagnosed in Feb, given metformin and gliclazide in March. Stopped taking them around the end of April (much to my DN's disgust - she threatened me with insulin if I wouldn't take the tablets!) I have been low carbing almost since diagnosis.
Since my last blood test I have spent 10 weeks in Turkey, eating low carb over there was pretty much a challenge in itself, but I did pretty well about not giving in to temptation.
The result shows in the blood test I had last week. HbA1c is now 42, great when compared to 129 six months ago, but I wish I'd got it down that extra point into non diabetic... Maybe I'm one of those people who are never happy
Also today I had the results of my first eye screening. It apparently showed slight retinopathy but does not require any treatment at the moment. It's the same standard letter my mother in law got after hers.
Hello Buttons11, I am kind of new around here, and am thrilled (and encouraged) at your results. My GP did not prescribe medication when I had three HbA1c tests over 48 by late last year: we had been watching the numbers creep up from 42 a few years back; he decided I must shift some weight and regulate my diet. Despite huge challenges of both elderly parents being ill in separate hospitals these past 4+ months, my last blood test in July was 49 (from 50 in April). Also had 1st diabetic eye test just a month ago and there was some very minute retinopathy. No treatment required.
Had also lost 3 kilos over 3 months despite lapsing into snacking under stress. There is the famous LCHF “diet” by Dr Mosley and Prof Taylor that has been good for me, and easy to follow. Don’t know if I am allowed to mention it here, but I find the principles very helpful. My GP is somewhat chilly about the author, but recognises my weight loss as positive. He wants me to lose another ten kilos, and I am up for it. The alternative is too awful to contemplate.
Thanks for sharing. This newbie is encouraged.
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Thanks for saying so.
You are doing really well too. Keep up with the weight loss and off those carbs. Before you know it, it will be a new way of life, not a diet at all.Cheers, Buttons11. Glad I signed on to this site, but have been craving sugar and carbs all day. The low carb life is indeed a step change, not just a "diet". Had enough of those for sure.Thanks for saying so.
Thanks for responding.
